Martin Johnson has asked World Cup heroes Jonny Wilkinson, Lewis Moody and Steve Thompson to help power England to victory against Australia at Twickenham in a team shaped by injury... more
Steffon Armitage's hopes of holding on to the England No7 jersey do not look good after team manager Martin Johnson agreed to release the London Irish flanker for the Guinness Premiership match with Harlequins... more
Martin Johnson will watch this weekend's Guinness Premiership action praying his England squad isn't further reduced ahead of the Test against Australia... more
London Irish captain Bob Casey called on England to reward Steffon Armitage's outstanding form with a place in the team for the autumn internationals... more
Rugby union: The match with Western Province tomorrow is my final trial to win a First Test place against South Africa and I realise there is a danger I might try too hard because the prize on offer is so great... more
Rugby union: Paul O'Connell goes into the clash with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein confident his squad will not be disrupted by players who fail to play in the major matches... more
Rugby union: Steffon Armitage is determined to prove he belongs on the Test stage after returning to the England team for the showdown with Argentina at Old Trafford... more
Rugby union: Ugo Monye is happy to spearhead Harlequins' bid to defeat London Irish and reach the Guinness Premiership final, despite the ever-present threat of injury ending his participation in this summer's Lions tour... more
Rugby union: Steffon Armitage is determined to take a giant step towards removing his name from the list of England 'one-cap wonders' by helping London Irish reach the Guinness Premiership final... 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: Shane Geraghty and Tim Payne have inadvertently given every Guinness Premiership club an incentive to play on Sundays during the Six Nations.... more
Leicester are considering taking legal action against the Ospreys after the Welsh team wrongly accused England international Julian White of eye-gouging one of their players... more
Martin Johnson today confirmed Steve Borthwick will lead England into the Six Nations despite the team's dreadful run of Test defeats in November... more
Shaun Edwards today revealed he was prepared to forfeit London Wasps' match with Bath if the referee had deemed the frozen Recreation Ground pitch playable... more
Tom Rees is set to miss England's opening two matches of the Six Nations after damaging knee ligaments in London Wasps' 24-18 win over Harlequins... 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
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
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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