Topic: Gloucester

Borthwick dropped from England rugby squad

Former captain Steve Borthwick, who led England in the last Six Nations championship, has been left out of the 32-man elite squad for next season announced by national team manager Martin Johnson on Thursday. The 30-year-old Saracens lock captained the side in ...

Ruddock quits relegated Worcester

Former Wales boss Mike Ruddock has stepped down as director of rugby at Worcester following the club's relegation from the English Premiership. Ruddock, who guided Wales to the Six Nations title and Grand Slam in 2005, has been in charge of the ...

Rugby player Blair ruled out for Scots

Mike Blair, Scotland's back-up scrum-half, has been ruled out of Saturday's Test against Australia after failing a fitness test on an injured ankle. The Edinburgh number nine suffered the injury in last Saturday's 23-10 win over Fiji after coming on to replace ...
England's Mike Tindall, faces a fight to be fit for his country's autumn internationals after the Gloucester star limped out of Friday's 28-23 Premiership loss at Sale. Tindall's exit after just 16 minutes with an apparent hamstring injury is a big blow ...

Saracens go top of the table despite Borthwick loss

Saracens recovered from the loss of injured England captain Steve Borthwick to move top of the Premiership table with a hard-fought 19-16 win over Gloucester on Sunday. Gloucester led for much of the match but Schalk Brits scored the decisive try and ...

Venter moulding new rugby 'tribe' at Saracens

Brendan Venter claims to have turned his Saracens side into a "tribe" ahead of their opening English Premiership fixture this season against London Irish at Twickenham here on Saturday. South African Venter, who previously had a spell at London Irish as player-coach, ...

Redpath replaces Ryan as Gloucester rugby coach

Gloucester parted company with director of rugby Dean Ryan by mutual consent on Thursday, with Bryan Redpath appointed as the Premiership club's new head coach. Ryan has been under pressure since April's Anglo-Welsh Cup final thrashing at the hands of Cardiff Blues, ...

Henson's Lions hopes in limbo

Gavin Henson faces a nervous wait to discover the full extent of an ankle problem that threatens his availability for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. Wales centre Henson limped off just before half-time during holders the Ospreys 17-0 ...

Henson injury overshadows Gloucester win

British and Irish Lions head coach Ian McGeechan was given cause for concern as Gloucester knocked holders Ospreys out of the Anglo-Welsh Cup with a 17-0 semi-final victory at the Ricoh Arena here on Saturday. Three potential squad members for this year's ...

Lewis injury overshadows Gloucester win

Gloucester were left facing a scrum-half injury crisis after coming from behind to regain top spot in the English Premiership with a 23-21 win over previous leaders London Irish at Kingsholm on Saturday. Dave Lewis broke his ankle after the 19-year-old fell ...
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