Player Profile: Pierre Spies

Position: Back row Height: 1.94 m (6′ 4″) Weight: 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) Date of Birth: 8th June 1985 Birthplace: Pretoria Pierre Spies is tipped to be one of the players of this year’s Rugb...

England face their own group of death

Many pundits have proclaimed that Group D is the pool of death at this years Rugby World Cup, but England’s group poses it’s own dangers for England. With South Africa coming into a run o...

Player Profile: Dan Hipkiss

Position: Centre Height: 1.78 m (5? 10?) Weight: 121 kg (14 st 7 lb) Date of Birth: 4th June 1982 Birthplace: Ipswich Dan Hipkiss is a popular choice to start in England’s midfield for the World Cup ...

Player Profile: Phil Vickery

Position: Prop Height: 1.91 m (6? 3?) Weight: 121 kg (19 st 0 lb)Date of Birth: 14th March 1976 Birthplace: Barnstaple Honours: England (52 caps) British Isles (3 caps)  A favourite of The Rugby Blog...

Player Profile: James Haskell

Position: Flanker Weight 17st 6lbs (111kg) Height 6ft  4” (1.93m). Date of Birth: 2/4/85 Birthplace: Windsor, Berks. James Haskell is widely tipped to feature in England’s back row at this year...

Player Profile: Jonny Wilkinson

Date of Birth: 25th May 1979 Birthplace: Frimley Position: Fly Half Height: 1.78 m (5′ 10″) Weight: 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) Honours: England (57 caps) British Isles (5 caps) Where better to st...