In May, we may well look back on this Aviva Premiership weekend as a watershed for Bath – three days that encapsulated a newfound edge and dogged durability. No longer…
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Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Pumas off the mark After 16 losses and a draw in their first 17 Rugby Championship matches, Argentina are finally celebrating their first win. They came from 14-0…
Carlin Isles – the world’s fastest player
The HSBC World Sevens Series gets underway on the Gold Coast of Australia next weekend, and the USA’s Carlin Isles is likely to be one of the star draws on…
Who is the better All Black: Julian Savea or Jonah Lomu?
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen opened the proverbial can of worms last night when he said that, for him, Julian Savea probably offered more as a player than New Zealand…
Kyle Eastmond should be part of England’s EPS
Kyle Eastmond didn’t make it into the latest Opta Team of the Week, but there was plenty of love for him on BT Sport’s Rugby Tonight show. “He’s the most balanced runner…
Sébastien Chabal on the role of a prop
EVER WONDERED what goes on in the front row? France legend Sébastien Chabal is here to explain exactly what the big men with numbers 1 and 3 on their backs…
England rugby: Long-term contract for Lancaster represents a gamble
When the news hit the wires, or in more modern parlance, timelines of England fans, stating that Stuart Lancaster and his coaching team, Andy Farrell, Mike Catt and Graham Rowntree…
Get to know Sam Burgess
SAM BURGESS arrives in the UK in October following his switch from rugby league. He’s leaving South Sydney Rabbitohs for Bath and is sure to be on England’s radar ahead…
Hotshots: England Sevens youngster James Lightfoot-Brown
Where did you first play? At Teddington from five to 16. My brother played there too, and my dad helped out. He’s now vice-chairman of the minis. Did you do…
Hotshots: Meet up and coming Leicester Tigers 9 Scott Steele
When did you first play? I joined a local club, Dumfries Saints, when I was at primary school and stayed there until U17s. How did the move to Leicester come…