Bristol Harry Randall We’re Going After Teams and Real Crack
Trying to catch a flash in a bottle of cider would be only marginally more difficult than curbing Bristol’s dazzling action straining game at the moment. The Bears averaged 50…
France Steeled for Epic Six Nations Decider Against England
The last time England lost in the women’s six Nations, Theresa May was Prime Minister, Chelsea were defending the Premier League champions and The Shape of Water had just won…
Owen Farrell Penalty Gives Saracens Hard-Fought Win at Bath
There are plenty of potential contenders to win this year’s Premiership, but they have yet to take Saracens’ stubborn fingers off the trophy. When the push comes, the defending champions…
Northmore and Porter Edge Harlequins to Win Over Northampton
These two will represent English Rugby in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup next weekend. If this is the matter, you will not only make your country proud, you will…
Matthews Leads England to Slam in Row with Victory in France
England have been basking in the glory of the women’s Six Nations and the winning sunlight has heated their skin once again as Marlie Packer lifted the trophy for the…
John Mitchell England Pass French Test and Will Only Superior
England head coach John Mitchell could not have been clearer about his team’s ambitions ahead of this year’s women’s Six Nations. “The potential of this site is enormous,” he told…
England Six Nations Built on Sacrificing Discipline for Dynamism
England’s Six Nations women’s campaign has been great, but it seems even truer when you look at their numbers: 270 points scored over 44 tries in five matches, with only…
Vermeulen Double Inspires Exeter to Victory Against Gloucester
A glance at the team’s record suggested that this could be a difficult afternoon for Gloucester, and so it turned out. Exeter’s international contingent, led by Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins…
English Rugby Must Wear Salary Cap and Resist Temptation
They released the annual salary cap report last week. Premier Rugby has made it a pretty brilliant document, as if to emphasise how seriously the concept of the salary cap…
Saracens Fresh Blow After Vunipola Arrest Itoje for Suspension
Saracens’ concerns have intensified after Billy Vunipola’s arrest in Mallorca, and Maro Itoje faces the prospect of a suspension that could rule him out for the club’s end-of-season run-in. Barely…
Billy Vunipola Admits Not Knowing to Stop Drinking to Taser Arrest
Billy Vunipola admitted that he had difficulty “knowing when to stop drinking” when explaining the circumstances of his arrest in Mallorca. The English number 8 made a public apology after…
Weight of History Saints Look to Seize Day in Leinster Champions
By his own admission, Northampton’s Director of Rugby, Phil Dowson, is a history buff. This week he invited the club’s Irish strength and conditioning coach, Eamonn Hyland, to give his…
Blair Kinghorn the Mentality at Toulouse Is That We Win Trophies
It’s been five months since Blair Kinghorn decided to move from Edinburgh to Toulouse in the middle of the season. He played 10 matches and won each of them. Toulouse…
We’re Looking at Losing 20% of Olympic Nations
The journey from the small Eldoret airport to the town of Iten, in southwestern Kenya, takes about an hour. It is an unlit winding road with few road signs: you…
Dupont Steers Toulouse Champions Cup Final to Leave Harlequins
Another gallant English defeat, another story of the brave losers of the Premiership, but ultimately another one marked by contrition. Toulouse booked their place in the final to ensure a…