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LV=Cup round 3: teams

25 January 2013 0 comments

Bath v Exeter Bath: Cuthbert; Lane, Banahan, Williams, Woodburn; Heathcote, McMillan; Beech, Webber, Perenise; Hooper (Capt.), Attwood; Koster, Gilbert, Skirving. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Palma-Newport, Spencer, […]

Northampton Saints sign Kahn Fotuali’i

24 January 2013 1 comment

Northampton Saints have secured the services of one of Europe’s hottest property as they announced the arrival of Samoan scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i from the Ospreys. […]

Dan Luger trains his sights on David Strettle for England call

24 January 2013 0 comments

England must abandon their policy of fielding two full-backs, according to one of their most prolific wings Dan Luger. And, says Luger, David Strettle deserves […]

Saracens in chase for Europe’s top target

22 January 2013 0 comments

Saracens, fresh from signing Billy Vunipola and James Johnston this week, are among a possee of clubs chasing Ospreys scrum half Kahn Fotuali’i. The Samoan […]

Saracens handed home Heineken Cup semi-final

20 January 2013 2 comments

Saracens have been given a major boost to reach the Heineken Cup final after they were drawn as potential host of the semi-finals. The North-Londoners, […]

Saracens qualify to set up Ulster clash

20 January 2013 0 comments

Saracens secured their place in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with a convincing 40-7 bonus-point win over Edinburgh at Vicarage Road. They will host Ulster in […]

Nick Cain looks at the current status of the Heineken Cup

20 January 2013 3 comments

If there was ever a time for the English clubs to emphasise that they are the real deal and not the ‘Great Pretenders’ of European […]

Jeremy Guscott: Soul of London Irish has been ripped out

19 January 2013 3 comments

In sport you get so many highs and lows, and the great thing is its unpredictability. Given the great year of sport we have just […]

Live: Saracens v Edinburgh

19 January 2013 3 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Saracens take on Edinburgh in the 6th and final round of the Heineken Cup group stages […]

Heineken Cup round 6 teams

18 January 2013 1 comment

Pool 1 Munster v Racing Metro Munster: Jones; Howlett (capt.), Earls, Downey, Zebo; Keatley, Murray; Kilcoyne, Varley, Botha; O’Callaghan, Ryan; O’Mahony, O’Donnell, Coughlan. Replacements: Sherry, […]

Nick Cain: Suddenly the England scrum is Gr-eight again

18 January 2013 1 comment

There were not many No.8 options for England at the start of last season, and it had become another problem position. When Stuart Lancaster came […]

Rob Baxter and Toby Booth could be called up by England

18 January 2013 3 comments

Rob Baxter and Toby Booth could be helping England in the summer if Stuart Lancaster gets his way. The England head coach will go to […]

My Life in Rugby: Tony Diprose – former England Quins and Saracens No.8

17 January 2013 2 comments

Standing in front of nearly 30,000 Australians and having to speak after we had just lost 76-0 was a hugely tough experience, but I wouldn’t take it […]

“Don’t be nervous, beat that breakdown, lads!” – Shontayne Hape

17 January 2013 0 comments

Get to grips with the breakdown and everything else will fall into place. Those words of wisdom for League converts Kyle Eastmond and Joel Tomkins […]

Paul Doran-Jones to join Harlequins

16 January 2013 1 comment

Harlequins are thought to have hit straight back to replace James Johnston by signing Northampton‘s Paul Doran-Jones. It was announced earlier this week that the […]

Wasps did everything to keep Vunipola

15 January 2013 0 comments

Director of Rugby Dai Young revealed London Wasps did everything they could to keep Billy Vunipola at the club but “pressure for family reasons” pushed […]

Harlequins confirm James Johnston departure

15 January 2013 0 comments

Harlequins confirmed today that James Johnston will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the current season. The announcement was made […]

Saracens snap up Billy Vunipola and James Johnston

14 January 2013 1 comment

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper back in December, Billy Vunipola will team up with his brother Mako next season after the […]

Nick Cain talks to Saracens flanker Will Fraser about his ‘inspirational’ brother

13 January 2013 0 comments

Will Fraser goes through a ritual before every match he plays for Saracens. The rugged openside flanker has his wrists and thumbs bandaged, and on […]

Young Gun: Tom Jubb –Saracens lock

12 January 2013 1 comment

With Richard Hill as his academy coach and Steve Borthwick his club captain, Saracens lock Tom Jubb could not be better placed to learn the […]

No end to Dan Caprice’s magical mystery tour

11 January 2013 1 comment

Dan Caprice is not one for letting the grass grow under his feet. Over the past three years he has travelled the Sevens circuit with […]

Let us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs

10 January 2013 2 comments

Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the RFU are responsible for […]

Billy Twelvetress named in England’s Six Nations squad

9 January 2013 1 comment

Billy Twelvetress has been named by Stuart Lancaster in the England Elite Player Squad for the upcoming RBS Six Nations. The uncapped Gloucester centre, one […]

David Ellis – “I can turn Danny Cipriani back into an England star”

9 January 2013 2 comments

Defence coach Dave Ellis says he can help Danny Cipriani get back into the England side. Gifted Sale Sharks playmaker Cipriani has not represented his […]

Joel Tomkins states his case for England defence

8 January 2013 0 comments

The defensive prowess of Joel Tomkins makes him a genuine contender for an England call-up, says Saracens team-mate Dave Strettle. With England boss Stuart Lancaster, […]

McCall and Co. carry on at Saracens

7 January 2013 1 comment

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has extended his contract with the North London club until at least the end of the 2014/15 season. Former […]

Young Gun: Will Hooley – Northampton fly-half

5 January 2013 1 comment

As a young fly-half there aren’t many better mentors to learn from than Jonny Wilkinson – so Northampton‘s Will Hooley admits he has no excuse […]

Jeff Probyn: No guarantee that artificial pitches will boost scrum

2 January 2013 0 comments

Some time ago I wrote about my doubts concerning Saracens‘ ambitions to play on an artificial pitch and whether it would really happen, given the […]

Saracens in control after Munster win

16 December 2012 1 comment

Saracens are in control of Pool 1 after a 19-13 defeat of Munster at Vicarage Road today in the fourth round of the Heineken Cup. […]

Heineken Cup round 4: Preview and Predictions

14 December 2012 0 comments

Pool 1 Edinburgh v Racing Metro After over a year on the sidelines, Edinburgh welcome Ben Cairs back in their starting line-up for the reception […]

Heineken Cup round 3: preview and predictions

7 December 2012 0 comments

Pool 1 Munster v Saracens Dave O’Callaghan will make his first Heineken Cup start for Munster against Saracens in Thomond Park tomorrow. O’Callaghan will become […]

Amlin Cup round 3 previews

7 December 2012 0 comments

London Irish v Gloucester David Paice and Jonathan Joseph return to the London Irish side from the England camp for tomorrow’s visit of Gloucester at […]

Fearless Freddie Burns gets his chance – Mike Tindall

30 November 2012 1 comment

Gloucester player-coach Mike Tindall believes 22-year-old Freddie Burns will have no problem stepping into international rugby should he feature against the All Blacks tomorrow. The […]

Premiership round 10: previews and predictions

30 November 2012 0 comments

Harlequins v Worcester Harlequins have made three changes to the starting XV that played Bath last weekend for the reception of Worcester tonight. Seb Stegmann […]

Openside gambit from Luke Wallace: “I’ll oust Chris Robshaw”

28 November 2012 1 comment

Ultra-competitive Harlequins flanker Luke Wallace believes he could provide the long-term answer to England‘s search for a genuine openside. And he has put Quins team-mate […]

England Women beat New Zealand to seal Series win

28 November 2012 1 comment

England have secured their second consecutive Test Series win over New Zealand with a 17-8 victory in Aldershot yesterday. With the score stuck at 10-8 […]

Goode gets the goods for Worcester against Saracens

23 November 2012 1 comment

Andy Goode was once again on song with the boot as Worcester secured a try-less 12-3 win over Saracens at Sixways. The former England fly-half […]

“We stopped doing the hard graft up front” – Northampton’s Ken Pisi

23 November 2012 2 comments

Last week against the Dragons, Northampton ended a four-game losing streak which saw them go from unbeaten at top of the Premiership to fifth in […]

England v South Africa teams

23 November 2012 3 comments

Joe Launchbury has been handed his first Test start for England ahead of their game against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The London Wasps […]

Premiership round 9: preview and predictions

23 November 2012 0 comments

Bath v Harlequins: Army boy Semesa Rokoduguni is in line to make his Premiership debut for the West Country side as they host the reigning […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 9: previews and predictions

23 November 2012 2 comments

Dragons v Connacht Club captain Lewis Evans and loosehead prop Phil Price return to the Dragons’ starting line up as they prepare to face Connacht […]

Gavin Henson – “At last a coach is playing me at No.10”

22 November 2012 0 comments

It’s been a long journey of broken promises, off-field incidents and not a lot of rugby but Gavin Henson says he has now resurrected his […]

Scotland v South Africa & Ireland v Fiji teams

16 November 2012 1 comment

Tighthead Euan Murray and back row have been named in the Scotland’s starting XV to face South Africa on Saturday. 32-year-old Murray, who missed the […]

LV Cup round 2: preview and prediction

16 November 2012 2 comments

Dragons v Northampton The Dragons and the Saints are both looking for their first win in the competition at Rodney Parade on Sunday. Dan Evans […]

Chris Ashton returns to England starting XV

15 November 2012 0 comments

As expected, Chris Ashton returns to the England starting line-up ahead of Saturday’s clash against Australia at Twickenham. The Saracens winger, who served his one-match […]

Scotland v South Africa teams

14 November 2012 0 comments

Tighthead Euan Murray and back row have been named in the Scotland‘s starting XV to face South Africa on Saturday. 32-year-old Murray, who missed the New […]

Nick Cain assesses the challenge ahead for England against the big three

11 November 2012 2 comments

Now comes the reckoning. Forget about all the window-dressing surrounding the good intentions of Stuart Lancaster’s young hopefuls and cut to the harsh reality of […]

LV Cup Round 1: preview and predictions

11 November 2012 1 comment

London Irish v Sale With both team in serious need to build on momentum, Brian Smith and Steve Diamond have named a strong side in […]

England v Fiji Teams

9 November 2012 1 comment

Tom Youngs will make his England Test debut in Saturday’s Test against Fiji at Twickenham. The Leicester hooker, who played twice in midweek during the […]

Dai Young: Wasps winning and Tom being man of the match would be ideal

9 November 2012 0 comments

Tonight’s clash between the Blues and Wasps will have a familiar feeling for Wasps head coach Dai Young. The former Blues player and coach returns […]

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