Fired-up Saracens duo top the tackle tally
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyThe tackles were flying in at Allianz Park as Saracens downed Sale Sharks for yet another Aviva Premiership Rugby win this weekend.
Gloucester to keep Hook at fly-half
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsJames Hook needs more time to show his best form at fly-half for Gloucester, according to boss David Humphreys. The Wales international, 29, has started all four Premiership matches this season...
Aviva Premiership weekend review: Is this shaping up to be the finest season ever?
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsNorthampton 31 Bath 24 Last season's Premiership appeared to outstrip most but some of the rugby I have seen this season so far has been beguilingly brilliant. And this was yet another example...
Aviva Premiership round 4 highlights
1 decade ago by The Rugby PaperLondon Welsh 10 Gloucester 46 Saracens 40 Sale Sharks 19 Northampton Saints 31 Bath 24 Coming soon. Leicester Tigers 19 London Irish 22 Wasps 35 Newcastle Falcons 18 Exeter Chiefs 36 Harlequins 13 Coming...
Saracens go top of English Premiership
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsSaracens 38 DMP Sharks 5 Both teams started brightly, looking to get an early foothold on the game. A couple of Saracens penalties allowed DMP to build pressure and their young backrow of Jo Brown...
Best of the weekend: More misery for Tigers, Quins; Ospreys conquer Thomond
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogSaints squeeze past Bath, Misery continues for Quins, Tigers and FalconsIn the big game of the weekend, Saints knocked Bath back down to a ground somewhat after their 45 – 0 mauling of the Tigers at...
Ulster wilt in Italy's heat with first defeat of Pro12 season to Zebre
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Michael Sadlier – 29 September 2014It won't have lightened the mood but, even after their first ever defeat to Zebre, Ulster bizarrely managed to move up to third...
Leicester Tigers fans show their frustration as London Irish take...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryWhen Leicester Tigers fans boo an opposing kicker as he takes a penalty, you know that frustration levels at Welford Road have tipped the scale. At a club which prides itself on the values of tradition,...
Exeter prove too powerful for ailing Harlequins
1 decade ago by The TimesExeter 36 Harlequins 13 From firm foundations, a considerable edifice is being constructed at Exeter. They have been looking to take a big scalp here at their Sandy Park home; they came close a fortnight...
Stuart Lancaster must give improved George Ford a test drive
1 decade ago by The TimesGeorge Ford is ready for England. Whether England are ready for him, however, is the question. The answer is almost certainly a resounding negative with the injured Owen Farrell perceived as the backbone...
