O'Shea slams 'uneducated and ill-informed' sniping at Robshaw
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumChris Robshaw again silenced his critics with a dominant performance as Harlequins beat Wasps 26-23 on Saturday
Richards laments poor Falcons start
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Newcastle Falcons suffered their 19th consecutive league defeat when they suffered a 35-10 home loss to defending champions Northampton Saints which has left Director Dean Richards lamenting the poor performance. The...
Richmond & Sarries set early pace
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsImage: Worcester's Rocky Clarke takes on the Wasps defence. Pic thanks to AJB Photographic. Elsewhere Wasps secured an excellent win away at Worcester while Lichfield picked up a comfortable win against...
Rugby union: six talking points from the weekends Premiership action
1 decade ago by The GuardianLeicester more Zebre than Tigers, Wasps look better than results suggest and switching nationality should not be controversialThe scrum has gained such a bad reputation in recent years that there have...
Best of the weekend: Bath batter Tigers, Connacht shock Leinster
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogBath Batter the TigersThere appears to be a new trend going around in the Premiership, one which sees supposed title contenders receive absolutely monumental spankings from their supposed rivals. It...
Harlequins Chris Robshaw answers his critics with another big display
1 decade ago by The GuardianHarlequins 26-23 Wasps Harlequins director of rugby praises Robshaw Harlequins lose heavily to SaracensChris Robshaw, Englands captain in 27 of his 28 Test matches, chose the weekend to explain the price...
London Irish v Saracens – Daylight Robbery
1 decade ago by In The LooseWith some key match ups on the fixture list in the 3rd week of the Premiership Rugby weekend including Harlequins v Wasps and Bath v Leicester I had a journey down the M4 to watch London Irish take on...
Gulf in class evident as Northampton bounce back in style against Newcastle
1 decade ago by The TimesNewcastle Falcons 10 Northampton 35 Northampton fashioned the perfect response to their loss at London Wasps by subjecting Newcastle Falcons to a comprehensive 19th Aviva Premiership defeat in succession. ...
Auguy Slowik maintains rich vein of form for Bristol with 45-17 defeat of Cornish Pirates at Ashton Gate
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAuguy Slowik continued his prolific start to the season with the Bristol full-back’s second brace of tries in successive matches to set up a 45-17 win against Cornish Pirates on Sunday. Slowik...
Brad Barritts brave move proves decisive for Saracens at London Irish
1 decade ago by The GuardianLondon Irish 32-36 Saracens Owen Farrell left the field with minor strain in his quad,It was turning into a stressful afternoon for the Saracens panel of coaches, but their frustrations reached a pitch...
