Preview – RFU XV vs Canada
Hubert Buydens returns from an award-winning season with Manawatu to lead Canada on their four match November tour that starts at Sixways in Worcester.
Best Of The Rest
Back in earnest tomorrow evening, in the meantime here’s a bunch of good articles from around the web worth checking out.
Tigers Scrape By Chiefs
Leicester came away from Sandy Park with the victory, but they were made to work by a resolute Chiefs side that very nearly toppled the heavy favorites.
Quins Stomped At The Stoop
It’s not often you’ve heard that said in recent years. Harlequins were utterly awful, there really was nothing at all to take from that kind of performance.
Saints Set The Standard
After catching up on some Premiership action from last week, here are some random observations from Northampton’s big opening win over Gloucester.
Aviva Premiership Preview – Gloucester
Last season couldn’t have gone much worse for the west country side, so it’s out with the old and in with the new, and the sun is shining on the Shed again.
Aviva Premiership Preview – London Irish
London Irish have never won the Premiership and let’s be honest – they won’t this year either. There is still, however, room to be excited at the Madejski.
Aviva Premiership Preview – Harlequins
Harlequins have been there or thereabout for a few years now, but there is a sense that they might have peaked, with the new wave still a year or two away.
Aviva Premiership Preview – London Welsh
London Welsh are back in the big show, but can they stick around this time? After recruiting nearly an entirely new squad, they certainly have the numbers.
Aviva Premiership Preview – Newcastle
It must take real strength to be a Newcastle fan. It’s been more than a decade since they sat anywhere in the top half of the table.