rugby union

Northampton’s ‘hot ball’, Saracens’ next captain and 3 more rugby talking points

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Steve Borthwick was among a crowd of 14,000 who watched Exeter Chiefs lose their 23-match unbeaten home run in spectacular fashion on Saturday – beaten 42-36 by Premiership leaders Northampton Saints – just two days after name-checking Manny Feyi-Waboso, Greg Fisilau, Ethan Roots and Henry Slade. This raised a rueful chuckle from Rob Baxter, Exeter’s … Read more

‘We want to make our own history in this new Leicester era’

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Ollie Hassell-Collins understands why his new club Leicester Tigers are not mentioned in the same breath as La Rochelle, Toulouse, Leinster and the other usual suspects as tips to win this season’s Champions Cup. “They are in those conversations because of what they’ve done in previous years,” says the 24-year-old England wing, who joined Leicester … Read more