Greenwood: Exeter pair can make a late charge for World Cup squad December 18, 2014 England must stay unbeaten in run-up to event FORMER England and British and Irish Lions centre Will Greenwood believes Exeter Chiefs starlets Luke Cowan-Dickie and Henry Slade could yet gatecrash the squad for next year’s home World Cup. The pair did not feature for England in the autumn internationals but have been central to surprise [...]
Seats on sale for World Cup May 6, 2014 REGISTRATION has opened ahead of a six-week sale window for 500,000 tickets to Rugby World Cup matches for those affiliated to English clubs at all levels. Organisers of the 2015 showpiece confirmed tickets made available through the Rugby Community Ticket Programme will be on sale from 16 May and that a general sale for seats [...]
Lancaster set to hand Easter and Cipriani recalls January 20, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is set to hand veteran Harlequins No8 Nick Easter an international recall when he announces his squad for the opening clash of the Six Nations against Wales today. Lancaster will name a 34-strong party ahead of next week’s training camp for the Millennium Stadium showdown on 6 February and is expected to [...]
England hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh set to take on a new role in the City at EY February 5, 2015 England and Great Britain hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh is to take on a new kind of challenge by joining a City consultancy. The triple Olympian will be joining EY’s business development team based in London while at the same time training for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Consultants EY have partnered with Athlete Career Transition [...]
Sarries sweating on injured pair while Borthwick gets Japan call May 26, 2014 A FREAK ankle injury could cost Saracens the services of fly-half Owen Farrell in this weekend’s Aviva Premiership final against Northampton, director of rugby Mark McCall has confirmed. Farrell completed 64 minutes of Saturday’s Heineken Cup final defeat to French side Toulon, the England No10 kicking two penalties in Sarries 23-6 defeat. But McCall has [...]
Countdown 232 days to go: Injury blows not a concern for Corbisiero January 27, 2015 England prop glad to be over own setback and sure of squad depth. INJURIES may be a consistent theme threatening to derail England’s World Cup bid but prop Alex Corbisiero insists the selection conundrum facing head coach Stuart Lancaster is made more fathomable by the squad’s residual strength. Corbisiero’s latest war wound forced him onto [...]
Experienced Wales can edge past new-look England in Cardiff February 5, 2015 HARRY MADLEY PREVIEWS THE SIX NATIONS CURTAIN-RAISER AND BEN CLEMINSON WITH HIS BEST BETS FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY THE ANTICIPATION surrounding the opening fixture of the Six Nations will reach its climax at 8.05pm this evening as Wales host England at the Millennium Stadium, a venue which has seen the Red Rose win just [...]
Lancaster welcomes trio back as pacesetters build on Cardiff coup February 8, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has been handed a selection headache ahead of his side’s bid to maintain their perfect start to the Six Nations against Italy at Twickenham on Saturday. Centres Brad Barritt and Kyle Eastmond as well as second row Geoff Parling have recovered from injury and were included in England’s 32-man squad [...]
Vunipola: I was borderline arrogant February 5, 2015 As he prepares to battle his cousin tonight in the Six Nations, England’s wrecking ball tells Ross McLean about his fall from grace ENGLAND will bid to exorcise the ghost of a harrowing and Grand Slam-ending defeat to Wales at the Millennium Stadium tonight, but the clash also presents a chance for powerhouse Billy Vunipola [...]
Heron Tower police raid: The colourful world of Chelsea FC’s forex partner CWM FX March 6, 2015 Only one company in the Heron Tower has alluded to this week’s police raid. We ask who they are… Three days ago police raided offices in the Heron Tower, hauling 13 City workers out of the building and away for questioning. The event has sent shockwaves through the Square Mile; but aside from pub gossip [...]