Aviva Premiership 2016/17: Round 17 Predictions

- March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Leicester v Exeter This is a great-looking tie to kick off the round, with Exeter unbeaten since October and gunning for second place in the table. The home side has won this match on the last 5 occasions, and I always fancy the Tigers at Welford Road. Leicester by

Best Of The Weekend: Scots Step Up while England struggles

- February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

Second half surge sees Scotland to victoryIt wasn't meant to be so convincing. They had their talismanic skipper injured, alongside a glut of other first choice names. Not to mention, they were coming off the back of a galling loss to France. But, Scotland broke a ten year wait for

Aviva Premiership 2016/17: Round 16 Predictions

Aviva Premiership

- February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

Here are my Superbru predictions for Round 16 of the Aviva Premiership.Harlequins v Leicester Quins' home form this year has me hovering over a home win, and the recent results back this up - the past 7 meetings have been won by the home team. Quins by 6.Saracens v Sale Saracens

Aviva Premiership benefits from our chaotic calendar

- February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

There has been a lot of talk this season about rugby’s messy schedule. Concerns over a lack of alignment between the hemispheres, internationals in the middle of the season, the sheer number of games players are involved in and the length of the Six Nations tournament are all concerns for

Best Of The Weekend: Hat-trick of Hat-tricks in Premiership

- February 20, 2017

Aviva Premiership top two rockedAdmittedly, not much can be read into the form of certain teams during the international window, however Saracens and Wasps going down to teams in the bottom half cannot have been expected.It started on Friday night, with a fired up Gloucester hosting Saracens, who only a

Aviva Premiership 2016/17: Round 15 Predictions

- February 17, 2017February 17, 2017

Some very tricky matches to call this weekend - here are my predictions for Round 15 of the Aviva Premiership.Gloucester v Saracens Saracens have drawn and lost their last two matches in the Premiership, a long enough winless streak for them to buck up their ideas at Kingsholm. Saracens by

Aviva Premiership 2016/17: Round 14 Predictions

Aviva Premiership

- February 10, 2017February 10, 2017

There are some quite tricky predictions this weekend, with some teams affected by international call-ups more than others, and with the frustrating stop-start nature of the tournament, there's not much form to go on.Here are my picks for the next round:BRISTOL to beat Harlequins by 2 BATH to beat Northampton Saints

How will World Rugby’s high-tackle directives change the game?

- January 13, 2017January 13, 2017

A week has passed since the ‘new measures’ issued by World Rugby relating to high tackles have come into effect. The law changes increase sanctions for contact with the head. Any 'reckless' contact with the head is now, at the minimum, a yellow card (with the amount of force

Lions Stock Check – 11th Jan

- January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

A look at who shone and who suffered in the three rounds of domestic rugby over the festive period.GOING UPChristian Wade A hat-trick against Bath on Christmas eve from the flying winger reaffirmed Wade as the deadliest finisher in the premiership and had everyone, bar Eddie Jones it seems, calling for

Best Of The Weekend: Mid Table Congestion and Munster Rout Racing

- January 9, 2017January 9, 2017

Wasps hold off TigersIt hasn't been the easiest of weeks in the East Midlands. A long serving coach gone, dealing with a slip down the league and gossip rife. The question when Tigers travelled the short distance to Coventry to face Wasps was, how will the players react? The answer?