#Mike Ruddock

Here are the latest rugby evening headlines for Thursday, February 3, after a busy day of Six Nations team announcements. England have demanded clarity over the ruck law ahead of the Six Nations kicking off this weekend. Eddie Jones' men take on Scotland in the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield and World Rugby have revealed they have been asked for…

No other Irish U21s or U20s squad has produced as many Lions as the squad from 2012. The 2007 squad came close, with Cian Healy, Seán O'Brien, and Keith Earls (Luke Fitzgerald, who was of that age group, went straight from school into the Irish and Leinster senior teams). Not only were Lions made from the 2012 crop, there was an ensemble of…

Rhys Charalambous & Martin Mulhall both starred in BUCS Super Rugby in the front-row last season It was back in April that Bristol Bears announced they had secured the signings of three of BUCS Super Rugby's most highly touted players. Each were front-row forwards, with Martin Mulhall, Rhys Charalambous and Fred Davies all having pledged their…