James O'Connor, the 23-year-old Australian utility back who joined London Irish this week and will make his debut for his new club against Northampton Saints at the Madejski Stadium on…
Tournaments
Autumn Series: Richard Hill picks his England backrow
WITH STUART Lancaster is poised to announce the England squad to face Australia in a matter of hours and the most hotly contested area of selection is the backrow. We…
The Championship Blog: Week 5
If Bristol Director of Rugby Andy Robinson was disappointed about his side’s second-half performance against Nottingham on Sunday, he will be even more frustrated by a careless breach of regulations…
Aviva Premiership One to Watch: Luther Burrell
Luther Burrell, the 25-year-old Northampton centre who is hoping to secure a place in England's matchday squad by playing the game of his life for his club against Saracens at…
Aviva Premiership: Round 6 predictions
THE AVIVA Premiership is back after a fortnight of Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup where the English clubs involved may have had an alright time of it, verging into…
British & Irish Cup round-up
Bristol bonus point may disappear into black hole: A bizarre incident in the 69th minute of the British & Irish Cup Pool 5 match between Aberavon and Bristol on Saturday…
Heineken Cup: Five things we learned from Rd 2
WEEK TWO of the Heineken Cup gave us a dizzying doozy of a round...
Heineken Cup: Our predictions for Round 2
We’re back at it, with our Round 2 SuperBru predictions. Bring it on.
Cited and banned from the Heineken Cup
ONE HEINEKEN cup round down, several big names forced to sit out – but not because of injury. Oh no, these boys have been a bit naughty. (Well one of…
SCOTLAND: Forget hype and push Edinburgh and Warriors
WELCOME TO Amnesiacs Anonymous, a place where, when participants actually show up, it can be very, very entertaining. After all, once you get past remembering a name and a reason…