England’s ten game unbeaten run and their credibility as potential World No1’s is on the line against South Africa at Twickenham tomorrow. Remarkably, England, the second best team in the world, haven’t beaten the Springboks since 2006 which involves 11 defeats and a draw and this obvious flaw in their rugby CV cannot be allowed Read More …
Kelly Brown, the former Scotland captain, is juggling playing and also coaching the Saracens Academy this season for the Aviva Premiership and European Champions Cup double champions. It is the latest example of Sarries keeping things “in-house” and ensuring that vital rugby experience is not lost when key players finish their careers. Charlie Hodgson retired Read More …
Kurtley Beale insists there is a still a place for all shapes and sizes in the modern game and will mark his return from a serious knee injury in December by joining the “Light Brigade” at Wasps. While the majority of Premiership back lines feature players who would not look out of place in the Read More …
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 …
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 …
When London Irish finished second from bottom of the Premiership in 1998 even their staunchest fan would have stared blankly if you had suggested the team featured four players who would become key figures in the future of the English professional game. However, that is exactly what has transpired, with Conor O’Shea, captain of the Read More …
Premiership rugby side Saracens, which became the first Premiership club to “install an artificial pitch,” is facing a £100,000 ($131,150) bill to replace it “three years into an expected six-year life span,” according to Chris Jones of the SUNDAY TIMES. Sports Business Daily
Double winners Saracens, who became the first Premiership club to install an artificial pitch, are facing a bill of around £100,000 to replace the surface just three years into an expected six year life span. The artificial grass will be replaced during a three week period next month to ensure the European Champions Cup and Read More …
James Haskell has needed complicated surgery on his big toe to save his rugby career and now faces up to six months of carefully controlled rehabilitation to get him back for England’s Six Nations Grand Slam defence. Haskell, named Player of the Series as England made history with a 3-0 hammering of Australia last month, Read More …
Brendan Venter has never owned a pair of rose tinted glasses. The 1995 World Cup winning Springbok centre, who built the foundations that have allowed Saracens to dominate European rugby, is driven by a desire to help others reach their potential if they are prepared to put in the hard yards. That is why he Read More …
