George Ford and Jonathan Joseph shortlisted for Aviva Premiership...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleGeorge Ford and Jonathan Joseph have been shortlisted for yet another award. The Bath pair are in the final five for the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season. They are joined by Saracens number...
A weekend of Rugby where 14 men prevailed
1 decade agoRed cards in Rugby are not very frequent but when a side is reduced to 14 men for the rest of the game the chances of them winning are quite slim. However that was not the case in the weekends...
Premiership weekend review: If Leicester play with same ferocity they did to beat Wasps, Northampton will suffer
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt will not matter what sort of side Northampton select on Saturday, if Leicester play with the same simmering intensity and passion as they did in Coventry, then they will be fiendishly difficult to...
What do Exeter Chiefs need to do for a Premiership semi-final...
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoExeter Chiefs host Sale Sharks on Saturday in their last game of the regular Premiership season with a first-ever semi-final spot tantalisingly close. But what do Rob Baxter’s men have to do at Sandy...
Analysis: Five reasons Leicester Tigers beat Wasps
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldAn absorbing victory over Wasps at the Ricoh Arena means Leicester Tigers are within touching distance of the play-offs. Here's how they did it.Samoan steam train : Logovi'i Mulipola on the charge...
Best of the weekend: upsets aplenty set up tantalising final round across Europe
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogPlayoff race goes down to wire as Tigers and Chiefs win against the oddsWell, it’s a good job I’m not a betting man. Or, perhaps more honestly, this weekend showed why in the past I have been a...
Rugby union: talking points from the weekend’s action
1 decade ago by The GuardianWasps must strengthen to pack a punch, Sale’s away form continues to cost them dear and Bath’s Sam Burgess could yet be a championIt was a knockout match for the top four and Wasps never recovered...
Monday Round-Up
1 decade agoGatland worried for North: Wales boss Warren Gatland is concerned if George North suffers another knock to the head it could end his career. North has picked up head injuries against...
Frustrated Ulster coach Neil Doak will fight against any Iain Henderson sanction
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Michael Sadlier – 11 May 2015The star flanker was sent off by top referee Nigel Owens in the 73rd minute of Saturday’s dramatic 23-23 draw with Munster in their...
Wasps 21 Leicester Tigers 26: Super show has everyone purring -...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryThe Ricoh Arena echoed to the sound of Tom Jones' What's New Pussycat as Leicester Tigers entered the field just before kick-off on Saturday. By the final whistle, as the visitors had once again proved...
