Mako Vunipola is playing with the power and confidence of a man who has silenced his critics and believes there is even more to come from England’s first choice loose head prop. With Joe Marler having stood down from the summer tour of Australia and hampered by concussion this season, the Saracens prop has cemented Read More …
Exclusive Nigel Wray’s business empire covers everything from to the country’s favourite pizza company to high profile real estate and he has been happy to sink tens of millions of his fortune into making Saracens the double champions of Europe and the Aviva Premiership. Wray, the Sarries chairman, admits some may consider him mad for Read More …
An English rugby writer has poured cold water on Steven Hansen’s proposal of an annual match between the Six Nations and Rugby Championship winners because he says World Rugby won’t agree to it. Officials have held talks about the scheduling of rugby after the next World Cup, with proposals to align the northern and southern Read More …
Chris Ashton could quit English rugby if he is given a lengthy ban tonight. The Saracens wing will appear before an RFU disciplinary panel in London for twice biting Northampton prop Alex Waller and if found guilty could be suspended for up to 48 weeks. Ashton was banned for 10 weeks last season for gouging Read More …
It should not have been a surprise to anyone who has watched Andy Murray’s amazing tennis year that his body finally started to give way during the Davis Cup semi-final loss to Argentina at Glasgow. It was remarkable that Andy had not hit the physical wall earlier having started the year by losing in the Read More …
Angelique Kerber has done her best to become the new face of women’s tennis, adding the US Open title to the Australian Open triumph she celebrated at the start of a crucial year for the sport. Defeat in the Wimbledon final to Serena Williams and a silver medal at the Rio Olympics preceded this 6-3,4-6 Read More …
Exclusive Owen Farrell today insisted the back injury that is keeping him out of the Saracens team is not serious and he is on course for a return to action in “ a couple of weeks.” Farrell suffered a muscular injury in pre-season training and while he has only been able to Read More …
Stuart Lancaster’s search for a new role following his departure from the England job after the 2015 World Cup disaster ended today when he joined Leinster. The former England head coach has been appointed as the Irish province’s new senior coach following the departure of Kurt McQuilkin and he will work alongside Leo Cullen, the Read More …
My predictions for the final Aviva Premiership table positions at the end of the regular season; 1)Saracens; The arrival of Schalk Burger is massive for the club and he will take some of the ball carrying load off Billy and Mako Vunipola and Maro Itoje. Sean Maitland is a very useful utility back but most Read More …
All Black Sonny Bill Williams’ bid to become the first World Cup winner to grab Olympic gold will trigger a rush by rugby’s top players to be part of both major Global sporting events in Japan in 2019 and 2020. That is the view of Octavian Morariu, the Rugby Europe President and an International Olympic Read More …
