Hape let down by conduct of his England team-mates October 4, 2011 ENGLAND centre Shontayne Hape admits he feels let down by the off-field conduct of those team-mates who were reprimanded by manager Martin Johnson, but denied the suggestion his side are spiralling out of control. The trio of James Haskell, Chris Ashton and Dylan Hartley were recently read the riot act by Johnson over inappropriate comments [...]
No8 Jones to captain Wales August 16, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wales have handed the captain’s armband to No8 Ryan Jones for this weekend’s final World Cup warm-up match against Argentina. Regular skipper Matthew Rees is out of the tournament with a neck problem while current stand-in Sam Warburton is being rested against the Pumas.
No8 Jones to captain Wales August 16, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wales have handed the captain’s armband to No8 Ryan Jones for this weekend’s final World Cup warm-up match against Argentina. Regular skipper Matthew Rees is out of the tournament with a neck problem while current stand-in Sam Warburton is being rested against the Pumas.
Media should lay off England night out September 19, 2011 SATURDAY’S match at home to Cornish Pirates was a mixed affair. Losing 23-25 to team of their calibre is no disgrace, but we didn’t start the game with our usual intensity, so we were down at half-time. However, I was immensely proud of the way we dragged the match back into our control during the [...]
Scotland left to regret 30 seconds of madness September 25, 2011 ARGENTINA (13) vs SCOTLAND (12) DEJECTED Scotland coach Andy Robinson was left to rue the “30 seconds of madness” which saw Argentina snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and leave his side’s World Cup hopes in tatters. Scotland led by six points with seven minutes remaining but a comedy of errors, which started with [...]
England shuffle the pack September 16, 2011 ENGLAND vs GEORGIA • Johnson freshens up his side to face Georgia • Flood keen to make most of fresh opportunity • Captain Moody makes comeback after knee injury ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson will ring the changes ahead of Sunday’s clash with Georgia in an attempt to inject some fresh impetus into his side’s World [...]
England shuffle the pack September 16, 2011 ENGLAND vs GEORGIA • Johnson freshens up his side to face Georgia • Flood keen to make most of fresh opportunity • Captain Moody makes comeback after knee injury ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson will ring the changes ahead of Sunday’s clash with Georgia in an attempt to inject some fresh impetus into his side’s World [...]
Wasps sign full-back Southwell August 3, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wasps have signed Scotland international full-back Hugo Southwell from Stade Francais on a two-year deal. Southwell is currently injured and won’t feature at the World Cup.
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 1, 2011 Swann eager to turn the screw CRICKET: England spinner Graeme Swann insists he and his team-mates are far from done with tormenting India yet. England head into the five-match one-day series on the back of an overwhelming 4-0 Test victory which they followed up on Wednesday night with victory in a one-off Twenty20 clash at [...]
Waldrom shocked to be the recipient of Johnson’s World Cup emergency call September 20, 2011 LEICESTER No8 Thomas Waldrom admits he was stunned to receive Martin Johnson’s emergency World Cup call following an injury scare to Nick Easter. The 28-year-old Tigers star is en route to his native New Zealand to provide cover for Harlequins stalwart Easter, who is struggling with a back injury. Waldrom arrived at Leicester’s Oval Park [...]