It’s Wednesday evening and I’m still clinging to the hope that Saints explosive scrum half Kyle Eastmond my spurn the advance of Bath Rugby and of Sale Sharks, to remain with St.Helens and the engage Super League competition.
Tonga’ulha Hulabaloo
The Guinness Premiership is settling in for a shoot out as Saracens and the Northampton Saints dig-in for a tug [...]
Double-header dual-code clash
The Twickenham Stoop will host a double header on Saturday 10th April when Harlequin FC take on Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership (2pm KO) followed by Harlequins Rugby League v St Helens in the Engage Super League (5.30pm KO).
Crusaders, Gareth Thomas: a partnership of convenience?
I’d put this signing somewhere on a par with Andy Farrell’s departure to Saracens at the fag-end of an epic league career; let’s hope for the Crusaders sake that Thomas can make more of a impact in Wrexham than Farrell managed in an injury bedevilled spell at Watford though.
GP/02: Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks (preview)
Although they will be without half back, Charlie Hodgson (toe) Sale welcome back British Lions’ prop, Andrew Sheridan, who is set to make his return to competitive action after facing down the Springbok eight in a famous third test victory in Johannesburg in July.
RWC 2011 Set for Massive Loss
A projected NZ$30 million loss is bad enough but local news agency, Reuters, now report that it could rise as high as NZ$40 million (£16.75 million).