Frustrated English side nearing shock move to URC
This would be mad! English RFU Championship club Ealing Trailfinders are tipped to join the United Rugby Championships if the Wales Rugby Union are successful in cutting a region ahead of the 2027-2028 campaign. The Gallagher Premiership is transitioning to a franchise based model – welcomed by the top English clubs as it provides stability […]
1 month ago
‘We’ve seen this time and time again’ – Brian O’Driscoll weighs in on Farrell tackle
“It was definitely foul play of some sort.” England and Saracens out-half Owen Farrell found himself in the headlines once again on Friday night, for two very different reasons. The 31-year-old stepped up with the clock in the red to sink a 45-metre drop-goal and secure a 19-16 victory for Saracens over Gloucester – but […]
3 years ago
Wasps face relegation threat as English club heads towards administration
The hits keep coming. On the back of Worcester Warriors being suspended from all club competitions, losing players and staff and looking set for relegation to the Championship, Wasps have announced the club is going into administration. The English Premiership side, who have players on their books like Joe Launchbury, Vincent Koch, Jack Willis, Dan […]
3 years ago
“This is the darkest day for English rugby… the ship has sunk” – End of the road for Worcester Warriors
“It’s ended up like the Titanic, sadly.” Worcester Warriors, in its current iteration, is no more. The future of the 151-year-old club is in serious doubt but their players and staff are to have their contracts terminated. This act follows part of the club being wound up in the High Court. Warriors are suspended from […]
3 years ago
Callum Sheedy motivated by arrival of AJ MacGinty as Bristol Bears target league glory
“Hello, Bristol Bears! How can I help you?” It is just after 1pm on team photo-shoot day, at Bristol Bears, and the senior squad are in a giddy mood. Callum Sheedy and AJ MacGinty share a joke while Pat Lam directs operations and gets his squad organised far quicker than the photographer could have hoped. […]
4 years ago
Premiership rugby stars on the teammate they’d could always rely on
“I was once told by a wise man that nothing good happens after midnight.” Leicester, England and Lions prop Dan Cole has got by pretty well on that sage advice he received, a few years back. Alex Goode and Chris Ashton could not always say the same, but Cole would have been proud of how […]
4 years ago