Keep cracking your whip as England won’t get to No1 if you don’t, full-back Mike Brown tells head coach Eddie Jones October 21, 2016 England vice-captain Mike Brown – tough, uncompromising and not afraid to speak his mind – was quick to jump to the defence of head coach Eddie Jones when the intensity of the Australian’s international training camp came under fire amid a succession of injuries. Jones, too, is famed for his no-nonsense, some might say authoritarian, [...]
Tributes pour in after Munster head coach Anthony Foley dies in hotel October 16, 2016 Tributes have poured in after it emerged that Munster head coach Anthony Foley had died suddenly at the club’s hotel in Paris as they prepared for a Champions Cup clash with Racing 92. Former Ireland back-row forward Foley, aged 42, passed away overnight and as a mark of respect Munster’s planned showdown in the French capital [...]
Flanker Mike Williams adds to head coach Eddie Jones’s injury headache as autumn series nears October 11, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones’s injury problems deepened yesterday after Leicester flanker Mike Williams was ruled out of the autumn international series with a broken arm. Zimbabwe-born Williams was a contender to play as openside flanker when England begin their autumn programme against South Africa at Twickenham on 12 November but is now set for [...]
Saracens 30, Wasps 14: Mark McCall demands improvement despite Sarries’ demolition job on high-flyers October 9, 2016 Saracens boss Mark McCall has demanded greater ruthlessness despite seeing the defending champions hit the Premiership’s summit with a bonus-point 30-14 victory over in-form Wasps at Allianz Park. Hooker Jamie George climbed off the bench to score two late tries, adding to first-half touchdowns from prop Mako Vunipola and wing Mike Ellery, while Josh Bassett [...]
Anthony Watson set to miss England’s autumn internationals with broken jaw October 6, 2016 Wing Anthony Watson has become the latest addition to England’s list of casualties ahead of next month’s autumn internationals after he sustained a suspected broken jaw. Watson, a mainstay of Eddie Jones’s resurgent Red Rose side, is thought to have suffered the injury during England training on Tuesday and is not expected to recover in [...]
Sam Jones’ England debut hopes in doubt as Wales skipper Sam Warburton requires surgery October 4, 2016 A potential England debut for Wasps forward Sam Jones during next month’s autumn internationals has been placed in doubt after the back row sustained an ankle injury in training yesterday. The 24-year-old was in contention to replace club-mate James Haskell, who himself is sidelined with a toe injury, but has been forced to return to [...]
Wolfpack Lager owners and rugby union players Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles talk about the transition from pitch to entrepreneurship October 3, 2016 "You can feel yourself getting older, tireder and sorer. The question inevitably becomes, ‘what next?’, says Saracens player Alistair Hargreaves. “It’s a position most sportspeople find themselves in: you’ve been doing something you love your whole life, then you’re faced with the prospect of not doing it. Playing engulfs your life, so it’s actually pretty [...]
Groin injury set to sideline centre Manu Tuilagi for England’s autumn internationals September 25, 2016 Centre Manu Tuilagi is set to add to England head coach Eddie Jones’s mounting injury woes after Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill confirmed the Samoa-born powerhouse is expected to be sidelined for up to eight weeks. Tuilagi has not played since the opening day of the season after injuring his groin and despite initial hopes [...]
Bath back attacking rugby brand to win over Londoners at Twickenham for Leicester Tigers fixture September 22, 2016 Bath believe that their exciting brand of rugby will attract Londoners to Twickenham for a meeting with old rivals Leicester Tigers in April next year. The 151-year-old club are relocating to the capital’s iconic 82,000 stadium for the 8 April Premiership fixture against the Tigers in a bid to engage with rugby fans beyond the borders [...]
Saracens wing Chris Ashton handed 13-week ban for biting September 21, 2016 Saracens wing Chris Ashton has been handed a 13-week suspension after being found guilty of one charge of biting at a protracted Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing in London. The 29-year-old England hopeful was cited for allegedly biting Northampton Saints prop Alex Waller on two separate occasions during Sarries’ 27-12 victory over their rivals on [...]