Nick Easter

Nick Easter tackles promotion as Harlequins defence coach

• No8 to combine playing with coaching duties at Premiership club• ‘I’ll make loads of mistakes, but I’ll be honest and hungry’When to let go of your playing career is the hardest decision...

John Kingston is the new Harlequins Director of Rugby

Current Harlequins head coach, John Kingston, has been announced as the new Director of Rugby for next year following O'Shea's resignationMark Mapletoft will succeed Kingston as head coach and will be...

Billy Vunipola among world’s best No 8s, says Easter

Nick Easter believes that Billy Vunipola can be counted among the best No 8s in the world after his dominant...

Premiership Rugby: Harlequins v Bath

Bath Rugby: Five things we learned from the 35-28 defeat to...

1. Ollie Devoto isn't a natural ten… It was a shaky first half for Devo. He was intercepted when he should have seen Nick Easter bearing down on him and held onto the ball, and his 39th minute...

Match Reaction: Harlequins 35 Bath Rugby 28

Veteran Harlequin Nick Easter is hopeful his side's nervy win against Bath Rugby will prove to be the catalyst to kick-start the London club's end-of-season charge for the play-offs in Aviva Premiership...

Quins clean up struggling Bath

FRIDAY WRAP: Harlequins returned to winning ways against struggling Bath thanks to a two-try showing from flyer Charlie Walker and all-star performance from Nick Easter to claim a 35-28 victory.

Match Report: Harlequins 35 Bath Rugby 28

Harlequins returned to winning ways against struggling Bath Rugby in Aviva Premiership Rugby 35-28 thanks to a two-try showing from flyer Charlie Walker and all-star performance from Nick Easter.

Dylan Hartley fits bill as England captain under Eddie Jones

Hartley is a captain in the head coach’s image but could be occupying a role set for Billy Vunipola in the long termTall man as he is, Martin Johnson casts a long shadow. England have had 14 captains...

Exeter’s Thomas Waldrom makes England case with tries against Gloucester

The 32-year-old No8 is again top of Premiership try-scoring charts and has surely attracted attention of Eddie Jones as he prepares to name first Six Nations squadStuart Lancaster turned to the 37-year-old...