Champions Cup XV of the Week - Round 1
XV of the week from Round 1 of the 2019/20 Heineken Champions Cup, which saw a clean sweep of wins for the four Irish provinces an…
Alex Shaw
17 Nov 2019, 13:41
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Alex went from reporting on rugby and scouting out the best young talent in the game to heading up the player recruitment at Ealing Trailfinders. He still turns his hand to the odd article here and there whilst trying to help push the London club to the Premiership.
It's put up or shut up time for Premiership clubs in Champions Cup
It's a crunch season for Premiership clubs in the Champions Cup as - Saracens aside - they look to bounce back from years of below…
Alex Shaw
15 Nov 2019, 4:31
'The foundations for sustained Fijian performance are now in place'
Fiji general manager Geoff Webster is set to leave his role at the FRU this month, leaving quite the impressive legacy for his suc…
Alex Shaw
14 Nov 2019, 5:05
RFU swoop for Pendlebury as England U18s head coach
The RFU have moved to fill the vacant England U18s head coach position, replacing the departed Jim Mallinder with Wasps academy ma…
Alex Shaw
13 Nov 2019, 4:59
Heyneke Meyer and his assistants ousted at Stade Francais - reports
Heyneke Meyer and his staff may have coached their last game at Stade Francais after reports from France claim the club is set to …
Alex Shaw
12 Nov 2019, 12:00
Two less-heralded Fijian players ready to light up Twickenham versus the Barbarians
Fiji will lack their usual star power against the Barbarians at Twickenham next Saturday, but there are two particularly gifted ta…
Alex Shaw
12 Nov 2019, 5:50
Bath evolution under Hooper places stake on the heavyweights
The Bath front row are beginning to look like a solid foundation piece for Stuart Hooper as he continues to put his stamp on the c…
Alex Shaw
11 Nov 2019, 5:23
Marchant move to the Blues could be just the beginning
Quins centre Joe Marchant is set for a loan move to the Blues for the 2020 Super Rugby season and the unprecedented move could pro…
Alex Shaw
10 Nov 2019, 3:29
Harlequins' Danny Care latest to blast Saracens - 'Stick them in the Championship'
Saracens have come in for plenty of flak following the outcome of the salary cap investigation and Quins scrum-half Danny Care is …
Alex Shaw
07 Nov 2019, 7:56
The extradordinary roll of the dice Mark McCall must make with his Saracens academy
The academy at Saracens has been synonymous with excellence, but can it save the club from the salary cap sanctions that threaten …
Alex Shaw
06 Nov 2019, 2:49
Who are the likely salary cap casualties if Saracens are forced to trim the fat?
The salary cap investigation into Saracens has caused reverberations around the rugby world and the club may now have to make toug…
Alex Shaw
05 Nov 2019, 8:40
World Cup winner Reinach on Montpellier's radar - reports
Cobus Reinach is the latest South African to catch the eye of Montpellier, with the French club reportedly prepared to make the No…
Alex Shaw
05 Nov 2019, 2:46
Transition plans for the 'big eight' at the Rugby World Cup
All eight of the nations to make the knockout rounds of the 2019 Rugby World Cup will already be beginning to look at their transi…
Alex Shaw
04 Nov 2019, 5:56
Alex Shaw's RWC 2019: XV of the tournament
We have selected a standout XV from the 2019 Rugby World Cup, where South Africa triumphed over England to lift their third title …
Alex Shaw
03 Nov 2019, 3:31
England player ratings vs South Africa - RWC final
England player ratings from the 32-12 loss to South Africa in the World Cup final, a result that takes their tally to a win and th…
Alex Shaw
02 Nov 2019, 7:13
RWC Final: England vs South Africa - who has the advantage?
England and South Africa are set to contest the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday in Yokohama, but which of the two nations has th…
Alex Shaw
31 Oct 2019, 6:06
Ntamack the obvious candidate for Breakthrough Player of the Year as Wainwright misses out
World Rugby have announced the three-man shortlist for the Breakthrough Player of the Year award and French talent Romain Ntamack …
Alex Shaw
30 Oct 2019, 11:03
Mtawarira: Unlike other Springbok coaches, Rassie is 'honest'
Springbok loosehead Tendai Mtawarira opens up on race, Siya Kolisi and Rassie Erasmus ahead of the Rugby World Cup final against E…
Alex Shaw
30 Oct 2019, 4:55
World Cup finalists England dominate potential British and Irish Lions XV for 2021
Who is currently impressing and who will be in good shape to compete for a spot on the British and Irish Lions tour of South Afric…
Alex Shaw
29 Oct 2019, 9:45
England facing a kicking? South Africa ready to put boot to ball again
Both South Africa and England have excelled with their kicking games so far at the Rugby World Cup and it's likely to prove decisi…
Alex Shaw
28 Oct 2019, 6:08
