Saracens ready to move on from mental pain of showpiece losses
1 decade ago by The TimesSaracens employed techniques used to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to help the squad to come to terms with their defeats in the Heineken and Aviva Premiership finals last season. PTSD is...
Aviva Premiership 2014-15: The only certainty of the new season is that it will be even better than the last
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDo you retain the pain or do you forget the pain? Mark McCall, the Saracens director of rugby, has opted for the latter, looking to cleanse any psychological hangover from his side’s two defeats...
Are you ready for the big Aviva Premiership kick-off?
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoThe 2014/15 Aviva Premiership season gets under way with Gloucester's trip to champions Northampton Saints tomorrow, ahead of the kick-off Mike Brown profiles the teams competing to lift the trophy in...
Guinness PRO12 2014/2015 Season Preview: Part 2
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogMUNSTER Coach: Anthony FoleyKey players in: Robin Copeland (Cardiff Blues), Andrew Smith (Brumbies), Tyler Bleyendaal (Crusaders), Eusebio Guiñazú (Bath)Key players out: James Coughlan (Pau), James Downey...
Hargreaves wants to share Saracens' responsibilities
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyFilling the giant shoes of former Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick is not on the agenda of his successor Alistair Hargreaves, primed to lead his team-mates out on the grandest stage of all for the first...
Hargreaves wants to share Saracens' responsibilities
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyFilling the giant shoes of former Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick is not on the agenda of his successor Alistair Hargreaves, primed to lead his team-mates out on the grandest stage of all for the first...
"I'm so proud of what we achieved last year - in time our...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleAhead of the start of the new Aviva Premiership season this weekend, head coach Mike Ford tells Harry Abbott why he believes returning to "the Bath Rugby way" is the right thing at The Rec. . . I’m...
We always say it will be the most competitive season, but this ones scary
1 decade ago by The GuardianFive London-based head coaches, one table, no holds barred. Harlequins Conor OShea, Saracens Mark McCall, London Irishs Brian Smith, Wasps Dai Young and London Welshs Justin Burnell discuss this years...
David Humphreys: Time for Gloucester to deliver on potential
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogChange is in the air at Gloucester. In fact, it has been for some time. Some 14 players have joined the club over the summer, amongst them a handful of the biggest names in the game – the likes of...
Lawes refocuses Saints for title defence
1 decade ago by RFU News FeedCourtney Lawes has hailed the “unbelievable” feel-good factor produced by Northampton Saints’ maiden Aviva Premiership title, but insists last term’s success will mean nothing when the holders...
