London Welsh hand out nine debuts
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThe new Aviva Premiership season kicks off on Friday evening with champions Northampton Saints hosting Gloucester at Franklin's Gardens and the attention then swiftly moves to Saturday with the annual...
No hiding place now - Guscott
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThis season promises to be even more exciting than normal because it leads into the 2015 World Cup in England. There will be constant references to it being "X" days away, and all paths...
Northampton v Gloucester (Fri)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsNorthampton Saints start the defence of their Premiership title when they play host to Gloucester on Friday. England full-back Ben Foden is on the bench as he continues to recover from an ankle...
Richard Hibbard relishing Dylan Hartley clash in Aviva Premiershi...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoRICHARD Hibbard is ready to go head-to-head with Dylan Hartley in a Premiership debut full of fire and brimstone. Hibbard, who joined the Cherry and Whites in the summer, has been selected at hooker as...
Dylan Hartley wary of Gloucester's front-row reinforcements
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoDylan Hartley reckons Gloucester’s front-row reinforcements can revolutionise the Cherry and Whites’ Premiership hopes. The England hooker will go head-to-head with his Wales counterpart Richard Hibbard...
Premiership team-by-team guide
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsIt seems like only yesterday that television match official Graham Hughes was deliberating over whether to award the try that would win Northampton the Premiership title at Rugby HQ. After 100...
Captain Hartley v Capt Twelvetrees – Premiership Rugby Returns!
1 decade ago by RugbyMedia.co.ukThe 2014/15 Aviva Premiership season gets underway at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night as champions Northampton Saints host a revamped Gloucester Rugby. New Director of Rugby David Humphreys has selected...
Premiership: War on two fronts
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Northampton Saints: 15 James Wilson, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 George Pisi, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 George North, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Samu Manoa, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Calum Clark, 5 Christian Day, 4 Courtney...
Hibbard ready for "brilliant" clash
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby04 September 2014New-look Gloucester head to Franklin's Gardens on the back of a major squad and management overhaul at Kingsholm. Summer signings Hibbard, James Hook, Greig Laidlaw,...
It's time for Ulster's big men to lead from the front
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Niall Crozier – 04 September 2014Philip Rainey – full-back in the all-conquering Ballymena and Ulster teams of the 1980s and nowadays an occasional radio pundit...
