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England bring down Ireland’s Grand Slam dream

23 February 2020 0 comments

In their first match at Twickenham of 2020, England kept the game out of Ireland’s control to win 24-12

Guscott column: Manu Tuilagi is so vital, Eddie must find another like him

23 February 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott outlines how England are at their best with Manu Tuilagi in the team

Tuilagi is so vital, Eddie must find another one!

23 February 2020 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Missile: England have missed Manu Tuilagi in midfield PICTURE: Getty Images THE debate over whether the 10-12 combination […]

Jonathan Joseph on the wing for England, Daly to full-back

21 February 2020 0 comments

England head coach makes changes to the backline after George Furbank is ruled out of Ireland clash

Irish high-ball bombardment will test out the fumblers

16 February 2020 2 comments

Keeping your nerve: George Furbank is challenged for the high ball by France centre Gael Fickou ENGLAND’S Six Nations campaign is in the balance when […]

Callard fears rugby may be losing its core value

16 February 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Concern: Jon Callard RUGBY must clamp down on the growing lack of respect for officials or risk losing one of its unique […]

Jamie George to stay at Saracens when club is relegated to Championship

13 February 2020 0 comments

George signals his intention to stay put with GK IPA Championship-bound Saracens, even with 2021 being a Lions year

Vickery: Embrace being England and show what you are made of

13 February 2020 0 comments

“I am still excited by this team, and also by the talent coming through in English rugby” – Phil Vickery

Bracken: Saracens’ Lions tour hopefuls should be looking to leave

12 February 2020 0 comments

Kyren Bracken believes Saracens’ elite players should move elsewhere next season

Cain column: Enigma of Eddie Jones is a problem for England

11 February 2020 0 comments

Is this England team veering from one extreme to the other after the World Cup defeat?

It’s all a bit blurry says England hero Genge

9 February 2020 3 comments

By GARY HEATLY Winner: Ellis Genge ENGLAND’S matchwinning prop Ellis Genge remembers little about the try that saved England’s season. Genge, a 56th-minute replacement, seized […]

Enigma of Eddie is a problem for England

9 February 2020 0 comments

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ENGLAND have become an enigma under Eddie Jones, and the signs are that the outcome at Murrayfield will not […]

It’s passion that England need – not brutality!

9 February 2020 1 comment

PHIL Vickery knows what it takes to win World Cup finals – as he did as part of England’s 2003 world champion outfit – and […]

Complacency began after All Blacks victory

9 February 2020 2 comments

Struggling: England concede a try to French captain Charles Ollivon PICTURE: Getty Images I just can’t understand why Eddie Jones told his players to be […]

Mighty Genge unleashes his own storm to spur England

9 February 2020 1 comment

By NICK CAIN Rare sight: Elliott Daly tries a break COMETH the grudge match, cometh the Genge. England dug themselves out of the tightest of […]

England need much more to beat Irish

9 February 2020 0 comments

Done it: George Ford celebrates with Owen Farrell and Jonny May after the match PICTURE: Getty Images IT was so crucial for England to get […]

What English rugby can learn from South Africa’s World Cup win

4 February 2020 0 comments

English rugby is almost in crisis after a thrashing at the hands of France in their Six Nations opener, with Eddie Jones‘ side eventually going […]

George Furbank to make England debut versus France

31 January 2020 0 comments

A couple of surprise moves in Eddie Jones’ squad to play at the Stade de France

Lyon put Sopoaga on their wanted list

26 January 2020 1 comment

Top 14? Lima Sopoaga FRENCH Top 14 outfit Lyon are looking for a new fly-half and have Wasps former All Black playmaker Lima Sopoaga on […]

Who would open their books for scrutiny?

26 January 2020 0 comments

Academy boys: Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje PICTURE: Getty Images Saracens, Saracens, Saracens, it seems that’s all this season has been about as every week […]

DREAM TEAM

26 January 2020 0 comments

ROB WEBBER, SALE SHARKS AND FORMER ENGLAND, POCKLINGTON, LEEDS, WASPS AND BATH HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Paul James […]

Overall, there is sadness at end of Saracens’ era

26 January 2020 0 comments

Magnificent: Maro Itoje scores as Saracens beat Racing with 14 men PICTURE: Getty Images THE Saracens salary cap story is a sad episode for a […]

Nigel Wray issues apology to Saracens as Premiership releases report into salary cap breach

23 January 2020 0 comments

Nigel Wray speaks out to clarify co-investments with players revealed in finer detail by the Dyson report

Cain column: Vindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Saracens

22 January 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain believes the punishment served to Saracens bears no relation to their crimes

Guscott column: Simon Amor can get England to be more instinctive

21 January 2020 0 comments

From Wisemantel to Amor, England’s fast-paced attack play can become more expressive

Lyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars

21 January 2020 0 comments

What will this mean for their England careers?

Farrell got away with another cheap shot

12 January 2020 0 comments

It seems that Saracens just cannot keep out of the headlines for all the wrong reasons, no matter what they do. First the wage cap […]

The four players set to leave Saracens early as club seeks to balance up the books – reports

8 January 2020 0 comments

After the retirement of Nigel Wray, the reality of Saracens’ £5.36m fine for breaching the salary cap appears to be taking at toll

Moaning Chiefs sound like sore losers

5 January 2020 0 comments

EXETER’S 14-7 win over Saracens last weekend was well-deserved thanks to a fierce defensive effort and their ability to take their chances more ruthlessly than […]

England boast host of starters for ten

5 January 2020 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS Stellar: Exeter’s Joe Simmonds is one of several prospects at fly-half PICTURES: Getty Images Jacob Umaga James Grayson Max Malins GEORGE Ford might […]

The Rugby Paper’s team of the 2010s

27 December 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher has watched a lot – and we mean, a lot – of rugby this decade. So we asked him to pick a team of the decade

Guscott column: We got over 1991 – now the class of 2019 must develop

24 December 2019 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on how Owen Farrell can lead England to a new level in the Six Nations

Hogg can be the missing link for Exeter in Europe

15 December 2019 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Pedigree: Stuart Hogg scores against Sale in last weekend’s European Cup match PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER’S squad is […]

Guscott column: It beggars belief that the Lions are treated so badly

10 December 2019 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott believes it is as important as ever for the Lions to win in South Africa to not fall to the total will of the professional club game

It beggars belief that the Lions are treated so badly

8 December 2019 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT Stretching the Springboks: Matt Dawson scores for the Lions in the third Test against South Africa at Ellis Park in 1997 PICTURE: Getty […]

Resilient Saracens start their long climb

1 December 2019 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW THEY will remain in negative territory on the league ladder for some time, but Saracens delivered a barrel-load of positives on the […]

Normal service as Daly inspires Saracens to scale Euro heights

24 November 2019 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER It’s a cracker: Rotimi Segun dives over to score Saracens second try PICTURES: Getty Images AFTER an eerily quiet opening quarter, debutant […]

Eddie’s insults only mask his own World Cup failure

24 November 2019 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN High earners: Owen Farrell didn’t grow up in a council house with dad Andy PICTURE: Getty Images Eddie Jones has released his new […]

End this secrecy over Saracens

24 November 2019 0 comments

NICK CAIN COMMENT Fallen giants: Ben Earl and his Saracens team mates can’t hide their disappointment during their heavy defeat against Racing 92 PICTURE: Getty […]

Other clubs may be guilty says Moody

24 November 2019 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD LEWIS Moody is convinced Saracens’ England stars will not snub the Six Nations when it comes to making one of the ‘biggest […]

England were too fancy says Springboks star Jean de Villiers

21 November 2019 0 comments

The former South Africa and Leicester centre believes Eddie Jones got the selection wrong for the World Cup final

I’ve still got the legs to make next Lions tour says Sexton

17 November 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHNNY Sexton has targeted a place on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour insisting there is still enough mileage left in […]

Saracens pay heavy price to England

10 November 2019 1 comment

THE concept that the Premiership titles Saracens won over the last two seasons will be forever tainted by the salary cap verdict handed down by […]

England were just too fancy says Bok star De Villiers

10 November 2019 2 comments

■From EUAN REEDIE Naive: Eddie Jones ENGLAND can emerge stronger from their World Cup final humbling at the hands of South Africa if they learn […]

Saracens will appeal so there’s little hope of a quick end to this rugby blood-letting

10 November 2019 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Building a dynasty: Nigel Wray holds the Premiership trophy in 2015 PICTURE: Getty Images THE vitriol directed at Saracens this week by […]

Probyn column: Stuart Lancaster predicted success at 2019 Rugby World Cup

7 November 2019 0 comments

Jeff Probyn charts the difference between England four years ago under Stuart Lancaster and where they are now with Eddie Jones

The Rugby Paper’s Team of the World Cup

6 November 2019 0 comments

Nick Cain finds room for only one All Black in his starting XV

Guscott column: Eddie Jones has to stay for four more years or go

5 November 2019 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott feels England were magnificent in Japan but warns Eddie Jones’ future must become clear beyond 2021

Salary cap investigation: Saracens struck down by 35-point deduction and £5.4m fine

5 November 2019 0 comments

Saracens have been handed the maximum penalty possible of a whopping 35-point deduction and £5.4m fine following an inquiry into their salary cap management. The […]