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VIDEO: Cockerill says Tigers must 'front up'

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill says his side must "front up" after their mauling against Wasps last Saturday but says the defeat must be taken into context.

Wallace: Robshaw answered his critics against Wasps

1 decade ago by Premiership Rugby

Luke Wallace believes Chris Robshaw showed his critics what he's made of after playing a starring role in Harlequins' 26-23 victory against Wasps in Aviva Premiership Rugby on Saturday.

Preview: Wasps v Newcastle Falcons

1 decade ago by Premiership Rugby

Wasps only victory so far this season was 20-16 at home to champions Northampton in Round 2, although they have picked up losing bonus points in both their other Aviva Premiership Rugby encounters.

Preview: Northampton Saints v Bath

1 decade ago by Bath Rugby

Northampton Saints have lost just one Aviva Premiership Rugby match since April: 16-20 to Wasps at Adams Park on 14th September.

Worcester hand victory to Wasps

1 decade ago by Talking Rugby Union

Worcester took the game straight to Wasps and after only 8 minutes, Sam Bree’s pace took her past the Wasps defence over the whitewash for the first try of the game. Megan Goddard con-verted to give...

STATS: Are yellow cards really that bad for you?

1 decade ago by Rugby World

In his second outing as Rugby World's stats man-in-chief, Russ Petty, looks at the true impact of yellow cards and whether taking a sin-binning really does resign your side to a certain number of...

Aviva Premiership round 3 highlights

1 decade ago by The Rugby Paper

Gloucester 22 Exeter 24 London Irish 32 Saracens 36 Bath 45 Leicester 0 Sale 46 London Welsh 8 Newcastle 10 Northampton 35 Harlequins 26 Wasps 23 Coming soon.  

Courtney Lawes smashes another flyhalf, this time Ruaridh Jackson

1 decade ago by Rugby Dump

This is Courtney Lawes' crunching tackle from last weekend against Wasps. It's not as lethal as some of his previous hits, but it's on a flyhalf yet again, so is equally amusing. If you take a look...

Aviva Premiership Round 3: 5 things we learned

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

1. Statement madeOne result quite obviously dominated the weekend – Bath’s 45-0 hammering of the Tigers. Any side with realistic play-off ambitions needs to win their home games but to completely...

Arscott relishing switch to wing

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Sale Sharks' Tom Arscott is enjoying the freedom of his move to the wing after a first ever Premiership hat-trick in the win over London Welsh. The 46-8 victory was Sale's first...