We’ll win it for Hartley, vows Tindall February 3, 2011 ENGLAND captain Mike Tindall last night warned Wales coach Warren Gatland that his baiting of Dylan Hartley has fired up the whole team for the RBS 6 Nations opener in Cardiff this evening. Gatland stirred up the hornets’ nest last week ahead of an encounter that rarely needs extra spice when he singled out hooker [...]
We’ll win it for Hartley, vows Tindall February 3, 2011 ENGLAND captain Mike Tindall last night warned Wales coach Warren Gatland that his baiting of Dylan Hartley has fired up the whole team for the RBS 6 Nations opener in Cardiff this evening. Gatland stirred up the hornets’ nest last week ahead of an encounter that rarely needs extra spice when he singled out hooker [...]
Armitage given eight-week ban and will miss Six Nations January 20, 2011 ENGLAND full-back Delon Armitage has been handed an eight-week ban by the Rugby Football Union and is set to miss the entire Six Nations campaign as a result. The London Irish star was found to have pushed and used threatening and / or abusive and obscene language towards a doping control officer by an RFU [...]
Wasps mull Abu Dhabi Quins match December 9, 2010 WASPS have confirmed they are considering a groundbreaking move that would see them play Harlequins in Abu Dhabi next month. The two clubs are in advanced discussions over the possibility of playing their LV= Cup clash on foreign soil in what would be the first competitive match between two English teams to be played overseas. [...]
Johnson hunting revenge February 24, 2011 England boss desperate to beat France ’We want to be in the headlines’, he says ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson last night urged his side to hog the back-page headlines by triumphing in tomorrow’s potentially decisive RBS 6 Nations showdown with France. Johnson is still hurting from last year’s 12-10 defeat to Les Bleus in Paris, [...]
Ashton’s our natural born finisher February 13, 2011 Johnson thrilled by progress of England’s try scoring machine ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson hailed try scoring sensation Chris Ashton as his side’s new talisman following his record-breaking exploits against Italy. Ashton followed up his brace in England’s RBS 6 Nations victory over Wales with four more in Saturday’s crushing 59-13 win over the Azzurri. The [...]
Dallaglio: England call must come before clubs December 9, 2010 ENGLAND great Lawrence Dallaglio has emphatically backed moves to ensure the national team is comprised solely of players based at domestic clubs. The Rugby Football Union has warned that anyone playing for a foreign team after next year’s World Cup is almost certain to be overlooked for England duty. The measure is designed to give [...]
THE FAMOUS FIVE – ENGLAND’S FOES February 2, 2011 Italy NICK MALLETT’S Italy remain a work in progress, and will have their work cut out again to not collect the wooden spoon, as they have done for the past three years. But there are some positives, and the Azzurri are becoming more competitive, thanks in part to domestic powerhouses Benetton Treviso and Aironi Rugby’s [...]
Woodward: England look good for 2011 November 28, 2010 ENGLAND (11) v/s SOUTH AFRICA (21) WORLD CUP winning coach Sir Clive Woodward has declared England’s autumn campaign a success despite the team ending their year by being outmuscled by South Africa. Martin Johnson’s emerging side failed to maintain the momentum of an encouraging November on Saturday as the grizzled Springboks taught them a lesson [...]
Johnson facing a big battle November 3, 2010 ENGLAND great Lawrence Dallaglio has urged Martin Johnson not to be fixated with results as he prepares his team for an eagerly awaited first autumn international against New Zealand on Saturday. Johnson has won just nine of his 21 matches as manager and pressure is growing on him to demonstrate an improvement with the World [...]