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Premiership: Saints, Quins, Tigers and Exiles triumph

5 years ago by Sky Sports Rugby

We round up Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership action as Northampton Saints, Harlequins, Leicester Tigers and London Irish all triumphed…

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If England want to win the Six Nations they MUST explode out of the blocks

5 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England's Saracens contingent will be ready despite a lack of game time and the team must start fast, but Finn Russell's return for Scotland is a real threat. ,

Eddie Jones's England need to venture out of tactical comfort zone | Robert Kitson

5 years ago by The Guardian

Will the coach loosen the pragmatic shackles enough for the team to express itself more freely, especially in attack? It is a weekend of anniversaries: 150 years since England and Scotland first contested...

George McGuigan chalks up his top-flight century

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

George McGuigan plays his 100th  Premiership game on Sunday when Newcastle Falcons host Exeter Chiefs.   The 27-year-old hooker has made 114 appearances in all competitions during his two spells...

Hepetema returns to the starting XV for Exiles

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

London Irish Director of Rugby Declan Kidney has confirmed the squad that is set to host Gloucester Rugby at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday in Round 8 of the Premiership (kick-off 3pm).   An...

Six Nations predictions: France could end drought in year of uncertainty

5 years ago by The Guardian

Absence of fans and players in lockdown mean this year’s tournament is a tough one to call – expect the unexpectedRobert Kitson France. They have the best scrum-half and, potentially, the strongest...

Cheetahs' forwards coach heads to London Irish

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cheetahs' forwards coach Corniel van Zyl is set to leave Bloemfontein to begin a new chapter with London Irish as Declan Kidney’s assistant coach.   Van spent a significant portion of his...

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Six Nations title is England's to lose and they must make a statement

5 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It's Six Nations time, for which we all give thanks, and once again the title is England's to lose especially with the advantage of two home games to start. ,