Topic: Gloucester

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 Warriors ...

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 co-captain ...
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 to ...

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 fly-half ...

Armitage departs as Irish romp

Delon Armitage gave England an injury scare after being helped off in London Irish's emphatic 40-10 Guinness Premiership victory over Gloucester, leaving the pitch clutching his left wrist after an hour.. The full-back's departure took the shine off an otherwise excellent afternoon ...
Delon Armitage has warned his London Irish team-mates they face the prospect of another trophyless season if they fail to cope with their new status as Guinness Premiership targets'.. But England full-back Armitage, one of the many Irish players not at their ...

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, after ...

Lamb and Allen leave Gloucester

Gloucester have confirmed the departures of fly-half Ryan Lamb and centre Anthony Allen from Kingsholm.. Lamb, who is believed to be a target for London Irish, and Allen are among a group of players whose exits have been rubber-stamped.. Allen, who could ...

Bath get Barkley back

England fly-half Olly Barkley has agreed to return to Bath on a two-year deal from Gloucester.. The 27-year-old is set to return to Recreation Ground at the start of the 2009-10 season just a year after leaving for Gloucester.. "When I first ...