Person: M Banahan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

rugby

Connacht suffer four-try defeat to Gloucester

Connacht's Heineken Champions Cup challenge hangs by the thinnest of threads after a convincing four-try defeat to Gloucester at Kingsholm on Sunday afternoon.

rugby

Madigan steers scrappy Leinster into semi-finals

rugby

Madigan steers scrappy Leinster into Champions Cup semi-finals

rugby

Lancaster trims England squad

rugby

Upbeat Kidney dwells on positives

rugby

Zebo handed chance to run with the Wolfhounds

England supremo Johnson believes World Cup is there for the taking

MARTIN JOHNSON believes any one of seven teams can win the Rugby World Cup — and he places England right at the heart of the pack.

Fri, 07 Oct, 2011

Flood to start for England

Toby Flood will start at inside centre alongside fly-half Jonny Wilkinson in England’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2011

England's Armitage to face Scotland

Delon Armitage will start on the left wing for England in place of Mark Cueto in Saturday’s decisive Rugby World Cup Pool B showdown with Scotland.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2011

Johnson has no regrets over night out

ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson insists he would not start locking his team in their hotel following reports about a night out in Queenstown.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2011

Moody returns for England

Lewis Moody has returned from injury to captain an England team featuring nine changes for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup appointment against Georgia.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2011

Ledesma: we can make Red Rose wilt

ARGENTINA hooker Mario Ledesma believes England are under-estimating the Pumas ahead of today’s Rugby World Cup clash in Dunedin.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2011

Losing to Scots would be a shambles, says England’s Youngs

BEN YOUNGS declared England’s RBS 6 Nations campaign would be rendered a “shambles” if they lose to Scotland today.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2011

Bonnaire: Twickenham to see fear-free French

JULIEN BONNAIRE has promised there will be no fear in the France ranks when Marc Lievremont’s troops run out at Twickenham tomorrow.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2011

Moody ruled out of Le Crunch, Sheridan returns

Lewis Moody’s hopes of captaining England against France at Twickenham on Saturday have been wrecked by a recurrence of his knee injury.

Thu, 24 Feb, 2011

Johnson under ‘no illusions’ about Italy

MARTIN JOHNSON insists England are under “no illusions” about the size of the challenge Italy will pose in tomorrow’s Six Nations showdown.

Fri, 11 Feb, 2011

Johnson opts for unchanged team to face Italy

England manager Martin Johnson has named an unchanged team for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2011

McLaughlin: We’ll need to improve for away tie

IT was nail-biting stuff on Saturday as Ulster drew first blood in dispatching Bath at Ravenhill.

Mon, 13 Dec, 2010

Johnson: ‘team moving in the right direction’

England 11 South Africa 21

Mon, 29 Nov, 2010

England name rookie centre for All Blacks test

Ayoola Erinle will make his first England start after replacing Shane Geraghty at inside centre in the team to play New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2009

Johnson tells players they must improve

MARTIN JOHNSON has warned that England will be in “big trouble” if they fail to improve before New Zealand arrive at Twickenham for the final Investec Challenge clash of the autumn next Saturday.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2009

Elsom: we’re up against best Irish side ever

IT IS usually wise to downplay the opposition before a huge Test match, but Australia captain Rocky Elsom has a simple message for his side ahead of their visit to Croke Park next Sunday: this is the best team in Ireland’s history.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2009

Raw England await touring Aussies

Martin Johnson will name one of the most inexperienced England teams in memory to face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday – and that is despite the return of Jonny Wilkinson.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2009

Pressure on Bath after defeat to Stade

STEVE MEEHAN admits it will take “a really good effort” for Bath to reach this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals following their shattering defeat against French giants Stade Francais.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2009

Johnson: no drug problem

ENGLAND rugby coach Martin Johnson has denied rugby has a drug culture and claimed players are aware of the consequences if they take prohibited substances.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2009

Corry hails Elsom’s transformation

BARBARIANS captain Martin Corry, says Rocky Elsom’s game has undergone rapid transformation since moving to Leinster at the beginning of the season.

Sat, 30 May, 2009

Uncapped Boks trio given chance to impress

PETER DE VILLIERS has named three uncapped players in his South African XV to face a Namibian Invitational XV in Windhoek tomorrow.

Thu, 28 May, 2009

Chance for second strings to shine

THOSE harbouring ambitions of playing a part in the RBS 6 Nations will be hoping to impress their respective national coaches in tonight’s intriguing Ireland A-England Saxons tie at Donnybrook (kick-off 7.35pm).

Fri, 06 Feb, 2009

Cipriani among six caps in Saxons line-up

Danny Cipriani is one of six capped players named in the England Saxons side to face Ireland A at Donnybrook.

Wed, 04 Feb, 2009

Bath suffer Toulouse heartbreak

BUTCH JAMES insists Bath will learn from their last-gasp Heineken Cup defeat away to Toulouse yesterday.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2008

Ireland A wilt as Saxons raise the heat

England Saxons 34 Ireland A 12

Mon, 16 Jun, 2008