Sam Burgess gets advice on how to steal ball for Bath Rugby -...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleNo-one thought Sam Burgess' transition to rugby union would be easy, but it seems everyone is helping him these days, even referees. The former NRL superstar gave away a penalty as he tried to steal...
England 39 - 29 Scotland: U18s narrow gap
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanEngland have already defeated France this season and were expected to achieve an easy win, but the young Scots were able to challenge a side all of whom are coached and conditioned in the professional...
Fraser Brown just happy he is still playing rugby
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanHe captained the same Scotland U21s team that boasted Richie Gray but dislocated his shoulder during an age-grade international. He returned to action too soon and did the same thing again. That was...
Young: Race for play-offs could hardly be tighter
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumAviva Premiership form club Wasps will continue their push for the play-offs on Sunday with rugby director Dai Young admitting this season's top-four race could hardly be tighter. Although runaway...
Young expecting tough run-in
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby07 March 2015Although runaway leaders Northampton appear nailed on for a home semi-final in May, effectively five clubs - Wasps, Bath, Saracens, Exeter and Leicester - are chasing three...
Ford relieved as disaster run ends
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Mike Ford was a relieved figure at the final whistle, after seeing Bath end a disastrous sequence of results in the Premiership to move back up into second position and keep their play-off charge firmly...
Bath head coach Mike Ford makes top-four vow
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBath head coach Mike Ford has vowed there will be no let-up from his players after they moved back into Aviva Premiership play-off contention with victory over Recreation Ground visitors Sale Sharks. Full-back...
Match Reaction: 'Sale never looked like scoring a try', says Bath...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleIt was a hard slog against Sale Sharks, but Bath head coach Mike Ford felt their opponents never looked like scoring a try at The Rec last night. Tom Homer kicked all of Bath's 12 points as the hosts...
Newcastle v Leicester: There's a 'devil and spirit' about Tigers'...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has praised the "devil and spirit" of big No. 8 Laurence Pearce. The 24-year-old, who joined from Rotherham in the summer, has got better and better...
Newcastle v Leicester Tigers: Pressure is a 'privilege' for...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryThe Aviva Premiership play-off race is approaching boiling point with half-a-dozen sides in search of three play-off places behind leaders Northampton Saints. That inevitably leads to talk of mounting...
