If Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon wanted to play for England so much, return home, says Martin Johnson
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsWorld Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson thinks if Steffon Armitage or Nick Abendanon wanted to play for England in the 2015 tournament they should be playing club rugby in the Aviva Premiership. England's...
England game is not Wales' biggest challenge at Rugby World Cup - it's Fiji, insists Warren Gatland
1 decade ago by The TelegraphConsidering the task ahead, Warren Gatland is remarkably relaxed. Tanned, smiling, chatting amiably and freely, and sporting a beard that is more the result of some over-relaxation while back home in...
England 'against overseas inclusion'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland internationals would oppose the inclusion of overseas-based players for the World Cup, BBC Sport understands. Under Rugby Football Union rules, only players playing in the domestic...
'Playing for a national team should come from more than an extended holiday'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe residency rule The time it takes to qualify for the national side of the country you are living in is currently three years. I think it should be seven. But that won’t happen, so let’s split...
Nick Abendanon’s star would be just as bright at Bath
1 decade ago by The TimesNick Abendanon, adjudged the European player of the year, would not have been the player he has been this season had he stayed in Bath. That is a perceived wisdom. Even the full back has credited...
Why won't England pick overseas men?
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster names his World Cup training squad later this month, but it's highly unlikely European player of the year Nick Abendanon and his predecessor...
Will overseas players have an effect on the French national side
1 decade agoWith the Top14 continuing to attract the best players from both hemispheres will the French national side struggle as a result. Come the end of the World Cup in England, there will be a huge amount of...
'England could select exiles'
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyWorld Cup winner Will Greenwood expects overseas stars Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon to be invited in to England's training squad.
'England could select exiles'
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyWorld Cup winner Will Greenwood expects overseas stars Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon to be invited in to England's training squad.
Nick Abendanon calls on England to relax home-based selection policy
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Full-back among those in international wilderness having joined Clermont • ‘That rule restricts players from playing at the top level,’ Abendanon says• Lancaster should stand firm on Armitage,...
