Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot has been cited for allegedly grabbing Northampton’s Henry Pollock by the throat following Saturday’s Champions Cup final in Cardiff. Former France captain Poirot, 32, was seen in an altercation with the England flanker shortly after the full-time whistle was blown on Bordeaux’s 28-20 victory. Tournament organisers European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR),...
Exeter: Hodge; Lilley, Slade, Rigg, Brown-Bampoe; Skinner, Townsend; Sio, Yeandle, Street, Tuima, Jenkins, Vermuelen, Capstick, Roots. Replacements: Frost, Blose, Iosefa-Scott, Tshiunza, Moloney, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, Tua. Sin-bin: Rigg (21). Northampton: Garside; Cousins, Seabrook, Litchfield, Glister; James, Weimann; West, Walker, Millar Mills, Prowse, Munga, Lockett, Brown, Scott-Young. Replacements: Wright, Haffar, Green, Hunter-Hill, Logan, Benson, Witheat, Baker. Referee:...
“We punched them in the face.” Alex Mitchell’s reference to an act of violence after 80 minutes of compelling European rugby at Aviva Stadium may have delivered an element of surprise. It was, however, an emotive reflection which suitably matched a Northampton Saints performance that left Leinster with more than a bloodied nose in their...
Leinster: Keenan; O’Brien, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Healy, Sheehan, Furlong, Snyman, McCarthy, Deegan, Van der Flier, Doris (capt). Replacements: Kelleher, Porter, Slimani, Baird, Conan, McGrath, R Byrne, Barrett. Northampton Saints: Ramm; Freeman, Dingwall (capt), Hutchinson, Litchfield; Smith, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Mayanavanua, Coles, Kemeny, Pollock, Augustus. Replacements: Walker, West, Millar Mills, Lockett, Munga, Scott-Young,...
We reflect on a dramatic weekend in the Premiership as both Celtic and Rangers lose. Read full article at source...
During Derby’s torrid season, they won one game, scored 20 goals and finished with a goal difference of -69. They suffered some heavy defeats, losing by five goals or more to Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham, Chelsea and Aston Villa. Derby player Andy Todd later said many players “threw the towel in” during that campaign, while...
Northampton: Ramm; Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall (capt), Hendy; Smith, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Mayanavanua, Coles, Kemeny, Pollock, Augustus. Replacements: Walker, West, Green, Lockett, Scott-Young, Pearson, James, Hutchinson. Clermont Auvergne: Newsome; Delguy, Simone, Moala, Raka; Belleau, Bezy; Akhaladze, Massa, Ojovan, Simmons, Ceyte, Sowakula, Tixeront, Lee (capt). Replacements: Fainga’a, Falgoux, Ala’alatoa, Hemery, Fischer, Bousquet, Urdapilleta, Fouyssac. Referee: Andrew...
Catalans head coach Steve McNamara: “I thought it was a great contest and both teams played extremely well in the conditions, it’s very difficult for people to understand how tough that was to play. “Both teams had a game plan, then looked at the weather and scrapped it but having said that I thought we...
Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson hailed Henry Pollock as a “world-class” talent following the back row’s brilliant try against Sale Sharks. The 20-year-old collected his own chip over Sale scrum-half Gus Warr to touch down and make the score 17-17 – but Saints eventually lost 27-24. Pollock scored twice on his England debut against Wales...
Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, R du Preez (c), Bedlow, O’Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Hill, Van Rhyn, T Curry, JL du Preez. Sin-bin: Ford (36). Replacements: McElroy, McIntyre, John, Andrews, Dugdale, Thomas, Addison, Reed. Northampton: Ramm, Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall (c), Hendy; James, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Munga, Coles, Kemeny, Scott-Young, Pollock. Sin-bin: James (9),...
Northampton Saints have signed Amena Caqusau from Glasgow Warriors, with the wing to make the move south this summer ahead of next season. Caqusau played for Scotland in last year’s Under-20 Six Nations and is of Fijian ancestry, but is England qualified, having been born in Salisbury. “We first noticed Amena playing in the Under-20s...
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