RUGBYDUMP WEEKLY: Billy Vunipola on surgery and player welfare
9 years ago by Rugby DumpRugbydump Weekly is a new series of features written by former England Rugby reporter and performance analyst Shay Waterworth. This week he looks at the latest injury setback to Billy Vunipola and its...
Rugby union: talking points from the Premiership weekend
9 years ago by The GuardianHIA’s in the limelight again, Saracens suffer injuries, Jonathan Joseph facing Ben Te’o challenge for England place, and Eddie Jones has a back-row dilemmaFor the second Friday night in a row, a team...
Imagine the hype if Henry Trinder was an All Black
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I was in Berkeley on Friday at the very moment Henry Trinder produced his run-and-passing sequence vs Worcester to create that wonder try for Billy Twelvetrees. ,
Aviva Premiership - Team of the Weekend
9 years ago by Ultimate Rugby1. Mako Vunipola Vunipola's work rate for the hour he was on the field against Sale was top notch as Saracens racked up a strong win over Sale. Mako made 40 metres going forward, making 12 carries...
Billy Vunipola ruled out for 4 months
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBilly Vunipola has been ruled out of action for four months after scans confirmed he sustained a knee-cartilage injury in Saracens’ 41-13 win over Sale Sharks on Saturday. Vunipola underwent surgery...
Jack Clifford called up by England as injuries mount before autumn series
9 years ago by The Guardian• Billy Vunipola could miss autumn internationals with knee injury• Three Harlequins players carrying injuries into England campJack Clifford has been called-up by England for their Oxford training...
Saracens’ stroll to victory over Sale marred by Billy Vunipola injury
9 years ago by The Guardian• Saracens 41-13 Sale• England No8 leaves field in distress after catching knee in awkward positionIt is innocuous afternoons such as this – a routine maximum haul at home for the European champions...
Weekly Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland name 33-man training camp squad Jones has named the Harlequins teenage fly-half Marcus Smith as well as 11 of England’s 15 Lions but Haskell, who received a yellow card in his first...
England name 33-man training camp squad
9 years ago by England RugbyEngland Head Coach Eddie Jones has selected 33 players that will take part in a three-day training camp in Oxford at the end of the week. Eddie Jones said: “This camp in Oxford is a really...
Thursday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers sign Afa Pakalani A former captain of Tonga Under-20s and a member of Australia’s Sevens programme during 2014, Pakalani won his first Test caps with Tonga against Pacific rivals...
