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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 11, 2014
England will be encouraged by their performance last Saturday against New Zealand, despite their 20-15 loss. This week Stuart Lancaster’s squad will be bolstered by late-arriving Northampton and Saracens players after their exploits in the Aviva Premiership Final. England will also be strengthened by the return to fitness of scrum-half Danny Care and inside centre Billy Twelvetrees. Lancaster...
Published: June 7, 2014
Ireland completed an unconvincing win over an inexperienced Argentina side in Resistencia, Argentina, on Saturday night, 29-17. After a promising and lively first-half performance, Ireland faded and found their defensive line broken on a number of occasions. While it’s only the first match of the tour, coach Joe Schmidt was likely hoping for better. Argentina were resting 13 senior players for...
Published: June 3, 2014
New Zealand is a tough place to tour, England know that. Over the years the All Blacks have inflicted their fair share of drubbings on English touring sides. England have won the sum total of two of their 12 Tests on Kiwi home turf and will realise that turning that record around will take some doing. England’s five heaviest defeats have all come in New Zealand. England will also be without those...
Published: May 5, 2014
Bath Rugby are currently sitting in the final play-off place as we go into the last round of Premiership fixtures. However, Harlequins are hot on their heels and are only three points behind them. The two contenders will go head-to-head in their final game. Only one can make the play-offs. Bath know that a draw will secure their play-off spot. Harlequins have home advantage and must win the game to...
Published: April 24, 2014
With Sam Burgess on his way from South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL to play rugby union for Bath in the autumn, now is as good time as any to look at how rugby code converts have fared in the English game. There is always a period of adjustment as rugby league stars find their feet in their new sport. They have to learn the rules of the breakdown, find their best position and, on the most basic level,...
Published: April 22, 2014
Bath Rugby currently sit in third position in the Premiership, tied with Leicester Tigers on 64 points. With only two games left in the West Country club’s push for the playoffs, young fly-half George Ford will be the key in taking the side to Twickenham. Ford is the top points-scorer in the Aviva Premiership, racking up 215 points in 19 games for Bath, in a season where the 2011 IRB Young Player...