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And then there were four. After seven months of bruising encounters between Europe’s club rugby elite, only the strongest quartet are still standing – and the Heineken Cup is almost in touching distance. All Welsh, Italian and Scottish sides have fallen by the wayside, dwarfed by their French, Irish and English counterparts in the pool [...]
Currently playing for Saracens in the UK, Nils Mordt is has the ability to play anywhere in the backline. Born in Zimbabwe and the the nephew of South African legend, Ray Mordtalso, Mordt himself has gained international honours with England Saxons and England Sevens. Player Stats DOB: 05/12/1983 Height: 1.85m Position: Centre Club: [...]
This Week’s Player of the Week award goes to Scottish international and Saracens back rower Kelly Brown. After joining Saracens in 2010/11 season, he helped the club to their first Premiership title. What is also remarkable about Brown is that he has suffered from a stammer since childhood, and following an embarrassing interview in [...]
Petrus du Plessis has gone from playing Championship rugby for Nottingham to winning the AVIVA Premiership title with Saracens in a relatively short amount of time. Joining Saracens in March 2009, the South African born Tighthead prop is living the dream! A qualified physiotherapist, he is currently making his way back after sustaining a frightening injury [...]
This season’s Aviva premiership has seen quite a few intriguing ups and downs. With the inclusion of the IRB Rugby World Cup, a few of the big boys started the season with quite a few big guns missing from their squad some teams struggled, while some teams heavily profited. Those teams lacking their top boys [...]
So the dust has settled on Round 5 of the Heineken Cup, and two sides have assured their places in the knockout stages, current champions Leinster, and two time winners Munster. Their safe progression with a game to spare points towards real positivity for Irish rugby right now, but perhaps not as much as Ulster’s [...]
Round Five of the Northern Hemisphere’s premier rugby competition is upon us! In four of the six pools, the leaders could find themselves toppled if they lose their matches while Munster and Leinster only have a slight cushion. And the closeness of the other pools should ensure some very competitive and entertaining match ups. Regular [...]
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With only a few days left until the Aviva Premiership Grand Final, I have been lucky enough to talk all things rugby with Saracens’ Jamie George . Touted as one of the next big things for not only the Saracens but also English rugby, the handsome youngster certainly has already achieved a lot in his [...]
Matt Stevens has made his comeback after a two-year ban for cocaine use today playing for Saracen’s Storm (A team) in a 39-29 victory against London Wasps. The England and Lions prop failed a drugs test in December 2008 when playing for Bath, the subsequent two-year ban in 2009 made headlines around the world. This [...]
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