Leinster have expressed their "shock" after flanker Shane Jennings was hit with a 12-week ban for eye-gouging the London Irish lock Nick Kennedy... more
Rugby union: Captain Bob Casey, England lock Nick Kennedy and Samoa centre Seilala Mapusua will spend three hours in an oxygen tank today in a bid to ensure London Irish will be at full strength for their Guinness Premiership Final against Leicester... more
Rugby union: Nick Easter believes this season’s domestic success gives Harlequins the ideal platform to launch a European assault when they take on Leinster in the biggest game in the club’s history ... more
Rugby union: Nick Kennedy has vowed to win back his England place after being dropped to the bench by Martin Johnson for the climax to the Six Nations... more
Rugby union: Ian McGeechan is urging the match citing officer to investigate an incident which left London Wasps captain Serge Betsen needing nearly 20 stitches in a facial wound after the 22-14 defeat by Bath... more
Rugby union: England provided the spine of the British and Irish Lions test team that defeated world champions South Africa in 1997 but it won't be the same this summer... more
England's entire Six Nations challenge has been derailed by continually having to play 14-man rugby, placing question marks over the futures of both captain Steve Borthwick and manager Martin Johnson... more
Rugby union: Martin Johnson has axed James Haskell, Nick Kennedy and Paul Sackey but avoided the temptation to make sweeping changes for the Six Nations clash with France at Twickenham... more
Rugby union: Simon Shaw, ignored by England during the Six Nations until now, is expected to replace Nick Kennedy in the team to face France at Twickenham ... more
Rugby union: Nick Kennedy may have messed up his big moment in England's Six Nations opener but he goes into the Wales clash with his reputation enhanced... more
Rugby union: Having barely scraped a pass mark in their Italian exam, England need all the help they can get if they are to survive a potentially painful lesson in Welsh... more
Captain Bob Casey is taking nothing for granted even though he looks down on the rest of the Guinness Premiership this Christmas knowing his London Irish team have wildly surpassed their pre-season targets... more
As this young England team prepare to face New Zealand tomorrow my question to them is: how are you going to measure up to the best players in the world? ... more
WE WILL have to show considerable improvement to our fantastic start to the autumn international series if we are to continue our recent successes against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.... more
Martin Johnson launches a new beginning for English rugby by naming a team packed with exciting young players made up predominately from London's four Premiership clubs... more
Rugby: Toby Booth's reputation as one of Europe's brightest young rugby coaches was enhanced when London Irish outwitted Wasps on the opening day of the season... more
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