Taulupe Faletau Bath move vetoed by Warren Gatland as Leicester sign former South Africa skipper Jean de Villiers October 28, 2015 Wales coach Warren Gatland last night vetoed the proposed transfer of No8 Taulupe Faletau from Newport Gwent Dragons to last season’s Premiership runners-up Bath. The Dragons had sought to release the 24-year-old forward, whose contract runs out next summer, but under the funding agreement for Welsh domestic rugby, Gatland has to approve international players moving [...]
How backing rugby helps to build a global head of steam May 10, 2015 Heathrow Express’s Fraser Brown looks to players’ speed on the field to win the high-speed rail link more conversions IF YOU are a lover of statistics, you’ll love this opening paragraph. Of the 50m passengers who arrive at Heathrow airport every year, around 20m travel immediately into central London. Of that 20m, nearly a third [...]
London Irish v Saracens to be played in New York as Aviva Premiership Rugby lands in America October 27, 2015 London Irish and Saracens will play each other in New York in the Aviva Premiership's first ever overseas fixture. The two London clubs will swap the Big Smoke for the Big Apple on Saturday 12 March, with the Exiles' home fixture set to be staged at the 25,000 capacity Red Bull Arena, home of the New York [...]
Rugby union and rugby league compared ahead of Manchester showdown between England v Uruguay and Super League final October 9, 2015 England travel to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium to face Uruguay in a World Cup dead rubber this Saturday, their first excursion beyond Twickenham at the tournament. But you could forgive locals for averting their attentions to a different code of rugby as the Super League final between Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors takes place across town. [...]
Australia’s Michael Cheika becomes latest international heavyweight to rule himself out of England job November 16, 2015 England's search for a new head coach was dealt a further blow yesterday after Australia’s Michael Cheika became the latest international heavyweight to rule himself out of contention. Cheika had emerged as one of the leading candidates to succeed Stuart Lancaster, having revived Australia’s fortunes since taking over from Ewen McKenzie in October 2014 and [...]
Delay to Olympic Stadium naming rights kick-off February 3, 2015 REBRANDING of the Olympic Stadium has been delayed and a naming rights partner for the east London venue is now not expected to take effect until next year. A blue-chip company had been tipped to buy naming rights by the end of last year, but a spokesperson for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park said a [...]
Danny Cipriani on course for England Six Nations selection, says Sale Sharks boss Steve Diamond January 4, 2016 In-form Danny Cipriani is making it difficult for new England head coach Eddie Jones to leave the quicksilver fly-half out of his squad for the Six Nations, according to Sale boss Steve Diamond. Cipriani, now 28, is still to justify the predictions of a stellar international career that greeted his emergence at Wasps almost a [...]
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen does not expect to be in charge when New Zealand defend World Cup title in 2019 November 1, 2015 New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has admitted that he does not expect to be in the All Blacks hotseat when they bid to land a third successive World Cup title in 2019. The All Blacks made history on Saturday, beating southern hemisphere rivals Australia 34-17 at Twickenham to become the first nation to successfully retain their [...]
Sports marketing company TLA Worldwide records profit and revenue growth in 2014 April 14, 2015 The figures Athlete representation and sports marketing business TLA Worldwide recorded a grand slam set of results for 2014, with growth scored in revenue, profit and earnings per share. The Aim-listed company, which manages leading athletes, events and leagues in sports including baseball, golf, rugby, American football, cricket and football, reported a 12 per [...]
Eddie Jones: Why England Rugby’s new head coach could benefit from keeping Stuart Lancaster involved November 20, 2015 Eddie Jones is the exciting, big name appointment to head coach many England fans were hoping for – but could there still be a role for Stuart Lancaster in the England set up? Heads were always going to roll after England's World Cup results and the level of investment in the team, but we need [...]