Three into two doesn’t go. That is, however, the equation facing Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs and Saracens ahead of this weekend’s final round of Aviva Premiership fixtures.
Two tries from Thomas Waldrom gave Exeter a 24-20 victory over Saracens at Allianz Park to keep alive their hopes of securing an Aviva Premiership play-off spot.
Gloucester held off a stern challenge from Exeter to win their European Challenge Cup semi-final 30-19 at Kingsholm and set up a final clash with Edinburgh next month.
As the 2015 Rugby World Cup draws ever closer Mike Stanton continues to look at some of the best young players that could feature at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. This week it is Exeter Chiefs’ playmaker, Henry Slade.
Bold selection calls can make or break a team in a Rugby World Cup year, but even with that guillotine hanging overhead, the time is nigh to give Henry Slade the reins to England Rugby.
Mike Stanton looks over London Irish’s Alex Lewington’s, and Exeter Chiefs’ Jack Nowell’s, performances in a Premiership game that will live long in the memory.
Wasps' recent improvement continued with a win over Gloucester while there were also post-Christmas Aviva Premiership wins for London Irish, Bath, Leicester, Saracens and Northampton.
England number eight Billy Vunipola has been replaced by Thomas Waldrom in the squad preparing for Saturday's QBE International against Australia because of concussion.
With Stuart Lancaster’s England squad now fully assembled at Pennyhill Park and preparing
themselves physically and mentally for their clash with New Zealand, two players who have been
drawing particular attention are the uncapped duo of George Kruis and Henry Slade.