Young expecting tough run-in
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby07 March 2015Although runaway leaders Northampton appear nailed on for a home semi-final in May, effectively five clubs - Wasps, Bath, Saracens, Exeter and Leicester - are chasing three...
Newcastle v Leicester: There's a 'devil and spirit' about Tigers'...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has praised the "devil and spirit" of big No. 8 Laurence Pearce. The 24-year-old, who joined from Rotherham in the summer, has got better and better...
Newcastle v Leicester (Sun)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsNewcastle make three changes to their starting line-up, with Ruki Tipuna, Alex Rogers and Richard Mayhew all returning after the defeat at Saracens. New half-back Sonatane Taulaka ...
Leicester Tigers name Tom Youngs as captain for Newcastle match
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryThere is another feather in the cap for Leicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs this weekend.Youngs, the England and British & Irish Lions front-row forward, will captain Tigers for the first time when...
England's failure to trust Danny Cipriani is baffling
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsDanny Cipriani has another chance to show Stuart Lancaster what he can do on Friday night at Bath - but I am not sure what it is going to take to make Lancaster use him in his England team. Who would...
Lancaster releases Cipriani
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Danny Cipriani is among the players Stuart Lancaster has released back to their clubs from the England squad currently undergoing training at Pennyhill Park. Cipriani was not used in the 9-19 loss...
Leicester Tigers will head to Newcastle with one of their...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers will head to Newcastle on Sunday with one of the strongest squads they have mustered all season. England trio Tom Croft, Tom Youngs and Geoff Parling will all return from the international...
England player ratings
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby01 March 2015 ALEX GOODE: Outjumped for Henshaw's try but bailed England out on one occasion. 5 ANTHONY WATSON: Glided into space in one attacking run but looked fragile in defence at...
Ireland make it 10 in-a-row
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Ireland recorded their 10th consecutive Test win and kept alive their hope of back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams. It was an absorbing game. It was a match of limited continuity, little creativity,...
Ireland 19 England 9: Irish take grip on Six Nations
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryEngland’s hopes of a Grand Slam were ended by favourites Ireland after a fiercely physical encounter in Dublin. The hosts were worthy winners because they managed possession better and won a breakdown...
