Warren Gatland today snubbed captain Dylan Hartley and ignored key England players who had helped win successive Six Nations titles and equalled the world record of 18 successive wins when he named a 41 strong British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer. England still had the largest contingent in the squad Read More …
exclusive Michael Rhodes, the South African born double winning Saracens flanker, wants to be part of England’s bid for World Cup glory in 2019. Rhodes, who helped Sarries win the European Champions Cup and Premiership titles, has been in outstanding form for the club this season, filling in as an emergency second row to help Read More …
Chris Ashton provided the try scoring power to send Saracens into a titanic European Champions Cup semi-final with Munster and then insisted the double winners will be underdogs in Dublin on April 22/23. Given the way Sarries defeated Glasgow Warriors in yesterday’s quarter-final 38-13, that appears to be wishful thinking on Ashton’s behalf, but he Read More …
Lewis Moody has expressed his serious concerns over England’s attempt to set up a clash with New Zealand at Twickenham on November 4, fearing the effects of this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour could undermine their cause. Eddie Jones, the England head coach ,expects at least 15 of his players to be part of Read More …
England are negotiating to bring the All Blacks to Twickenham in November but will not split expected £8m gate receipts 50-50 with the three times World Cup winners. Standard Sport understands talks are taking place for a possible fixture on November 4 when the Barbarians were scheduled to use the stadium to take on one Read More …
Eddie Jones has been warned he could suffer the same fate as the World champion All Blacks as he attempts to lead England to a record 19 successive wins against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The All Blacks were left on 18 wins after Ireland pulled off a shock 40-29 victory in Chicago in November Read More …
Eddie Jones, the England head coach, has decided to unleash the most powerful replacements bench international rugby has ever seen against Scotland, with Billy and Mako Vunipola tasked with tearing into tiring opponents to ensure a world record equalling 18th successive victory at Twickenham on Saturday. Billy has played just 72mins of rugby after nearly Read More …
James Haskell would normally wake up in pain after an international rugby match, his body having absorbed numerous collisions that require extensive recovery work with the team’s medical staff. However, thanks to Italy’s controversial tactics in England’s 36-15 win that keeps them on top of the RBS Six Nations table, the Wasps flanker is today Read More …
Maro Itoje never doubted his ability to survive in the unforgiving world of international rugby where promising talent can be cruelly exposed. Despite being thrown into his first test on Valentines’s Day against Italy in Rome at 21-years-old, just one year later he has become absolutely crucial to England’s bid for a second Grand Slam Read More …
After an incredible 2016 for British tennis, Leon Smith only took seconds to come up with his wish for the New Year;“ Simple, more of the same please!” You can understand why Smith, Great Britain’s popular Davis Cup captain, wants to replicate the previous 12 months which culminated in a Knighthood for his great friend Read More …
