Batley, ‘devastated’, reacts to Worcester’s arrest at the High Court Bristol Bears have signed Joe Batley, forward from Worcester Warriors, a troubled Premiership side. The 26 year-old, who can play at both the back and second row, returns to Ashton Gate immediately. Pat Lam, Bears boss, said that Lam was happy to have him return … Read more
Henry Pollock, a Buckinghamshire student, captained England U18s this summer. Northampton Saints coach Matt Ferguson was impressed by Henry Pollock’s physicality after he became the club’s youngest try scorer during the professional era. A double was also provided for Frankie Sleightholme (wing), who celebrated his 19th birthday Sunday. “Absolutely unbelievable. Ferguson said that he believed … Read more
Steve Lansdown, owner of the Bristol Bears (right), also owns Bristol City Football Club Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown says Premiership Rugby (PRL) must do more to increase revenues to help financially-struggling clubs. In the meantime Worcester have until Monday To prove that they can keep going. He stated that PRL should focus on commercial … Read more
Wasps lease the Arena at Coventry Building Society Arena for 250 years The High Court has been notified by Wasps that they plan to appoint administrators “to protect the club’s interest”. Wasps Holdings Limited (which includes Arena Coventry Limited) said the move did not mean that the business was in administration. It promised to provide … Read more
Cecil Duckworth and John Brain celebrated Worcester’s 2004 promotion to Premiership with skipper Pat Sanderson. Cecil Duckworth’s ex-Worcester family issued a statement saying that they are’very saddened at the Premiership club’s current problems. Duckworth, who was elected club president in 2020 after leaving the board, has since died. His family has now released a statement … Read more
LAKE FOREST (Ill.) — The standoff between Chicago Bears Linebacker Roquan Smith The NFL management council sent Monday’s memo to all 32 NFL teams, stating that a nonNFLPA-certified agent was contacting clubs for the 2018 first-round pick. ESPN obtained a copy the memo. It states that the NFL Players Association informed the management council that … Read more
The SRU plans to increase funding for women and girls from £1.6m to £4.1m over the next year Scotland’s national women’s rugby team will become professional in the latter part of this year. At least 30 players will be offered contracts. The Scottish Rugby Union confirmed that it plans to have two semi-professional women’s teams. … Read more
Ellis Genge will move to Bristol from Leicester at the end the season. Captain Ellis Genge claims that the time Leicester Tigers spent “the gutter” was what inspired their revival as a Premiership force. For their first Premiership final in nine years, Leicester will need to beat Northampton Saturday. They reach the semi-finals in their … Read more
9:48 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB InsiderAuthor of “The Arm”: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports Major League Baseball sent a clear letter to all teams last week. It stated that many clubs’ stadiums were “embarrassingly below the high standards” required for women traveling with the game, … Read more
David Moffett, former chief executive of WRU, supports the ‘three-team proposal’ The man who created Wales’ four professional sports teams believes they should be replaced with three. David Moffett was the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), chief executive, when the initial five teams launched in 2003. He believes that Welsh rugby has become a laughing stock … Read more