| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.01.2025 | A New Era for England Rugby: Leadership Changes and Farewells | The winds of change are sweeping through England rugby. The landscape is shifting, and with it, the faces that define the team. Anthony Watson, a stalwart of the England squad, has hung up his boots. At just 30, he steps away from the game ... |
| 17.01.2025 | England's Watson retires on medical grounds | England wing Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds, his club Leicester Tigers said on Friday.
Watson, 30, has earned 56 caps for England and been a part of three Six Nations-winning campaigns si... |
| 14.01.2025 | Itoje replaces George as England captain | LONDON : England coach Steve Borthwick has made lock Maro Itoje his new captain in place of Jamie George, though the hooker was still included in the 36-man training squad he named for the Six Nations on Tuesday.
George took over the captai... |
| 13.12.2024 | Leinster, Clermont, Tigers and Sharks to serve up Champions Cup delight | - |
| 22.11.2024 | England coach Borthwick plays it safe with two changes for Japan | LONDON :England coach Steve Borthwick has resisted the urge for a widespread shake-up of his team to play Japan on Sunday, with the recall of George Furbank and Tom Curry the only changes to the side beaten by South Africa last week.
After ... |
| 14.11.2024 | England turn to Steward for South Africa aerial battle | LONDON :England fullback Freddie Steward, scrumhalf Jack van Poortvliet, flanker Sam Underhill and winger Ollie Sleightholme will all start against South Africa on Saturday as coach Steve Borthwick seeks to end a run of four successive defe... |
| 06.11.2024 | Centres switch in otherwise unchanged England team to face Australia | Previous
Rugby Union - Autumn International - England Training - Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - November 4, 2024 England's Alex Dombrandt with teammates during training Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs
Rugby Union - Autumn Inter... |
| 31.10.2024 | England's Rugby Resurgence: A New Chapter Begins Against New Zealand | As the autumn leaves fall, England's rugby team gears up for a pivotal clash against New Zealand. The stakes are high, and the atmosphere is electric. This match marks the beginning of a four-game November series, a chance for redemption an... |
| 30.10.2024 | Scrumhalf Spencer to get first England start v NZ | LONDON : Scrumhalf Ben Spencer will get his first test match start, on his seventh appearance, after being named in the team on Tuesday for England's opening November series test against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.
Spencer, 32, h... |
| 30.10.2024 | No divided loyalties for Australia's Harry Potter | SYDNEY : Harry Potter the rugby player may have been born in the leafy London suburb of Wimbledon but with an accent more Saint Kilda than SW19, the versatile back has no doubt that his allegiances lie firmly with Australia.
The 26-year-old... |
| 28.10.2024 | England welcome Ford, Coles and Hill ahead of New Zealand clash | England coach Steve Borthwick has added George Ford, Alex Coles and Ted Hill to the squad as they prepare to face New Zealand in the first of their four November internationals, the Rugby Football Union said on Sunday.
Tom Roebuck, Charlie ... |
| 16.10.2024 | England coach Borthwick unfazed by coaching changes | LONDON :England coach Steve Borthwick said on Wednesday that the recent merry-go-round of coaching assistants would not disrupt his preparations for the November internationals and pointed to a core of consistency among his trusted deputies... |
| 08.10.2024 | The Stormy Debut of Michael Cheika: A Coach's Controversy in English Rugby | Michael Cheika stepped into the Leicester Tigers' coaching role with high hopes. His arrival was met with excitement, but it quickly turned into a tempest. In his first match, a clash against Exeter, Cheika found himself at the center of a ... |
| 08.10.2024 | Leicester coach Cheika feels unwelcome, disappointed by ban | Michael Cheika has questioned whether he is welcome in English club rugby after being banned for two matches for disrespecting the independent matchday doctor following his first game as Leicester coach.
A Rugby Football Union (RFU) discipl... |
| 07.10.2024 | Assistant coach Sinfield to continue with England role | LONDON : England assistant coach Kevin Sinfield is to continue his involvement with the team, the RFU said on Monday, bringing some welcome stability to Twickenham after the departure of two of Steve Borthwick's key assistants.
Former rugby... |
| 02.10.2024 | Leicester coach Cheika banned for disrespecting doctor in first match | LONDON :Leicester Tigers head coach Michael Cheika has been banned for two weeks - one suspended - after being found guilty of disrespecting a doctor in a row over a player's head injury in his team's Premiership match against Exeter last m... |
| 12.06.2024 | Scotland name squad for Americas tour | Scotland have picked 10 uncapped players in a 37-man squad for four tests in the Americas next month, coach Gregor Townsend said on Wednesday.
Forwards Gregor Brown, Nathan McBeth and Max Williamson are drawn from Glasgow Warriors, who play... |
| 10.06.2024 | Sleightholme one of six new faces in England squad | LONDON : Steve Borthwick has included six uncapped players in his 36-man squad for England's three-test tour of Japan and New Zealand.
Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Gabriel Oghre (Bristol Bears), Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks) Tom Roebuck (Sale Sha... |
| 04.06.2024 | Daly to miss England tour to attend birth of first child | LONDON : Saracens back Elliot Daly will miss England's three test matches in Japan and New Zealand to be with his wife as she prepares to have their first child, the RFU said on Monday.
Coach Steve Borthwick has named a 33-player training s... |
| 23.05.2024 | Wiese gets six-match ban to leave Springboks short at No.8 | CAPE TOWN : South Africa number eight Jasper Wiese has been suspended for six matches, leaving the world champions short of experienced options at the back of the scrum for their home series against Ireland and the start of the Rugby Champi... |
| 04.05.2024 | Leicester Tigers' Brown banned for two weeks after swearing | Leicester Tigers back Mike Brown has been handed a two-week ban for using foul language towards match officials after being sent off during the club's defeat by Bristol Bears on Saturday.
Brown, 38, was sent off in the 71st minute after mak... |
| 04.05.2024 | Fans vote with feet as Champions Cup semi-final weekend set for bumper attendance | When Dublin’s Croke Park and Toulouse’s Le Stadium play hosts to this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup semi-finals, it’ll mark a bumper weekend of attendance figures for European rugby’s governing body EPCR.
Because the sell-outs across the... |
| 12.04.2024 | Gloucester and Ospreys to battle in hope of finding consistency | If, at the turn of the new year, you thought Gloucester would win one of the three competitions they were competing in, many would have laughed.
They were on a rotten run in the Premiership but unbeaten in the domestic and European cup comp... |
| 05.04.2024 | La Rochelle need heroics to emulate Toulon three-peat in Champions Cup | When La Rochelle reached last year’s Champions Cup final at the Aviva Stadium they became the third team – alongside fellow French Top 14 sides Toulouse and Toulon – to feature in three consecutive finals.
Toulouse and La Rochelle managed t... |
| 21.03.2024 | Wallabies centre Parese confirms Leicester move | SYDNEY : Wallabies outside centre Izaia Perese has confirmed his departure from the New South Wales Waratahs to take up a two year-deal at England's Leicester Tigers at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season.
The hard-running 26-year-old... |
| 08.08.2017 | Leicester Tigers Teams up With Leovegas to Launch Mobile App for Fans | Leicester Tigers, the 10-time England Premiership Rugby champions, has launched its new app for fans ahead of the 2017/18 Aviva Premiership season which will start on September, 3.
The interactive app, the latest addition to the club’s offe... |
| 27.04.2012 | How IBM’s computers are blocking injuries on the rugby pitch | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rugby is a rough sport but it requires very littl... |
| 27.04.2012 | How IBM’s computers are blocking injuries on the rugby pitch | Rugby is a rough sport but it requires very little protective gear. That’s why one in four players can expect to be injured during a season.
So IBM is helping teams such as the Leicester Tigers in the United Kingdom to use predictive analyt... |