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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 […]

England ‘will benefit from Ford-Farrell fight at No.10’

9 July 2014 1 comment

Dad Mike predicts son George will challenge Farrell for No,10 shirt.

George Ford out of New Zealand tour?

22 May 2014 0 comments

George Ford could miss England‘s tour of New Zealand with reports suggesting he requires shoulder surgery. The Bath fly-half should play in Friday’s Amlin Challenge […]

Young Gun: Louis Grimoldby – Harlequins fly-half

16 May 2014 1 comment

English fly-halves with rugby league backgrounds are all the rage at present and in Louis Grimoldby, Harlequins look to have unearthed the next along the […]

New-style Danny Cipriani in frame for England

8 May 2014 42 comments

Danny Cipriani admits he is a different player to the one last capped by England in 2008.

Nick Cain: Fizzing George Ford ready for next step with club and country

1 May 2014 0 comments

George Ford has come of age. Finally. It has been a long time coming because Ford has been lumbered with the tag of English rugby‘s […]

Jeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Niki Goneva give Leicester Tigers real title potential

23 April 2014 3 comments

You have to admire Saracens. They have lost only two games this season, and one more victory will see them home and hosed. By that […]

Jeremy Guscott: Gavin Henson’s coming back to best – and it’s great to see

16 April 2014 2 comments

Gavin Henson proved the other week against Brive what we have all known throughout his career: the guy can really play. He still has that […]

Top ten hit Owen Farrell has climbed up to No.3

27 March 2014 2 comments

Owen Farrell can be bracketed among the world’s top three fly-halves alongside Dan Carter and Jonny Sexton, according to Wasps and former England star Andy Goode.

Nick Cain: We must find out soon if George Ford is the real deal

19 February 2014 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster is a careful planner, so when I asked him this week about his bench policy in the opening two rounds of the Six […]

George Ford to make England debut

18 February 2014 0 comments

George Ford is set to make his England Test debut against Ireland on Saturday in the third round of the RBS Six Nations. The Bath […]

Nick Cain previews the clash between Scotland and England

6 February 2014 1 comment

Legend has it that the 9th Roman Legion disappeared without trace after marching north of Hadrian’s Wall into the Scottish hinterland. Stuart Lancaster likes his […]

Bath claim Amlin top seed and teams

17 January 2014 0 comments

Bath will go into the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals as the top seed following their 54-13 demolition of Bordeaux-Begles at The Rec last night. Semesa […]

Boy George Ford will man-up for England says Peter Stringer

16 January 2014 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster has challenged George Ford to show he can handle the international stage – but the Bath prodigy has already proved he’s tailor-made for the England shirt, according to the man with the best seat in the house.

George Ford called up by England as Toby Flood is dropped

9 January 2014 1 comment

George Ford has been called up by England ahead of the Six Nations as Stuart Lancaster named his new EPS and Six Nations training squad today.

Jeremy Guscott: Backs must stop game being just about size and power

8 January 2014 1 comment

One of my New Year resolutions for 2014 would be for the backs in all teams bar New Zealand and Australia to take back ownership […]

Brendan Gallagher: RFU Championship clubs face a vital strategy meeting

8 January 2014 0 comments

Later this month the chairmen and owners of the 12 RFU Championship clubs will lock themselves away in a Birmingham Hotel room with a pile […]

Gamble on Leicester Tigers exit has paid off says George Ford

26 December 2013 3 comments

It is hard to avoid drawing comparisons between George Ford and Owen Farrell – two of the brightest young things in England at present.

Jeremy Guscott: Danny Cipriani’s back as he decides to return to Planet Earth

25 December 2013 0 comments

Danny Cipriani is back on the England radar, there’s little doubt about that, he’s far from the wilderness he found himself engulfed in from around […]

Bath and Exeter win on the road

1 November 2013 0 comments

Anthony Perenise and Horacio Agulla scored for Bath as the West Country side came out of a wet Sixways with a 21-6 win over Worcester. […]

Amlin Challenge Cup round 2 teams

18 October 2013 1 comment

Worcester v Sale Worcester: Chris Pennell; Josh Drauniniu, Alex Grove, Max Stelling, Dean Hammond; Paul Warwick, Jeremy Su’a; George Porter, Chris Brooker, John Andress; Mike […]

Owen Farrell earns Paul Grayson vote in line-up of the No.10s

18 October 2013 0 comments

Paul Grayson cannot recall such intense competition for the England No.10 shirt but the second highest points scorer in Red Rose history believes Owen Farrell’s big-game mentality gives him the edge.

Nick Cain: These weakened teams undermine competition

2 October 2013 4 comments

There are occasions when it is hard to fathom the workings, and the culture, of the English Premiership. Why, at a time when the English […]

“I had to quit Irish to stay in the picture with England” – Jonathan Joseph

12 September 2013 0 comments

Jonathan Joseph believes any hopes he had of cementing his England spot were on a hiding to nothing as long as he stayed at London Irish.

England have found their new Billy Whizz in Christian Wade says Andy Robinson

30 August 2013 0 comments

Former national head coach Andy Robinson believes England have finally unearthed Jason Robinson’s successor in Christian Wade. Andy Robinson’s ill-fated reign began England’s post-2003 slump […]

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