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Case grows against the Martin Johnson defence

2009-11-23T08:50:07Z

The autumn internationals have done little to dispel fears that the England team manager is out of his depth at the top tier of international rugby

Lewis Moody admits to being fired up by criticism

2009-11-20T13:26:42Z

Lewis Moody has revealed that England have developed a siege mentality after being heavily criticised for their displays this month

Martin Johnson is flexing his muscles in search of a shock win

2009-11-20T08:48:32Z

Under-fire England team manager puts all his faith in power as he looks to see off the mighty All Blacks

Clueless England coaches taking us nowhere, says Josh Lewsey

2009-11-17T08:51:51Z

Ex-Lions and Wasps star slams England backroom team as underachieving nobodies but scrum chief Rowntree hits back at the criticism

England cleared as taskforce call for new Bloodgate rules

2009-09-30T15:06:34Z

English rugby chiefs will bring in new rules and tough sanctions to ensure Bloodgate never happens again

Campaign to restore game�s battered image

2009-09-24T08:32:18Z

English rugby chiefs believe protecting the core values of the sport can help erase the memory of a summer which featured fake blood capsules and admissions of drug use at a Guinness Premiership club

Riki Flutey out of Tests and Delon Armitage is a doubt too

2009-09-14T07:26:52Z

England suffered a major blow with confirmation that Riki Flutey has a serious shoulder injury and will miss the autumn Tests

Michael Lipman and Alex Crockett ponder future

2009-09-08T07:23:19Z

Former Bath co-captains Michael Lipman and Alex Crockett are considering their options after losing an appeal against their nine-month suspensions

Damian Hopley blast at clean-up group's bias towards RFU

2009-08-28T13:28:43Z

English rugby chiefs have ran into immediate controversy when they named a 13-strong Task Group designed to clean up the game following the scandals at Bath and Harlequins

Former Bath co-captains set to appeal drugs bans

2009-08-17T11:44:29Z

Former Bath co-captains Michael Lipman and Alex Crockett are to appeal against the nine-month bans they received for missed drug tests

Leicester get chance to dig claws into South Africa

2009-08-06T08:14:39Z

South Africa will play Leicester at Welford Road on 6 November after the friendly was approved by the Rugby Football Union

Millennium battle for 2015

2009-07-29T09:10:50Z

England and Wales will join forces to ensure the Millennium Stadium is part of the 2015 Rugby World Cup

England confident for World Cup vote

2009-07-27T09:10:51Z

English rugby chiefs will travel to Dublin confident they have won the battle to host the 2015 World Cup

London Welsh saved by takeover but then suffer five-point penalty

2009-07-20T13:51:26Z

London Welsh have been rescued after a takeover which will inject more than �1.5million into the club

Emirates Stadium could host Rugby World Cup

2009-05-13T12:02:18Z

Rugby union: Emirates Stadium will stage the bronze medal match and pool games at the 2015 Rugby World Cup if England win the battle to host it

England join race to host 2015 Rugby World Cup

2009-05-05T14:10:34Z

Rugby union: England will bid to stage the 2015 World Cup, the Rugby Football Union announced

Club plan gets boot

2009-03-27T14:31:57Z

Rugby union: England's top rugby clubs have lost their battle to add six rounds of matches to the Guinness Premiership next season

Warning over France exodus 'legal'

2009-03-19T09:42:08Z

Rugby union: England stars playing in France next season will not be able to challenge the Rugby Football Union over a warning about their international careers

Players set for legal fight over RFU's French threat

2009-03-18T16:36:21Z

Rugby union:England's players' union are taking legal advice over a letter sent by the RFU telling top stars they could be jeopardising their international places by moving abroad

Payne game sparks Sunday service row

2009-02-19T09:47:53Z

Rugby union: Shane Geraghty and Tim Payne have inadvertently given every Guinness Premiership club an incentive to play on Sundays during the Six Nations.

McGeechan�s warning as trio quit for French euros

2009-02-17T09:58:55Z

Rugby union: Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan took a swipe at players who put money ahead of ambition today after losing three stars to French clubs

Recession hits England Six Nations ticket sales

2009-01-30T09:03:18Z

The credit crunch has hit ticket sales for England's Six Nations matches at Twickenham.

RFU reject clubs' plan

2009-01-29T14:48:45Z

The Rugby Football Union have rejected plans by England's top clubs to play six more rounds of Guinness Premiership matches

RFU�s fixture fears

2009-01-15T17:04:48Z

The Rugby Football Union today called for urgent talks with Guinness Premiership clubs, who are considering playing another five league games each a season

Irish block Johnno bid to appoint Smith as his backs coach

2008-05-14T09:27:47Z

Martin Johnson's bid to appoint Brian Smith as England backs coach has been blocked by his club

If staff have to go, it's better to pay them off to avoid bad publicity

2008-04-22T10:01:35Z

It is generally better for the brand if the executive can be said to have "retired" or left to pursue new challenges

Martin Johnson: I will make England great again

2008-04-18T14:24:26Z

Legend's vow as RFU say axed Ashton will accept Academy job

Ashton's axemen win rugby award for worst of a rotten lot

2008-04-18T11:09:54Z

'It's like the Keystone Kops trying to defuse an argument on the Kashmiri border'

Brian Ashton will be axed in England shake-up

2008-04-15T09:15:59Z

Brian Ashton will be axed as England head coach and offered a new job by the Rugby Football Union.

Andrew's support for under-fire Ashton

2008-03-18T10:53:45Z

Rob Andrew defends Brian Ashton amid growing speculation over the England head coach's future