Northampton Saints today announced the signing of US Eagles forward Samu Manoa ahead of the 2011/12 season. Twenty-six-year-old Manoa stands at 6 feet 6 inches and weighs in at 122kgs.…
Gallagher Premiership
Saints wary of Falcon threat to their top four goal
Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder said today that he is wary of the dangers that will be posed by Newcastle Falcons in tomorrow night’s Aviva Premiership Rugby Round…
Three changes to Falcons side ahead of Saints clash
Newcastle Falcons have made three changes for the visit of Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership on Friday night (kick-off 7.45pm). Tom Catterick gets the nod at full-back ahead of…
Mark Cueto – the full judgement…Why he got nine weeks
THE RFU are pioneers in the way they run their disciplinary system, and in-keeping with their policy of openness they have released the full transcript of the Mark Cueto hearing…
Manu Tuilagi named Aviva Premiership Player of the Month
Manu Tuilagi has been voted the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month. The Leicester Tigers youngster was picked for March by a panel made up of rugby media representatives…
David Barnes retires
Bath Rugby can confirm that prop David Barnes is retiring from rugby with immediate effect. The decision has been made after following medical advice on a neck injury. Since joining…
Mark Cueto banned for nine weeks – with video of incident
A RUGBY Football Union Disciplinary Panel met in Liverpool tonight (April 11, 2011) to consider the citing of Sale Sharks player Mark Cueto, who was reported by independent citing officer…
Ben Foden warned by RFU and donates to charity
Ben Foden has accepted a”warning” from the RFU about his future conduct after he was recently cautioned by police after an incident in London. RFU Disciplinary Officer Judge Jeff Blackett…
Worcester Warriors sign Josh Drauniniu
Worcester Warriors have added even more ammunition to the club’s firepower ahead of next season with the confirmation that ‘try machine’ Josh Drauniniu will move to Sixways from London Welsh.…
Aviva Premiership round-up – a blog
By Alex Shaw Sale Sharks vs. Gloucester Sale went into this game hoping that home advantage might be able to help them overcome the odds and beat playoff hopefuls Gloucester.…