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Gloucester Rugby scrum-half Joe Simpson says he was left ‘frustrated’ by his lack of opportunities with England throughout his career. Simpson, who is in his debut season at Gloucester, has only picked up one cap across his 14-year career. The 31-year-old scored 31 tries in his time at Wasps. The single cap came in the […] READ MORE
Worcester Warriors flanker Ted Hill is keen to show ‘best version’ of himself to Eddie Jones after his England squad call-up. The 20-year-old has been capped by Jones once, in England’s autumn series against Japan before the World Cup. Unfortunately, Hill didn’t make the cut for the Australian’s squad for Japan but with a number […] READ MORE
Bath Rugby Director of Rugby Stuart Hooper believes there are positives to take after his sides 25-19 defeat to Harlequins on Friday night at The Rec. This was their sixth form loss in the competition stretching back to last season. A performance full of heart from Bath Rugby tonight as the Blue, Black and White […] READ MORE
On May 19 2018, young Wasps flanker Jack Willis was preparing to play in his first Premiership semi-final. However, late in the first half his hopes of playing a further role was halted due to a serious knee injury. Yet, not playing the rest of the semi-final was not the most heartbreaking aspect of his […] READ MORE
Chris Boyd’s Northampton Saints defeat Wasps despite a second-half comeback to edge out the home side 35-31 in a thrilling encounter. A competitive game with lots going on, here are the five main talking points from Saints’ bonus-point win. Final score : Wasps Rugby 31-35 Northampton Saints Saints super pack Wasps suffered a blow before […] READ MORE
A late Teqele Naiyaravoro try saw Northampton Saints claim a dramatic 35-31 victory in eight try thriller. Charlie Hynes reports from the Ricoh Arena. 💥 When you get big @TNaiyaravoro in this position, there really is only one outcome… Clutch. pic.twitter.com/WRsvAIAje9 — Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) January 5, 2020 Northampton Saints win at the Ricoh Arena A brace […] READ MORE
The previous decade had been one of great success for Wasps Rugby back when they were at Adams Park. They won four Premiership titles, two Heineken Cups and a European Challenge Cup in that time but would not quite reach the same heights in the next decade. 2010 to 2019 has offered a number of […] READ MORE
Gloucester Rugby fly-half Danny Cipriani says his side is ready to move on from ‘place of discomfort’ after one win in six games. Last weekend, a strong second-half performance from the Cherry and Whites saw them secure a 26-17 bonus-point win over Connacht to keep their Champions Cup hopes alive. Having got two losing bonus […] READ MORE
A spirited second-half performance from Gloucester Rugby against Connacht saw them secure a vital bonus-point win to keep their Heineken Champions Cup hopes alive. It finished Gloucester 26-17 over Connacht, at Kingsholm. Tries from Louis Rees-Zammit, Jake Polledri and a brace from man of the match Tom Marshall helped the Cherry and Whites move up […] READ MORE
Resilient Bristol Bears secured a late 30-11 bonus point win over Stade Français to retain their 100% record in the Challenge Cup pool stages. Late tries from Harry Thacker, Charles Piutau and Toby Fricker added to the early Luke Morahan try to claim their third bonus point win in Pool 4. The away side frustrated the hosts as they […] READ MORE
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