Tom Youngs slams overseas stars’ desire to play for England
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogLeicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs has backed the RFU’s policy on not picking English players that ply their trade abroad, claiming anyone that came back in now would disrupt the harmony within the squad. The...
Tom Youngs backs RFU's stance on overseas players
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumTom Youngs backs RFU's stance on overseas players
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...
Leicester Tigers star Jordan Crane insists side will get better...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryJordan Crane believes Leicester Tigers will get better and better now that their internationals have returned from the Six Nations.England quartet Geoff Parling, Tom Youngs, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole...
Leicester 25 Exeter Chiefs 18, Aviva Premiership match report: Freddie Burns kicks Tigers into top four of table
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFreddie Burns, the forgotten man of English rugby, kicked 20 points as Leicester leapfrogged Exeter Chiefs in the hunt for the play-offs. That is five successive league wins for Richard Cockerill’s...
Leicester v Exeter (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland quartet Ben Youngs, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole and Geoff Parling start for Leicester after international duty. Hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini is on the bench after captaining Italy...
England 55 France 35, match report: Twickenham stunned as Six Nations title goes to Ireland
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsRugby union has probably never had a day like this, with three successively magnificently matches, and Twickenham has probably never seen a match quite like this. It defied every logic. It was mesmerizing,...
Hartley wants to bury ghosts of 2011
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumDylan Hartley does not feel like he has won a Six Nations title. The history books show England as being victors back in 2011 but it was bittersweet. They had seen their Grand Slam hopes extinguished...
Preview & key stats: England v France (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster has brought in lock Geoff Parling for Dave Attwood in the only change to the side that beat Scotland. Attwood is dropped from the squad altogether, with Nick...
Parling recalled by England
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comTitle-chasing England has recalled lock Geoff Parling in the only change for its final Six Nations match against France on Saturday. Parling, a key member of British and Irish Lions squad in 2013,...
