“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

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

“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

“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. […]

3 years ago

“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 […]

3 years ago

“He’s a real gym monkey and he’ll want me to say him!” We asked a host of Gallagher Premiership stars to name the strongest rugby players in their squad, and there were plenty of candidates suggested. After weeks stacked upon weeks of the pre-season grind, the best clubs in Europe are returning to action. The […]

3 years ago