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Posted 771 days ago
Saracens make their first trip to Sandy Park to face Exeter Chiefs on Saturday with the Aviva Premiership entering its final three rounds. Going into the round 20 clash, Saracens make just two changes to the side from that which extended its winning run to eight games in all competitions against Bath earlier this month. Second row Mouritz Botha comes…
Posted 785 days ago
Bath travel to Watford’s Vicarage Road on Sunday aiming for a much-needed win to keep their hopes of making the Aviva Premiership play-offs alive. After a heavy defeat to table-toppers Leicester last week at The Rec, they will also be looking to re-build their confidence by overcoming Saracens, who are currently sitting in second place just behind the Tigers.
Defence and…
Posted 830 days ago
ALEX GOODE admits he didn’t have much luck in the casinos when he holidayed in Las Vegas this year, but Saracens’ gamble of taking club rugby to Wembley Stadium for the first time last season paid off as they managed to win all four matches in front of crowds of 40,000-plus.
Saracens will make what they hope is a happy…
Posted 846 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
SARACENS won easily at Parc y Scarlets, and it could have been a lot more considering the overwhelming domination the Londoners had up front in west Wales.
To be fair to the Scarlets they were missing 20 players through international call-ups or injury and Saracens picked a destructive scrummaging front row in the shape…
Posted 859 days ago
Following Saracens Heineken Cup match against Leinster on Saturday, a number of the squad were injured during the game.
Gavin Henson (calf tear) and Michael Tagicakibau (hamstring tear) have both been ruled out for three weeks.
Hugh Vyvyan sprained his ankle and will be missing for two weeks while captain Steve Borthwick will have a scan later today on a shoulder injury.
David…
Posted 859 days ago
Leinster’s display against Saracens on Saturday makes them major contenders for this year’s Heineken Cup title. After a frustrating performance in the Magners League game against the Ospreys the previous week, they bounced back in style to claim a bonus point win, scoring six tries on their way to a 43-20 win, writes Rugby World’s Bea Asprey.
Saracens are in second…
Posted 860 days ago
Saracens left the RDS with their tails between their legs yesterday as Leinster sent them packing with a six tries to three victory in howling winds, writes Rugby World’s Bea Asprey. The home side were hoping for a bonus point to increase their chances of playing a quarter final at home, and they secured it with 20 minutes of the…
Posted 861 days ago
Sean O’Brien will step into the No 8 shirt vacated by the injured Jamie Heaslip when Leinster entertain Saracens in Saturday’s round 5 Heineken Cup clash. Having missed last weekend’s Magners League victory over the Ospreys due to a nasty cut above his eye, the 23-year-old was this week named the Bank of Ireland Player of the Month thanks to…
Posted 865 days ago
The race for the prestigious eight Heineken Cup quarter-final places is entering the final straight – but 11 of the 24 teams in the 2010 / 2011 tournament will still be in elite European club rugby action come April.
While the six Pool winners and two best Pool runners-up will prolong their Heineken Cup adventure into the knock-out stages, the next…
Posted 866 days ago
SISA KOYAMAIBOLE of Sale Sharks has been cited for kicking Saracens’ Richard Wigglesworth during the Aviva Premiership match at Edgeley Park on January 2.
Koyamaibole has been summoned to appear before a Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Panel of Antony Davies (Chair), Clif Barker and David MacInnes at the Haydock Holiday Inn on Tuesday, January 11 (6.30pm).
The charge follows a report from…
