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Eddie Jones drops Dylan Hartley for Australia clash

22 November 2018 0 comments

England squad announcement sees rested players return for Wallabies showdown

Dream Team: Bath second row Dave Attwood

2 November 2018 0 comments

Attwood picks a XV from his time at the Rec, Bristol, Gloucester and Toulon

Injuries take their toll but I’m back says Te’o

28 October 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Raring to go: Ben Te’o, right, training for England in Portugal with George Ford PICTURE: Getty Images HARD-hitting centre Ben Te’o admits […]

Tigers suffer a mauling but Tuilagi’s hitting form

14 October 2018 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s through: Manu Tuilagi breaks clear to score a second half consolation try PICTURES: Getty Images Touchdown: Alan O’Connor scores for Ulster […]

Horne is the winner as Tigers find their feet

7 October 2018 1 comment

By NICK CAIN THIS was about honouring Rob Horne and both sides delivered in terms of endeavour, even though they were less flash when it […]

Guscott column: The time has come to pick Owen Farrell as England’s 10

3 October 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on why the Ford-Farrell format is ‘flawed’ for England

Correct decision to letter of the law but still harsh on Tigers

23 September 2018 0 comments

THE RED card shown to Will Spencer, the Leicester Tigers lock, was predictably given prominence in the following morning’s sports pages. Correct decision? By the […]

Murphy’s law can make Manu Tuilagi lethal for Leicester, says George Ford

19 September 2018 0 comments

“We are looking a bit more threatening” – Geordan Murphy can put right the ‘disservice’ done to Tuilagi

Self-assured Searle ready for Ford test

16 September 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY UNSUNG Wasps duo Billy Searle and Joe Atkinson aim to buck conventional wisdom by proving academy routes are not always best when […]

Muprhy’s law will make Manu even more lethal

16 September 2018 0 comments

By JAMES LLOYD Getting game time: Manu Tuilagi dives to score against Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images MANU Tuilagi can take his game to the next […]

Guscott column: Why England don’t make fly-halves like Beauden Barrett

12 September 2018 0 comments

The New Zealand 10 can spot gaps and fly through them like few of his northern hemisphere contemporaries can

We need virtuosos like Ashton and Cips

9 September 2018 2 comments

Entertainer: Chris Ashton training with England PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND are looking to bounce back from a season to forget and I think there’s one […]

Heed this Beauden lesson

26 August 2018 0 comments

IF any international coaches out there needed reminding of the importance of fierce competition for places in their squads all the way to the 2019 […]

Guscott column: Dylan Hartley will be back as captain for the autumn

27 June 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott gives his verdict on England’s tour of South Africa

Ford’s been caught short so Cipriani must start | Jeremy Guscott

21 June 2018 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott Danny Cipriani simply has to start the final Test in Cape Town next Saturday. George Ford was asked the question last week […]

Crisis time – can England stop the rot in Cape Town

17 June 2018 1 comment

From NICK CAIN in Bloemfontein It tastes bitter: Captain Owen Farrell and fly-half George Ford leave the field PICTURE: Getty Images ■ Mako Vunipola will […]

Spencer has the complete package to star for Eddie

10 June 2018 1 comment

NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF Star in the making: England scrum-half Ben Spencer PICTURE: Getty Images England coach Eddie Jones opted […]

Dallaglio: Eddie must give Danny Cipriani a chance at fly-half

6 June 2018 0 comments

Dallaglio says Eddie Jones is waiting on a prayer after four defeats on the bounce for England

Elliot Daly to start at full back in non cap game versus the Barbarians

25 May 2018 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Elliot Daly will start at full-back for England in Sunday’s non-cap match against the Barbarians at Twickenham. There are […]

O’Connor: Ford still the best No.10 in England

20 May 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Underfire: George Ford was dropped by Eddie Jones for the Ireland game PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER head coach Matt O’Connor has issued […]

EDDIE JONES ON…

13 May 2018 1 comment

… Danny Cipriani He has got nice talents. He shows that all the time – but can he translate that to being in a squad […]

O’Connor: George was back to his best

6 May 2018 1 comment

SALE director of rugby Steve Diamond insisted they will not be signing former Ulster duo Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding. “No, the Irish lads aren’t […]

Relentless Falcons end Tigers’ run

29 April 2018 1 comment

By COLIN NEWBOULT THE Tigers’ incredible 14-year run of qualifying for the play-offs is effectively over – yet it almost seems churlish to discuss the […]

Saints come alive to shock the old enemy

15 April 2018 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Through the gap: Ahsee Tuala hands off George Ford to score for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images NEVER under-estimate the galvanising effect of […]

Axed Ford will roar for Tigers predicts Toomua

25 March 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: George Ford is back for Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images CHASTENED England fly-half George Ford bounces back into Leicester’s starting XV for […]

Ireland got rub of the green

25 March 2018 0 comments

WOULD Ireland have won the Grand Slam if four things had been different on Saturday. 1. The TMO had checked properly for a possible knock […]

Guscott column: Time has come to end the Ford-Farrell 10-12 axis

14 March 2018 0 comments

The once pivotal combination is now fractured, writes Jeremy Guscott

England lose the plot and their title in French farce

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ From NICK CAIN at Stade de France Done it: The French celebrate victory High tackle: Anthony Watson catches Benjamin Fall round the neck for […]

TEAMS: Round Three of the Six Nations

22 February 2018 0 comments

Rest week over, here’s the all the team news ahead of this weekend’s rugby

Can England take the Six Nations for a third consecutive year?

22 February 2018 0 comments

After a bruising and sometimes scrappy victory over Wales at Twickenham, the Six Nations title – and the Grand Slam – are still in England‘s […]

Guscott column: Farrell is just stratospheric, a class apart from the others

21 February 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on the Saracens fly-half proving to be a cut above

Can England take the Six Nations for a third consecutive year?

20 February 2018 0 comments

After a bruising and sometimes scrappy victory over Wales at Twickenham, the Six Nations title – and the Grand Slam – are still in England‘s […]

See him here, see him there… Nowell pops up everywhere!

18 February 2018 1 comment

JACK NOWELL’s flashing footwork means he has been given the freedom of the field by Eddie Jones – and the Exeter Chiefs wing says the […]

Guscott column: England won arm-wrestle as Wales paid for their errors

14 February 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott delivers his verdict on England’s closely-fought victory over Wales at Twickenham

Eddie Jones names England squad to take on Italy

2 February 2018 0 comments

Ben Te’o beats Jonathan Joseph to start at inside centre

Courtney Lawes has big appetite for success – Eddie Jones

30 January 2018 0 comments

Eddie Jones on the upward trend of Courtney Lawes since he took over the England job

Awkward questions for Eddie to ponder around World Cup

28 January 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN’S welljudged assessment of England’s present position in last Sunday’s TRP was welcome. Any judgement of where England are a year and a half […]

Big guns return to help restore Tigers pride

21 January 2018 0 comments

Preview Leicester v Racing 92 Today, Kick-off 1pm. Welford Road LEICESTER’S grim season is at a crossroads and Dan Cole knows only a moraleboosting display […]

Frustrated Ford tells Tigers fans: Give Manu time to hit peak form

7 January 2018 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Needs games: Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi GEORGE Ford has called for patience with Manu Tuilagi and Matt Toomua as the star centres […]

Geraghty: Cipriani among top three No.10s

7 January 2018 0 comments

DANNY Cipriani would be a “big loss to English rugby” should he grow tired of being ignored by England boss Eddie Jones and quit Wasps […]

Manu will need ten games says Ford

7 January 2018 0 comments

TIGERS skipper George Ford saluted Tuilagi’s display. He said: “It’s great for him. He’s building his way back into the game and you saw some […]

Too easy for Munster as Tigers stir late

10 December 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s over: Simon Zebo scores for Munster MUNSTER were too strong and efficient for an uninspired Tigers at Thomond Park as they […]

Rip-roaring as Cipriani returns to fire Wasps

3 December 2017 0 comments

By NICK CAIN THIS WAS the Premiership at its best, with Wasps and Leicester serving up a feast of rugby for the 22,000 strong crowd […]

Now for the Six Nations title says happy Eddie

26 November 2017 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERAL Twinkle toes: Elliot Daly crosses for England ‘s sixth try PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE Jones insists his England men are on course […]

NICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…

12 November 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA At the top of his game. Great ball-playing prop, made 20 tackles and multiple hard yards Rating: 8 out of 10 […]

Guscott column: Let’s play Farrell at 10 with Te’o power outside him

18 October 2017 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott OWEN Farrell plays fly-half for Saracens – which is where he will be for the big all- English European Cup clash against […]

Eddie urged to let Farrell run show from No.10

8 October 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY OWEN Farrell’s controlling influence as a leader is being compromised by England’s insistence on playing him out of position, according to former […]

Evans gives Eddie an openside reminder

8 October 2017 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND openside prospect Will Evans offered a timely reminder of his lavish potential with a starring role for Leicester as they overcame […]

May’s the best says delighted O’Connor

8 October 2017 2 comments

AFTER seeing Jonny May grab his sixth Leicester try in six games, Tigers boss Matt O’Connor said: “He’s easily the best finisher in England. He’s […]

Slade back to his best after injury frustration

1 October 2017 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR Central to Chiefs’ success: Henry Slade holds off Jimmy Gopperth in Exeter’s win over Wasps last Sunday PICTURES: Getty Images HENRYSlade astounded […]

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