Aviva Premiership 2014/2015: Round 3 Predictions
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogGloucester vs ExeterThe weekend kicks off with an intriguing West Country derby. Gloucester showed much resilience to bounce back from their opening day humbling to beat Sale, especially after falling...
Tigers hand Tom Croft first start of the season
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumWe preview the third round of matches in the 2014-15 Aviva Premiership with last week's winners aiming to build on that success with the losers, especially Harlequins and London Welsh, keen to get some...
'England are World Cup contenders'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWith exactly a year to go until the 2015 World Cup in England, the hosts look the biggest threat to defending champions New Zealand. The All Blacks may be red-hot favourites to lift the Webb...
Selection headaches mounting at wrong time for Lancaster
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogCompetition for places is, normally, an excellent problem (if such a thing exists) for an international head coach to have. It pushes players to new levels, knowing they can’t rest on their laurels...
Aviva Premiership Round 2: 5 things we learned
1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog1. Competition for placesStuart Lancaster must be scratching his head. In several positions, the opening two rounds of the Premiership have seen some real strength in depth emerge. Will Fraser was...
Stuart Lancaster's England captain for the World Cup needs to be in place by November internationals
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsChris Robshaw is the face of English rugby. But for how much longer? Last week, Robshaw’s image was plastered all over the 2015 Rugby World Cup marketing campaign ‘Too Big To Miss’, as the...
Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12 and Top 14 weekend review: Will Fraser inspires Saracens win
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsAll predictions that this would be the most challenging, most competitive Aviva Premiership for many a year were blown apart by Saracens's 39-0 away victory over Harlequins. Quins were champions...
Mike Brown's sensational try saving tackle against Saracens
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpReminiscent of the famous George Gregan try saving tackle on Jeff Wilson in 1994, Mike Brown tracked back with this excellent effort against Saracens on Friday. Duncan Taylor stepped Danny Care and looked...
Saracens rip apart hopeless Quins
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyHarlequins were nilled at home in a thrashing by Saracens, their heaviest loss in over four years, as they lost 0-39 at The Stoop. Sarries dominated the first half against an erratic Quins' outfit as...
Hodgson inspires rout of Harlequins
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumSaracens responded to Mike Brown's pre-match taunts by demolishing Harlequins 39-0 in a highly-impressive Aviva Premiership victory at Twickenham Stoop. Brown described the clash as Quins' biggest...
