Courtney Lawes: We shouldn’t be downbeat about Six Nations
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogInfluential lock Courtney Lawes insists that England’s Six Nations campaign shouldn’t be viewed as a failure, despite the side finishing second for the third year in a row and continuing a barren run...
Tom Youngs speaks out against Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon being picked for England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphTom Youngs became the first England player to voice his disquiet at the prospect of overseas-based players being parachuted into Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup training squad. The increasingly strong...
Nick Abendanon states exceptional case in Clermont’s rout of Northampton
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Clermont Auvergne 37-5 Northampton• Abendanon hoping to get England call before World Cup• Read Dan Lucas’s minute-by-minute reportExceptional circumstances. Stuart Lancaster must be sick of...
Leicester Tigers 25 Exeter 18: Freddie Burns back to his best in...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryThe making of many a top sportsman is not how they celebrate the victories but how they rise from any inevitable falls.Fly-half Freddie Burns' arrival at Welford Road last summer was steeped in doubt...
Six Nations preview: can England triumph over France?
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDiscover an England rugby experience George Chuter, the former England and Leicester hooker, is helping Avis unlock this season’s Six Nations Championship with his expert views. Here, he explains...
Cipriani rejects Toulon to sign new Sale deal
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumEngland fly-half Danny Cipriani has signed a new two-year contract with Sale Sharks, the Aviva Premiership club have announced. The 27-year-old had been considering a big-money offer to join French...
Cipriani turns down Toulon for new Sale contract
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumDanny Cipriani has rejected a big-money move to European champions Toulon to sign a new contract with Sale, according to a report. The fly-half is set to sign a two-year extension to his deal at the...
Champions Cup: Montpellier v Toulouse
1 decade agoIn what could arguably be the game of the weekend, Toulouse traveled to win less Montpellier to take on Jake White's team. The lead changed hands a number of times in the second half as Montpellier came...
Flood: Cipriani will not receive any England guarantees
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumEngland coach Stuart Lancaster will give Danny Cipriani "no guarantees" in his bid to dissuade the fly-half from moving to France, according to Toby Flood
Ford has England competition - Flood
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsGeorge Ford must do more to nail down the England fly-half shirt amid stiff competition, predecessor Toby Flood says.
