Opinion
Purple Rain: Loughborough Lightning are back in business
Premier 15s Round Six: This weekend, Lightning put ten tries on Wasps -the final result Loughborough 62 - 5 Wasps. The two-time se…
Claire Thomas
10 Jan 2023, 7:30
Contributors
Claire Thomas
@Claire_GThomas
Claire Thomas has lived and breathed sport all her life, covering it as a student whilst competing at international level. Now a full time broadcaster, she's never happier than when commentating on the Allianz Premier 15s, tearfully belting out Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, or painstakingly pausing Squidge Rugby videos so she can cackle at all the tiny in-jokes.
'Death, taxes, the sky is blue and Sean Lynn wearing shorts': AP15s what we know so far
What’s fascinating– with five rounds of this new season played – is that there is so much we still don’t know. The current…
Claire Thomas
21 Dec 2022, 7:14
Opinion
I'm dreaming of a Cherry and White Christmas: Gloucester-Hartpury at their unstoppable best
There’s a saying in rugby – a long-running, cheerfully-uttered refrain – that, maybe, ‘this year… this year is Glouceste…
Claire Thomas
14 Dec 2022, 7:12
Analysis
These Sharks have Teeth: Premier 15s Round 3
Sale Sharks have built their best squad yet. It’s a rich tapestry of youth and experience – with players from down the road an…
Claire Thomas
07 Dec 2022, 5:33
Opinion
'Let's hear it for the boys': Men's involvement in Premier 15s shows growth of the league
When the theme for this column came to me with the sort of satisfying thump, I was surprised. As someone who aims to point all ava…
Claire Thomas
29 Nov 2022, 9:38
Sarries, Gloucester-Hartpury and Bears mean business as new Premier 15s season kicks off
The all-singing, all-dancing spectacle of the Allianz Premier 15s gets another run. Of course it does: it’s the best domestic wo…
Claire Thomas
21 Nov 2022, 11:18
Analysis
The precocious French starlets hoping to fell the Black Ferns
The underdogs against a resurgent Black Ferns side, Thomas Darracq's squad of young talents believe they can cause an upset
Claire Thomas
03 Nov 2022, 4:38
Opinion
The building and blossoming of The Sakura Fifteen
Sometimes, and perhaps more often than we could have dared dream –when Japanese teams dive into the pool of a World Cup, a sort …
Claire Thomas
19 Oct 2022, 1:23
Interview
USA Eagles ready to take flight
The World Cup in New Zealand is days away and there is hope from within the US squad that they can make a statement as never befor…
Claire Thomas
30 Sep 2022, 10:12
Analysis
12 Years in the Making: Scotland's long awaited World Cup return is over
Today, Scotland fly to New Zealand for a party they’ve not managed an invite to in twelve years. They've been denied Rugby World…
Claire Thomas
23 Sep 2022, 7:47
