England name Six Nations Squad
Forwards: Mouritz Botha (Saracens)
Calum Clark (Northampton Saints)
Alex Corbisiero (London Irish)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Lee Mears (Bath Rugby)
Ben Morgan (Scarlets)
Tom Palmer (Stade Francais)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Matt Stevens (Saracens)
Rob Webber (London Wasps)
David Wilson (Bath Rugby)
Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Backs: Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints) Brad Barritt (Saracens) Mike Brown (Harlequins) Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints) Owen Farrell (Saracens) Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers) Ben Foden (Northampton Saints) Charlie Hodgson (Saracens) Joe Simpson (London Wasps) Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby) David Strettle (Saracens) Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers) Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins) Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Backs: Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints) Brad Barritt (Saracens) Mike Brown (Harlequins) Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints) Owen Farrell (Saracens) Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers) Ben Foden (Northampton Saints) Charlie Hodgson (Saracens) Joe Simpson (London Wasps) Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby) David Strettle (Saracens) Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers) Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins) Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Lancaster, Robshaw & Farrell Preview EPS Announcement
Russell Hargreaves caught up with a handful of the England hopefuls as well as interim head coach, Stuart Lancaster, ahead of today's Elite Player Squad announcement. In the interviews below we hear from Stuart Lancaster, Chris Robshaw, Owen Farrell and David Strettle.
Rugby World Cup 2015 Interviews
The new offices of the Rugby World Cup 2015 were opened today and the organisers decided that cheaper tickets were key to attracting big crowds.The group, which included ex-England players Will Greenwood and Lawrence Dallaglio, also decided that the Aviva Premiership wouldn't be played during the Rugby World Cup.
Simon Ward from the RFU.com podcast caught up with Paul Vaughan and Maggie Alphonso as well as Greenwood and Dallaglio.
Aviva Premiership Round 13 Review
Northampton put 24 points past Quins to seal victory at Franklin’s Gardens. The win puts the Heineken Cup runners-up into third place in the Aviva Premiership table. Jim Mallinder was pleased with his side's performance and said "Defensively we shut them up and stopped them playing, which of course they are good at, so we're very pleased.”
Sixways was full to capacity for Worcester v Gloucester in a local derby match. Tries from Andy Goode and Marcel Garvey for the Warriors sealed the win whilst Jonny May's try gained Gloucester a losing bonus point.
Gloucester boss, Bryan Redpath, said “I felt that Freddie Burns directed us around well in the first half, but in the second half our retention of possession was poor and we tried to throw the ball around a bit too much.”
Post-match reaction: Saracens 26-19 Bath
Russell Hargreaves chatted to Mark McCall, Owen Farrell, David Strettle and Dave Attwood post-match after Saracens' 26-19 victory over Bath at Vicarage Road in Round 13 of the Aviva Premiership.
Interview with George Ford
IRB Young Player of the Year, George Ford, talks to Simon Ward from the RFU.com podcast on the chance to play with his brother Joe at Leeds.At the age of 18, the young fly-half won the prestigious IRB award among an array of talented opposition. Ford, currently at Leicester, is a former England U18 captain and is the youngest player ever to take part in a professional club match.
Super Rugby Preview - Part 1
By David van der Merwe
Our South African columnist, David van der Merwe, will be providing a weekly team-by-team preview of the Super Rugby season. He will preview one team from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia every week and in this edition he will preview The Brumbies, The Lions and The Blues.
Our South African columnist, David van der Merwe, will be providing a weekly team-by-team preview of the Super Rugby season. He will preview one team from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia every week and in this edition he will preview The Brumbies, The Lions and The Blues.
Who is Stuart Lancaster?
You might be wondering, who is Stuart Lancaster? Well, he hasn't coached the world's best teams or clubs but Stuart Lancaster has had a successful playing career and his coaching career looks to be going in the same direction. In this article we highlight 3 things that make him the right man for the England job...
Is it time for a shake-up in scrum laws?
The scrum is becoming ever worse in the sport of rugby. It
should be a contest between each side’s forwards pack but it has become almost
a waste of time that is bound to result in a penalty or free kick. Games with
scrums that are all completed successfully have become a thing of the past.
One of the main problems with the scrum is the referee’s
interpretation of the laws. During one game, a referee could be very lenient
but during another a referee could be very strict. At the end of the day if the
players followed the laws then there would be no issues, but that probably
won’t happen because each side want to win!