- What is the capacity of Franklin's Gardens?
Franklin's Gardens, the home of Northampton Saints, has a capacity of 13,600.
However, the Northampton board hav...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Northampton sign Woods from Worcester
Northampton Saints have signed back rower Tom Wood from Worcester Warriors.
The 23-year-old can play as a flank...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Who is the Leicester Tigers captain?
31-year-old wing Geordan Murphy is the current Tigers captain. He first took up the role in April 2009.
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Who are the coaches at Leicester Tigers?
Richard Cockerill - Head Coach
Matt O'Connor - Backs Coach
Paul Burke - Kicking Coach
Ben Herring - First Team A...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - How many times have Leicester Tigers won the league?
The Tigers have won the English/Guinness Premiership eight times in total.
These wins came in 1988, 1995, 1999,...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - How long has Cockerill managed Leicester Tigers?
Richard Cockerill has been with Leicester Tigers since 2005 in a coaching capacity; however, he was only appointed...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - What was the 'Bloodgate' scandal all about?
Well, to cut a long story short, Harlequins attempted to deceive the match officials by substituting Tom Williams,...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Was Venter right to criticise refereeing standards?
Saracens director of rugby was only handed a fine after his outburst criticising refereeing standards in the Guinne...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - What should be the punishment for eye-gouging?
Julien Dupuy was handed a 23-week ban for eye-gouging, while David Attoub was given a far more severe 70-week ban....
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Will Ospreys be punished?
After playing with 16-men for a brief period during their critical final group match against Leicester Tigers last...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Wilkinson - a IRB International Player of the Year winner?
He sure was. Jonny Wilkinson won the coveted IRB International Player of the Year award back in 2003. That was the...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Where is Biarritz?
It's in south-west France. A pleasant, picturesque part of the country with stunning beaches.
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Will Bruce Reihana leave Northampton Saints?
It's very unlikely. Reihana has just signed a fourth contract with the club and is set to end his career at Frankli...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - What is the capacity of Twickenham?
Twickenham, the home of England's international rugby home matches, has a capacity of 82,000.
It is situated in...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Should Munster be regarded as Heineken Cup favourites?
Munster qualified for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup with more points than any of the other seven clubs who...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Matt Stevens set to join Saracens
Disgraced prop, Matt Stevens, has agreed to join Saracens once his ban expires on January 19th 2011.
The 27-yea...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Who will captain England at the Six Nations?
England head coach Martin Johnson has confirmed that Steve Borthwick will captain his side going into next month's...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Is Gavin Henson finished?
The Wales international has reportedly lost over three stone in weight as he recovers from a foot injury.
Has he...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago - Should Jonny Wilkinson start for England?
Jonny Wilkinson had been the first name on the England teamsheet for years, but seven years after his most iconic m...
Category: Rugby Union | Answers: 1 - What is a bonus-point win?
A bonus-point win in rugby union is recorded when a team scores four tries or more.
Alternatively, a bonus-point...
Category: Rugby Union | Posted: 10 years, 9 month(s) ago