Topic: Leicester
Dylan Hartley will start at hooker for England against Australia on Saturday.. The inclusion of the Northampton captain is the only change England have made to the team that started last weekend's 26-16 defeat to New Zealand.. Hartley made a dynamic impact ...
Dylan Hartley's try-scoring display against New Zealand has seen him oust World Cup-winning hooker Steve Thompson from the England team to face Australia on Saturday.. Hartley made a dramatic impact as a second-half replacement for Thompson and is the only change from ...
Harlequins got their LV= Cup campaign off to a tremendous start with a richly deserved 34-25 win over Leicester at Welford Road.. The visitors fielded a strong side and outscored a disappointing Leicester side by three tries to one. Nick Evans proved ...
A 36-strong Wallabies' squad will play internationals against New Zealand, England, Wales, France and Italy plus midweek games against English club Leicester and Irish province Munster.Elsom said he was more focused on getting positive results from the tour than with player development."Potential, ...
In the day's other early match French giants Perpignan were being held 14-14 by Italian outfit Treviso 18 minutes from the final whistle before romping away to a 35-14 win.Wasps, who drafted in French veteran flanker Serge Betsen and made him captain ...
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson almost single-handedly masterminded Toulon's last gasp 19-14 victory over Welsh opponents Ospreys in their European Cup clash on Saturday.Ospreys -- quarter-finalists the past three seasons -- led by two points with four minutes remaining but were powerless to ...
Leicester head coach Matt O'Connor could be in trouble after a foul-mouthed tirade at referee Romain Polite during his side's 26-20 defeat at Saracens yesterday. Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill had his own run-in with officials last season and was given ...
It's understandable if disciplinary chiefs have real fears over Sunday's crucial clash between Saracens and Leicester as last season's meetings between the clubs hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Sarries director of rugby Brendan Venter twice landed in trouble, culminating ...
London Irish fly-half Ryan Lamb put the boot into former club Gloucester as the Exiles secured a 23-16 victory to move up to second in the Premiership table on Sunday.Lamb kicked 13 points with a perfect five from five return as Gloucester ...
Wasps coach Shaun Edwards said his side's never-say-die attitude was responsible for what could prove to be the comeback of the season. They were dismantled by visitors Leicester during a first half of six tries and some alarming defence by the hosts ...