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Young Gun: Ali Crossdale – England U20s full-back

2 June 2017 0 comments

Ali Cossdale is living the dream by training with the best team in Europe every day and has learned that rubbing shoulders with the likes […]

Farrell is Lions’ key man, not Sexton

2 June 2017 0 comments

Permutations for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless of the number, says Will Greenwood. With […]

Warburton fit to lead Lions in tour opener

1 June 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British and Irish Lions in their opening match against the Provincial Barbarians on […]

Eddie’s in need of a big rethink says Lamb

31 May 2017 0 comments

France-bound fly-half Ryan Lamb says Eddie Jones‘ decision to exclude Freddie Burns, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade from the tour to Argentina is “unbelievable”. Lamb, […]

Size didn’t matter in 1971, just pure ability

28 May 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW When they line up for the first Test, the Lions’ backs will be three inches taller on […]

Greenwood: Owen is key man, not Sexton

28 May 2017 2 comments

Opinion: Will Greenwood PERMUTATIONS for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless of the number, says […]

YOUNG GUNS

21 May 2017 1 comment

ALI CROSSDALE ENGLAND U20s FULL-BACK Ali Cossdale is living the dream by training with the best team in Europe every day and has learned that […]

Billy can take No.8 play to a new level!

21 May 2017 0 comments

Lawrence Dallaglio tells NEALE HARVEY how Billy Vunipola can usurp Kieran Read as world leading No.8 Lawrence Dallaglio Blockbuster: Billy Vunipola on the charge against […]

All Blacks will need big guns firing – Franks

16 May 2017 0 comments

Double World Cup-winning Kiwi prop Ben Franks reckons the array of “world-class” talent within the Lions ranks, led by the indomitable Maro Itoje, will ensure […]

King Billy of Europe!

14 May 2017 0 comments

Vunipola inspires Saracens to superb double Champions Cup triumph By NEALE HARVEY Mac-nificent: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt lift the Champions Cup at Murrayfield with […]

Castleford accused of breaching contract

14 May 2017 0 comments

DENNY SOLOMONA will claim that Castleford Tigers ‘belittled’ him as the case over his switch to Sale Sharks heads to trial later this year. A […]

Saracens – 3rd

14 May 2017 0 comments

STORY OF THE SEASON: Hugely impressive when at full strength and then hanging tough when short handed. Saracens know they are going to get hit […]

All Blacks will need big guns firing – Franks

14 May 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY DOUBLE World Cupwinning Kiwi prop Ben Franks reckons the array of “worldclass” talent within the Lions ranks, led by the indomitable Maro […]

Ref Owens makes it tougher for Cup heroes

14 May 2017 1 comment

Clermont 17pts Tries: Lamerat 27, Abendanon 52 Conversions: Parra 28, 54 Penalties: Parra 60 Saracens 28pts Tries: Ashton 13, Kruis 22, Goode 73 Conversions: Farrell […]

NICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…

14 May 2017 0 comments

CLERMONT 1. RAPHAEL CHAUME Did his duty at the scrum, and did not stint at close quarters Rating: 6 out of 10 2. BENJAMIN KAYSER […]

Te’o warns Farrell: I’m aiming to be a starter

10 May 2017 0 comments

Ben Te’o has warned fellow British & Lions No.12 hopefuls Owen Farrell and Robbie Henshaw he aims to be a starter during the three-Test series […]

Te’o warns Farrell: I’m aiming to be a starter

7 May 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Rival: Robbie Henshaw Learning fast: Ben Te’o PICTURE: Getty Images BEN TE’O has warned fellow British & Lions No.12 hopefuls Owen Farrell […]

Picamoles has stood out despite Saints’ struggles

7 May 2017 0 comments

Dominant: Northampton No.8 Louis Picamoles PICTURE: Getty Images IT is no real surprise that there are three Wasps in the RPA Players’ Player of the […]

McGeechan: Lions have quality to win

6 May 2017 0 comments

No one speaks with more authority and knowledge about the British & Irish Lions than Sir Ian McGeechan, who was head coach a record four […]

Jeremy Guscott: Mallinder must make sure he is not this year’s Devoto

3 May 2017 0 comments

Eddie Jones has gone left field by announcing a next-generation squad to tour Argentina. In many ways what Jones is doing is fantastic, and I […]

Sarries awake from siesta in nick of time

30 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS spent the early part of the week sunning themselves in Barcelona and it took a full 45 minutes for them to […]

Farrell earns plaudits from suffering Meads

23 April 2017 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Impressive: Owen Farrell goes past Wales’ Dan Biggar for England PICTURE: Getty Images OWEN Farrell will pose the greatest single danger to […]

Lozowski is ready to state case for England

23 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY ALEX Lozowski has declared himself ready to stake a claim for England’s coveted No.10 jersey on the back of a stellar first […]

Saracens show ruthless streak to stem tide of Foley’s red army

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Powering over: Mako Vunipola charges through Keith Earls for the opening try PICTURES: Getty Images OWEN Farrell was determined not to leave […]

Jenkins ramps up pressure on Barrett

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER BEAUDEN Barrett might be the best player in the world but his goal kicking could be the All Blacks’ downfall according to […]

Lions have the talent, do they have the time?

23 April 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Head start at No.6: Ireland blindside CJ Stander It was always going to be a very competitive 2017 […]

Scots unlucky that Twickenham defeat was not considered a blip

23 April 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT Brilliant: Stuart Hogg one of only two Scots to tour My heart sunk a little for the Scots on Wednesday when John […]

This can be when North becomes a true great

23 April 2017 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND We could see some of the best rugby ever to be played on this Lions tour. That might sound […]

All-rounder Farrell reminds McCaw of legend Carter

20 April 2017 0 comments

Richie McCaw believes Owen Farrell is turning into a Northern Hemisphere version of Dan Carter. McCaw, a double World Cup-winning captain, was on the wrong […]

OFFICIAL: British and Irish Lions squad announced

19 April 2017 0 comments

The British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer has been announced today. For the second successive tour, head coach Warren Gatland has […]

Take 45 players to New Zealand, you’re going to need all of them!

18 April 2017 0 comments

The 2017 Lions must go to New Zealand mob-handed – and only heavy hitting hard nuts need apply. That is the message from Dick Best, […]

All-rounder Farrell reminds McCaw of legend Carter

16 April 2017 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Running the show: England inside-centre Owen Farrell. Dan Carter scores during the second Lions Test in 2005 PICTURES: Getty Images Admirer: Richie […]

Bolter O’Mahony ‘has drive to lead Lions’

16 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY DONNCHA O’Callaghan reckons forceful Irish back rower Peter O’Mahony is a viable contender for the Lions captaincy if Sam Warburton fails to […]

Gatland’s million dollar question: Is it Sexton or Farrell?

16 April 2017 1 comment

AT LAST, after months and months of speculation Warren Gatland is poised to announce his Lions squad for New Zealand… what a relief. Debates over […]

Evans: These backs can test my All Blacks

14 April 2017 0 comments

Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans never bets against the All Blacks, but the Kiwi strategist reckons he can name a British & Irish Lions backline combination […]

Saracens start their long sprint for home

9 April 2017 1 comment

Saracens…40pts Tries: Ashton 16, Brits 23, Rhodes 73, Goode 77 Conversions: Farrell 17, 24, 73, 78 Penalties: Farrell 34, 42, 61, 68 Harlequins …19pts Tries: […]

Gopperth demands a big reaction to Dublin fiasco

9 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm. Ricoh Arena FRUSTRATED Wasps centre Jimmy Gopperth is desperate to exorcise the ghosts of last […]

James tops Tait’s list of outsiders to take on the Pumas

9 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY MATHEW Tait reckons England boss Eddie Jones must cast his midfield net wider by looking to Sale duo Sam James and Will […]

Shane Williams: Warburton still the pick of captaincy candidates

6 April 2017 0 comments

The clock is ticking in the run up to Warren Gatland‘s Lions squad announcement, but for me there’s only one man to lead the touring […]

’Vunipola gives you go-forward like no other in world rugby’

2 April 2017 0 comments

BEFORE he heads home to Australia, former Gloucester head coach Laurie Fisher has been casting his eye over England’s line-up and believes barnstorming back rower […]

Wilkinson: Lions will need a team full of captains to defeat All Blacks

2 April 2017 0 comments

Been there: Jonny Wilkinson on Lions duty in 2005 By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA JONNY Wilkinson claims the Lions will need a posse of captains […]

Farrell would make a great leader of Lions says Mako

31 March 2017 0 comments

Mako Vunipola reckons ‘world-class’ Owen Farrell would make a fantastic job of captaining the British & Irish Lions in New Zealand this summer should Warren […]

Rhodes welcomes back heavy brigade

26 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WITH their England contingent back and showing no ill-effects from last week’s Grand Slam defeat in Ireland, back rower Michael Rhodes reckons […]

Saracens v Bath

26 March 2017 1 comment

Today. Kick-off 3pm. Allianz Park PREVIEW… SARACENS are poised for yet another Premiership semi-final but they’ll be desperate to see off Exeter for second place […]

Twickenham rout ‘will cost Scots their Lions places’

26 March 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Scotland lock Jim Hamilton fears his countrymen’s 62-21 Six Nations thrashing by England has dashed any hope of significant Lions representation […]

Stop whinging Rob, you’re ignoring player welfare!

26 March 2017 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Rob Howley should remember that nobody likes a bad loser as he struggles to justify a […]

Lions watch: fly-halves

24 March 2017 0 comments

The Six Nations provides Warren Gatland with the most exacting series of trials that any Lions chief selector could wish for. This is especially true […]

High quality moments could not mask increasing shortage of classic matches

19 March 2017 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks back at the defining moments of the Six Nations and how the introduction of bonus points effected things Brendan Gallagher Round One […]

The Six Nations that was…

19 March 2017 0 comments

Player of the tournament: Owen Farrell. Last year’s winner Stuart Hogg again provided the moments that remain seared in the brain but we should look […]

My team of the tournament…

19 March 2017 0 comments

15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland): One of few modern players with genuine x-factor. A try scorer and provider. Rob Kearney was in decent nick. 14. George […]

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