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Jeremy Guscott comment: Billy Vunipola must be at his best to halt charging cousin Taulupe Faletau

2 March 2016 0 comments

It’s a shame we didn’t see more expression from the Welsh team but the win overrides that and momentum is all that will interest the […]

Intense competition at Bath will make Taulupe Faletau even better – Luke Charteris

11 February 2016 0 comments

Luke Charteris reckons Bath can bring the best out of Taulupe Faletau. The Wales pair and former Newport Gwent Dragons team-mates will be reunited at […]

Get Manu Tuilagi outside me and watch Tigers go!

17 December 2015 0 comments

Forgotten England fly-half Freddie Burns is relishing the opportunity of teaming up with Manu Tuilagi in a bid to impress new Red Rose boss Eddie […]

Ford pens new Bath deal

16 December 2015 0 comments

England fly-half George Ford has extended his contract with Bath beyond this season. Ford, who has scored 637 points in 59 appearances for Bath, moved […]

Nick Cain column: ‘Gutted’ George Ford will soon get his stuffing back in place

16 December 2015 0 comments

George Ford has had a rough few months. Having been given the vote of no-confidence just before England‘s decisive World Cup pool games against Wales […]

Eddie Jones has the brains to look beyond the brawn

25 November 2015 0 comments

Hugh Vyvyan reckons Eddie Jones‘ international nous makes it virtually impossible for him to fail as England head coach given the depth of talent at […]

Dave Denton ‘can cure Bath’s hangover’ from Sam Burgess

21 November 2015 0 comments

Bath‘s new back row signing David Denton will make a huge impact at the Rec according to first team coach Toby Booth, who admits he […]

Brendan Gallagher comment: Stuart Lancaster was the right man in the wrong job

19 November 2015 0 comments

The alarm bells started ringing loudly, for me anyway, in a dusty classroom at Loughborough University last May. It was just before England jetted off […]

Nick Cain column: Stuart Lancaster must go now so the healing can begin

16 October 2015 0 comments

This week there was an unavoidable sense of Stuart Lancaster as a hard-working but beleaguered schoolmaster trying in vain to keep control of an unruly […]

Jeff Probyn column: Hype surrounding Sam Burgess is biggest issue for England

8 October 2015 0 comments

Decisions, decisions, when are they right and when are they wrong? That is a question that all of England has been asking this week and […]

England name team to take on Uruguay

6 October 2015 0 comments

Henry Slade has been named in England’s starting XV to take on Uruguay in their last World Cup match. Stuart Lancaster’s men are already out […]

Nick Cain: England need a Raging Bull to down these cocky Aussies

30 September 2015 0 comments

Michael Cheika has not made many slip-ups since his appointment as Wallaby coach last year, but his decision to play down the importance of bonus […]

All Blacks by far the best 31 says Sean Fitzpatrick

30 September 2015 0 comments

England have no world-class players according to All Black legend.

HIGHLIGHTS: Bonus-point win for England in RWC opener

18 September 2015 0 comments

A last-gasp try form Billy Vunipola helped England secure what could be a vital 35-11 bonus-point win over Fiji in the opening game of the […]

Watson all set for his giant-sized challenge

15 September 2015 0 comments

Winger believes England can slay the giant and power on to great things at RWC.

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Still time for Sam Burgess to prove his vast potential

4 August 2015 1 comment

The big word is that Sam Burgess will get a place in Stuart Lancaster final World Cup squad. It’s big news given that Sam has […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Over-load on players so wrong says Larder

29 July 2015 0 comments

George Ford played 32 matches for club and country last season, more than any of his international contemporaries anywhere in Europe. At a time when […]

Nick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling

15 July 2015 0 comments

There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had a jarring reminder when […]

George Ford is key to England success – Martin Johnson

30 June 2015 0 comments

Martin Johnson believes Stuart Lancaster should build a successful World Cup winning side around George Ford. Johnson, who lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy in Sydney […]

Jeremy Guscott: You can bet Richie McCaw and Dan Carter will be ready

24 June 2015 0 comments

One of the big stories so far in the Super 15 is the Crusaders failing to make the play-offs for the first time in 14 […]

Nick Cain’ column: George Ford still gets my England vote over Owen Farrell

10 June 2015 0 comments

Ford or Farrell? It was predictable that the meeting of two fly-halves who have been close friends since schooldays, and are now arch rivals for […]

Premiership semi-finals teams

22 May 2015 1 comment

Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross Batty, David Wilson; Stuart […]

England shouldn’t pension off old guard says Ugo Monye

15 May 2015 0 comments

Ugo Monye believes England‘s World Cup wing selections are potentially set in stone but has urged boss Stuart Lancaster not to dismiss the old guard. […]

Nick Cain talks to Saracens wing Chris Ashton about England and the Premiership title race

14 May 2015 0 comments

Chris Ashton has spent all season looking-in at the England squad from the outside, and the Saracens wing yearns to be back at the epicentre […]

Exodus of stars at Leicester Tigers is alarming says Neil Back

5 May 2015 0 comments

Leicester legend accuses old club of standing still and fears they will fall even further behind their rivals if top players continue to leave.

George Ford and JJ have given us a cutting edge – Chris Robshaw

16 April 2015 0 comments

England captain Chris Robshaw has welcomed the introduction of George Ford and Jonathan Joseph into England’s backline saying the Bath duo add a new dimension […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Sam Burgess can be deadly force as Bath’s back-row destroyer

15 April 2015 2 comments

I’ve backed Sam Burgess to make England‘s World Cup squad from the start because I think he is that talented – and committed to making […]

Red-hot Freddie Burns targets World Cup warm-ups

15 April 2015 0 comments

Fly-half believes he could yet earn him a place in England’s World Cup training squad – if he can steer Leicester to a shock Premiership title.

Champions Cup quarter-finals teams

3 April 2015 0 comments

Clermont v Northampton Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; 10. Brock James, Ludovic Radoslavjevic ; Vincent Debaty, Benjamin Kayser, Davit […]

Nick Cain’s column: Danny Cipriani’s return gives Andy Farrell a dilemma

5 March 2015 0 comments

Danny Cipriani‘s decision to turn down a big-money move to France to join European champions Toulon shows how much he wants to play for England. […]

Nick Cain talks to Dave Attwood about the effect the Bath quartet is having on England

26 February 2015 1 comment

When Dave Attwood grounded the ball over the line at the Millennium Stadium late in the script for what appeared to be England‘s third try […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Get your game-heads on, it will be intense from the off

25 February 2015 0 comments

If you match-up the English and Irish backs it appears on form that they are incredibly close, but four out of seven of the Irish […]

Mike Brown may be Mr Angry but I’m no Mr Softie! – Alex Goode

25 February 2015 0 comments

Saracens full-back ready for an England recall.

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Let’s make most of Jonathan Joseph’s Midas touch in Dublin

18 February 2015 0 comments

It was the win that was expected but not quite the performance or style that was anticipated after last week’s heroics in the Millennium Stadium. […]

Mike Ford: There’s more English talent down at the Recreation Ground

18 February 2015 1 comment

Bath head coach reckons England’s future is blue, black… and potentially dynamite if the Bath influence is allowed to grow.

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Fitness tells and so do Jonathan Joseph’s twinkle toes

11 February 2015 1 comment

England‘s victory over Wales in Cardiff was about energy, discipline and defence, and they proved that when those three elements come together it becomes a […]

Farrell to miss entire Six Nations

27 January 2015 1 comment

Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations after suffering a knee ligament injury at the weekend. The England fly-half was forced from the field […]

Bath win and Saracens lose but both reach Champions Cup quarter-finals

26 January 2015 1 comment

Bath reached the Champions Cup quarter-finals following their 20-15 win Glasgow at The Rec yesterday. The West Country side topped Pool 4 as a result […]

Jeremy Guscott: Yes, Henry Slade has England potential – but at fly-half

8 January 2015 1 comment

Henry Slade is one of those naturally talented, instinctive players who coaches will only get the best out of if they loosen the reins. You […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tyro tens are the big plusses of the autumn

17 December 2014 0 comments

These days it seems to be impossible to make a judgement on any of the Home Union teams without referring to the 2015 World Cup. […]

Highlights: England v Australia

30 November 2014 1 comment

England did not have the best of times this November but they will head into 2015 on the back of a 26-17 victory over futur […]

England v Australia preview

28 November 2014 0 comments

As widely expected, Billy Twelvetrees will start at inside centre for England on Saturday as they take on Australia at Twickenham. The Gloucester centre gets […]

Under-fire Owen Farrell was not match-sharp says Andy Goode

26 November 2014 1 comment

Wasps fly-half mounts staunch defence of under-fire England fly-half insisting he remains an “integral part of the England set-up”.

Ford to wear England’s No.10 shirt against Australia

25 November 2014 1 comment

But will Owen Farrell remain at No.12?

Ford and Farrell to form England’s 10-12 combo against Samoa

19 November 2014 1 comment

George Ford will make his first Test start for England on Saturday after being named in Stuart Lancaster‘s starting XV to take on Samoa at […]

Nick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble

15 October 2014 2 comments

If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an unprecedented eight years, his […]

Jeremy Guscott: Kyle Eastmond is central to Bath’s new look

8 October 2014 0 comments

No-one should get carried away with Bath‘s 45-0 win over Leicester because you would rather win a game like that in the last three weeks […]

Versatile Henry Slade can take Toby Flood path to top

27 September 2014 1 comment

Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher believes Slade’s ability to play anywhere in the backline can only enhance his Test prospects.

Luke Arscott: I’ll help Anthony Watson but No.15 jersey is up for grabs

11 September 2014 0 comments

Full-back thrilled about leadership role at new club to get the most out of its talented but youthful backline.

Olly Robinson’s got work cut out to impress dad

28 August 2014 1 comment

Olly Robinson admits working for dad, Andy, means he must work ten times harder to win a first team place at Bristol. He faces the […]

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