RUGBY has hit the United States for the first of its four American super-size slams. Saracens take on Newcastle Falcons at the Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia on Saturday – kicking off at 10pm BST. Whilst the crowd might not be much to write home about the game is taking a step in the right direction […]
ALEX LOZOWSKI could have been pulling the strings for Harry Kane or even £65million man Alvaro Morata. Instead the England rugby playmaker will be strutting his stuff in the No 10 shirt for European champions Saracens at Bath on Saturday. After coming through the Chelsea youth system – following an under-9s trial at Arsenal alongside […]
DYLAN HARTLEY is refusing to sulk after Northampton Saints were thrashed by Saracens. Hartley’s no-hopers shipped NINE tries at Twickenham in a 55-24 mauling by the European champions. And things don’t get any easier for the Saints who take on fierce East Midlands rivals Leicester Tigers at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday night. England sand Saints […]
MANU TUILAGI and his Leicester Tigers stellar backline played like Leicester Donkeys in a comical defeat to Bath. Tuilagi, fly-half George Ford, England winger Jonny May and Australia star Matt Toomua flopped on their first run-out at Welford Road. Battered Bath were reduced to 13-men late on after the sin-binnings of Kahn Fotuali’i and Matt […]
SUNSPORT rugby correspondent Jonny Fordham picks his best side following the opening round of the Premiership action. London Irish shocked the league with their win against Harlequins at Twickenham and on Friday night Gloucester kicked-off their campaign with a last-second win against champions Exeter Chiefs. Here’s who starred this weekend… 15 – TOMMY BELL – Back […]