Referee's decisions turned the game as Leicester Tigers slip to...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryThis game left Leicester Tigers fans with mixed feelings. The game against London Irish brought a huge improvement, albeit against opposition much inferior to Bath, and there is a good argument that...
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill seeking...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill says he will "seek clarification" into the punishment for punching after a controversial incident in his side's 22-19 defeat by London Irish. A first-half...
Leicester Tigers fans show their frustration as London Irish take...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryWhen Leicester Tigers fans boo an opposing kicker as he takes a penalty, you know that frustration levels at Welford Road have tipped the scale. At a club which prides itself on the values of tradition,...
Baxter: Important to build on win
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby28 September 2014The victory was only the Chiefs' second home league win in 2014 and they are now just a point behind Bath ahead of next week's trip to struggling Newcastle. Baxter believes...
London Irish captain George Skivington defends Blair Cowan from Leicester 'punch' claim
1 decade ago by The TelegraphGeorge Skivington, the London Irish captain, defended his flanker Blair Cowan against claims from Leicester that he appeared to throw a punch in a first-half scuffle with Jamie Gibson in the Exiles'...
Mike Ford sees concrete signs of Bath's improvement in their narrow defeat by Northampton at Franklin's Gardens
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEveryone left Franklin’s Gardens relatively happy on Saturday night. The champions Northampton had a bonus-point victory, winning 31-24, and the coming men of Bath had a losing bonus point,...
Leicester Tigers Richard Cockerill angry over controversial...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill says he will “seek clarification” into the punishment for punching after a controversial incident in his side’s 22-19 defeat London Irish. A...
The Monday Review
1 decade ago by The TimesAlex Goode Saracens against Sale Sharks Try of the week The Saracens full back scored a superb individual try from 40 metres out on Saturday. The England player collected a loose pass, cut through...
O'Shea 'furious' with Quins after defeat
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumConor O'Shea said he was "furious" with his Harlequins side in the wake of their 36-13 loss to Exeter on Sunday. Quins have slipped to ninth spot in the table and are currently battling an ever-growing...
