Best of the Weekend: Quins clinch famous victory over Exeter

- December 3, 2018December 3, 2018

It looks as though the Paul Gustard era is really starting to kick off now at Harlequins, as proved by Friday night's win at the Stoop. The scoreline was very close and the last ten minutes were tense but truth be told Quins should have won that game by a

Aviva Premiership Team of the Week – Round 22

- May 8, 2018May 8, 2018

1 - Ellis Genge (Leicester) Again another masterclass from the youngster in the scrum who won essential penalties against his opponents in the front row and looked a threat in the loose with sidesteps and dominant carries despite the efforts of the Sale defenders. Also showed both the desire and gas

Aviva Premiership Team of the Week – Round 21

- May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

1 - Ellis Genge (Leicester) Again on the losing side but the England international furthered his claim for the England No1 jersey versus South Africa with another dominant all-round performance. His metre-gain at the moment is quite frankly frightening, in addition to his efforts in the tight. 2 - Jamie George

Aviva Premiership Team of the Week – Round 20

- April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

1 - Ellis Genge (Leicester) He may have been on the losing side but he absolutely didn’t deserve to be as the loosehead prop made two huge powerful breaks in which he garnered 83 metres. 83 metres! That’s more than the entire Northampton back 3 made altogether (which by the way

Aviva Premiership Team of the Week – Round 19

- April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

1 - Alec Hepburn (Exeter) This one is a very close call between Hepburn, Ellis Genge and Beno Obano (all three potentially going to South Africa in June) with Genge destroying opponents in the scrum, Obano being a massive force in defence. However Hepburn for me was simply outstanding at

Six Nations 2018: Team of the Week – Round 5

- March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

1 - Cian Healy (Ireland) Healy dominated his opponent Sinckler at the scrum (who is known for his weaknesses at the set-piece) and won a couple of vital penalties to disrupt English momentum and possession and also contributed to Ireland’s stern defensive effort by making 9 tackles. 2 - Camille Chat

Six Nations 2018: Round 4 Team of the Week

- March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

1 - Jefferson Poirot (France) The jackal of a loosehead that is Bordeaux’s Poirot has had a good tournament thus far and continued that form on Saturday being a dominating presence at the breakdown and being a considerable factor towards England’s downfall. 2 - Guilhem Guirado (France) Another Captain’s innings from the

Aviva Premiership Team of the Week – Round 17

- March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

Hello, it’s another fallow week in the Six Nations, therefore my Team of the Week is back again. 1 - Greg Bateman (Leicester) In my opinion, he is the Premiership Player of the Month, he’s been unstoppable in attack scoring 2 absolute crackers this month and nearly scored another against Quins.

Six Nations 2018: Round 3 Team of the Week

- February 27, 2018February 27, 2018

1 - Cian Healy (Ireland) A very dependable player and showed it on Saturday as he dominated proceedings at set-piece and bundled his way over from close range to score the bonus-point try. 2 - Stuart McInally (Scotland) What a tournament this guy is having, sensational against England on Saturday, making

Aviva Premiership Team of the Week – Round 15

- February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

During the fallow week in Six Nations, my Aviva Premiership Team of the Week is back for one round before the next few weeks of Six Nations resume. 1 - Greg Bateman (Leicester) What is it about Greg Bateman and breaking Harlequins’ defensive line? The bloke had a massive game on