O'Shea: We need more spending power
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby16 September 2014League chiefs will vote through a £500,000 salary cap increase for next season in a board meeting on Wednesday. The competition's board will also allow each squad to...
Salary cap rise good for game
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby15 September 2014Premiership Rugby chief Mark McCafferty believes a second salary cap hike in as many years will help English clubs keep pace with big-spending French and Japanese counterparts. The...
Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12 and Top 14 weekend review: Will Fraser inspires Saracens win
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsAll predictions that this would be the most challenging, most competitive Aviva Premiership for many a year were blown apart by Saracens's 39-0 away victory over Harlequins. Quins were champions...
Match verdict: Leicester Tigers fight back for valuable win...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryTwo weeks in and already Leicester Tigers have a very large notch in the win column. Their 24-20 win on Saturday may well have been the club's third consecutive victory at Sandy Park, a venue that lost...
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter happy to develop Henry Slade's talent at outside centre
1 decade ago by The TelegraphRob Baxter, the Exeter head coach, believes that playing England fly‑half Henry Slade at centre will only benefit his game. Slade, 21, wore the No 10 shirt for his country against the Barbarians...
Sloppy Toulon slump at home
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Champions Toulon slumped to a 24-28 defeat at home to Stade Francais at the weekend in a match where they paid a heavy price for squandering 20 points with the boot. It was Stade's first win at the...
Clermont hold off Toulouse
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFerocious second-half defence earned Clermont Auvergne a 9-13 victory over Toulouse at the Stade Ernest Wallon. The hosts, trailing by seven points won a penalty after the hooter had sounded but spurned...
Leicester Tigers scrum Ben Youngs thriving on responsibility of captaincy and fatherhood
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe burden of extra responsibility seems to be sitting comfortably on the shoulders of Ben Youngs this season. Not only has the Leicester Tigers scrum-half become a father for the first time...
Ben Youngs feels right at home with new Leicester Tigers partner Freddie Burns
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsBen Youngs is convinced that his new half-back partnership with Freddie Burns can be a mouth-watering recipe for Leicester success in the Aviva Premiership and Europe. The England No 9 enjoyed...
Ben Youngs feels right at home with new Leicester Tigers partner Freddie Burns
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsBen Youngs is convinced that his new half-back partnership with Freddie Burns can be a mouth-watering recipe for Leicester success in the Aviva Premiership and Europe. The England No 9 enjoyed...
