Italian plan to keep teams in Pro12
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe president of the Italian Rugby Federation claims Treviso and Zebre will not be expelled from the Pro12. Alfredo Gavazzi says he has proposed a "mediation" plan to the Irish, Scottish and...
Sarries need a 'reaction' - Wray
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsBack row Jackson Wray says Saracens must still believe they can reach the Premiership semi-finals despite losing to play-off rivals Exeter Chiefs. Sunday's 24-20 defeat at Allianz Park...
Salvi to leave Leicester
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby11 May 2015The 29-year-old Australian has rejected the offer of a new contract with the Tigers, and is now tipped for a move to France or Exeter Chiefs. "The saga around that is what...
Premiership weekend review: If Leicester play with same ferocity they did to beat Wasps, Northampton will suffer
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt will not matter what sort of side Northampton select on Saturday, if Leicester play with the same simmering intensity and passion as they did in Coventry, then they will be fiendishly difficult to...
What do Exeter Chiefs need to do for a Premiership semi-final...
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoExeter Chiefs host Sale Sharks on Saturday in their last game of the regular Premiership season with a first-ever semi-final spot tantalisingly close. But what do Rob Baxter’s men have to do at Sandy...
Best of the weekend: upsets aplenty set up tantalising final round across Europe
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogPlayoff race goes down to wire as Tigers and Chiefs win against the oddsWell, it’s a good job I’m not a betting man. Or, perhaps more honestly, this weekend showed why in the past I have been a...
RUGBY UNION: Rowland Phillips is looking at the wider pitcure
1 decade ago by London Welsh newsLondon Welsh head coach Rowland Phillips is looking at the bigger picture after his side’s miserable season continued with a 46-0 defeat at Northampton, who secured top spot in the Aviva Premiership...
RUGBY UNION: Rowland Phillips is looking at the wider pitcure
1 decade ago by London Welsh newsLondon Welsh head coach Rowland Phillips is looking at the bigger picture after his side’s miserable season continued with a 46-0 defeat at Northampton, who secured top spot in the Aviva Premiership...
Italian clubs could lose Pro12 places
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsItalian clubs Treviso and Zebre could be expelled from the Pro12, with London Welsh and London Scottish potentially taking their places. The two sides have until the end of May to pay 1. 5m...
Leicester Tigers need to beat Northampton for play-off place...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers will need to beat local rivals Northampton at Welford Road on Saturday to book their place in the Aviva Premiership play-offs. A place in the top four would have been guaranteed if Exeter...
