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Big brother Creevy happy to claim Irish can be champions

4 September 2022 1 comment

Agustin Creevy is as bullish with his predictions for London Irish’s title chances as he is when taking the field, claiming: “We can be champions.” […]

Team-by-team Premiership previews: London Irish

4 September 2022 0 comments

Director of Rugby: Declan Kidney Captain: Matt Rogerson Ground: Gtech Community Stadium Capacity: 17,250 PREDICTED FINISH: 7TH The Exiles were involved in precious few dull […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Newcastle

4 September 2022 3 comments

Head Coach: Dave Walder Captain: Will Welch Ground: Kingston Park Capacity: 10,200 PREDICTED FINISH: 12TH The Falcons are getting used to life without Dean Richards […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Northampton

4 September 2022 0 comments

Director of Rugby: Phil Dowson Captain: Lewis Ludlam Ground: Franklin’s Gardens Capacity: 15,200 PREDICTED FINISH: 5TH Northampton have tended to yo-yo in recent seasons, not […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Saracens

4 September 2022 0 comments

Director of Rugby: Mark McCall Captain: Owen Farrell Ground: StoneX Stadium Capacity: 10,500 PREDICTED FINISH: 1ST Saracens returned to the Premiership after their vacation in […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Wasps

4 September 2022 1 comment

Head coach: Lee Blackett Captain: Joe Launchbury Ground: Coventry Building Society Arena Capacity: 32,753 PREDICTED FINISH: 10TH Recruitment was put on hold for a few […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Worcester Warriors

4 September 2022 0 comments

Director of Rugby: Steve Diamond Captain: Ted Hill Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 PREDICTED FINISH: 13TH Steve Diamond’s bid to become the first Worcester coach […]

Pollard the man to help Tigers retain their title

4 September 2022 1 comment

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick has proved himself to be a tremendous operator who never leaves a stone unturned. That is […]

Salary cap is forcing clubs to invest in youth policy

4 September 2022 0 comments

PAUL REES Worcester’s plight at a time when the salary cap has been reduced by some 20 per cent to £5m a year has reinforced […]

My Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton

28 August 2022 0 comments

The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was very fortunate to have […]

Gatecrashers ready to spoil the party again

28 August 2022 0 comments

CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628) Club honours: North East 1 champions: 1988–89; North Division 2 […]

Clark on a mission to prove his Test quality

21 August 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE Wales have capped two former England U20 centres in the last few years and new Dragons recruit Max Clark is hoping to […]

Ludlow: Three ops and I’m good to go

21 August 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlow feels like a new man. The Gloucester captain had three operations in as many weeks after the end of last […]

Top four finish is the target for White

14 August 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES London Irish are in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in 10 years, but scrum-half Ben White said despite that […]

Eddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’

14 August 2022 0 comments

Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images It will be quieter […]

Saracens swoop as Flynn returns to top flight

7 August 2022 1 comment

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE James Flynn is the latest Jersey Reds player to be snapped up by a Premiership club with Saracens signing the 28-year-old […]

Loader out to put his injury woe behind him

7 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Loader is hoping to put last season’s injury-ridden season behind him and help London Irish make a mark in their first […]

ERL subsidy vow is keeping clubs waiting

31 July 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Premiership clubs are still anxiously waiting to find out from European Professional Club Rugby how much of the estimated […]

Pearson: BUCS gave me perfect grounding

31 July 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and believes BUCS Super Rugby […]

Coach Kiss calls on Irish to find that little bit more

31 July 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Les Kiss says London Irish will need to find that crucial “one percent” in order to challenge for a top four Premiership […]

Western Force in line to sign Rona

24 July 2022 1 comment

Centre: Curtis Rona Western Force have stepped up their efforts to re-sign London Irish outside centre Curtis Rona after snatching Leicester Tigers utility back Bryce […]

Socino heading for life in Spain

24 July 2022 24 comments

FORMER Leicester Tigers centre Juan Pablo Socino has swapped the champions of England for the Champions of Spain after signing a deal with UE Santboiana. […]

Les Kiss praises Arundell after storming summer

21 July 2022 0 comments

London Irish Head Coach Les Kiss was full of admiration for winger Henry Arundell after he announced himself in world rugby in England‘s victorious tour […]

33-year-old Neville makes Australian debut

30 June 2022 1 comment

33-year-old Australian second row Caderyn Neville will make his debut against England this Saturday, as the Wallabies named their team for the first test. Named […]

Crowley set to enjoy Italy’s ‘Blue summer’

26 June 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points After that brilliant last-minute win over Wales in Cardiff and a fine […]

England U20s name squad for Summer Series opener

23 June 2022 0 comments

Alan Dickens has named his England U20s team to face South Africa in the opening round of the Six Nations Summer Series in Italy. There […]

Our skills let us down -Blackett

12 June 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES WASPS just failed to qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup, losing out to London Irish on the final day of the regular […]

Saracen Earl claims top player honour

12 June 2022 1 comment

AFTER a stellar campaign in the back row for Saracens, flanker Ben Earl was awarded Player of the Season at the Premiership 2021-22 Rugby Awards. […]

Rennie has a healthy selection headache

12 June 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST History, we are told, is just one damned thing after another. And by way of rubbing it in, eminent thinkers argue […]

Inspired Borthwick has given back to Tigers the drive to hit former heights

12 June 2022 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at how Steve Borthwick has re-energised his Welford Road troops When Steve Borthwick took charge of Leicester in the summer of 2020 […]

Breakthrough star Henry Arundell pens long-term contract at London Irish

10 June 2022 0 comments

Exciting full-back Henry Arundell has penned a new long-term contract at London Irish. Arundell has had a breakthrough season with the Exiles, scoring seven tries […]

Henry Arundell: Nerves over entering England’s big dog zone eased in pub session

9 June 2022 24 comments

Henry Arundell has revealed that his nerves over entering England‘s “big dog zone” were eased during a pub session with Ellis Genge and Marcus Smith. […]

Italy prop Danilo Fischetti signs for London Irish

8 June 2022 0 comments

Italy prop Danilo Fischetti from Zebre Parma will join London Irish from next season. The 24-year-old has spent the last four seasons in Parma and […]

Wasps aim to give legend Jimmy a perfect send-off

29 May 2022 0 comments

LEE Blackett has paid tribute to Jimmy Gopperth who this weekend plays his final game for Wasps – against Leicester, the team he is joining […]

Smell of fear stifling Premiership growth

29 May 2022 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE subject of salary caps and their desirability has been much discussed […]

SaberCats blow chance to go top of the West

29 May 2022 0 comments

MLR By BEN JAYCOCK THE Houston SaberCats blew their chance to go top of the Western Conference as they lost 43-36 to fifth place Seattle […]

London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke signs new contract

23 May 2022 1 comment

London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke has signed a new contract with the Exiles. His impressive performances this season have been rewarded with a call up […]

Big Joe can be England’s ‘point of difference’ if Tuilagi hit by injury

22 May 2022 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY EDDIE Jones is confident he can get injury prone Manu Tuilagi to the World Cup but admits he has to come up […]

Boyd: Mitchell has become the complete professional

22 May 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES CHRIS Boyd will return to New Zealand at the end of the season, but one of the legacies he leaves English rugby […]

Leinster are taking Europe to next level

22 May 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is often argued, usually by politicians reneging on a manifesto promise, that “the perfect is the enemy of the good”. […]

England look to lure flyer Grace into code switch

22 May 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Hot property: St Helens winger Regan Grace ST Helens try-scoring machine Regan Grace is being lined up as the next […]

Simmons has faith Irish can bridge gap in consistency

22 May 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES Test centurion: London Irish lock Rob Simmons ROB Simmons says consistency is the ingredient London Irish need if they are to build […]

Bath v London Irish preview: Win can move Bath off the foot of Premiership table

20 May 2022 0 comments

Max Clark, Taulupe Faletau and Semesa Rokoduguni will all start their farewell match at the Rec when Bath Rugby take on London Irish in the […]

Sebastian de Chaves joins Newcastle Falcons

19 May 2022 2 comments

Sebastian de Chaves will return for a second spell at Newcastle Falcons, with the experienced lock-forward signing a two-year deal starting next season. The […]

England ace Watson opts for Leicester

15 May 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Heading to Leicester: Anthony Watson LEICESTER have confirmed the signing of Bath and England wing Anthony Watson for next season. Watson moved […]

High-scoring hookers not good for the game

15 May 2022 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of the strangest signs of the times is that this season hookers are the most prolific […]

Matt Garvey: I preferred the game when it was slower!

15 May 2022 0 comments

PAUL REES speaks to Worcester Warriors lock Matt Garvey about why the time is right to step away from rugby Matt Garvey knew he had […]

OLLIEALLAN

15 May 2022 1 comment

YOUNG GUNS LONDON IRISH SCRUM-HALF London Irish Academy scrum-half Ollie Allan likes to operate on his motto ‘dream big or don’t dream at all’ and […]

Gilgronis and Free Jacks lead the way in US MLR

15 May 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK GOING into the halfway point in Major League Rugby, the Austin Gilgronis and the LA Giltinis have set the pace in the […]

Leicester Tigers sign Anthony Watson

12 May 2022 1 comment

Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of Bath and England winger Anthony Watson ahead of the 2022/23 season. The move was first revealed back in […]

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