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6th July 2018, 11:57 am == DANNY CIPRIANI will take on Dan Biggar in the battle of two big-name 10s kicking-off the new Premiership season. Cipriani's Gloucester take on Biggar's Northampton Saints on September 1 in an Anglo-Welsh match-up Getty Images - Getty Danny Cipriani has moved to Gloucester after his England heroics in South Africa last month Getty - Contributor Wales ace Dan Biggar will face Cipriani on the opening day of the new season Promoted Bristol Bears will help crown the new season in a west country derby at home to Bath the night before (August 31). Bristol Bears head coach Pat Lam said: “It’s great for us to be in Gallagher Premiership Rugby and everybody is relishing the opportunity to test themselves in a fantastic competition. “Our vision is to inspire our community through rugby success and we are working tirelessly to achieve this through the way we represent ourselves on and off the field. “To open the season against Bath – and to come up against Tod...

21st June 2018, 11:46 am == DANNY CIPRIANI is set to make his first England start in a decade when he faces South Africa on Saturday. Playmaker Cips has not started a Red Rose game since 2008 when Martin Johnson's side were hammered by the Springboks at Twickenham. Getty Images Playmaker Danny Cipriani will start for England for the first time in a decade on Saturday Getty Images - Getty Cipriani takes a kick during his last start for England - a 2008 defeat to South Africa at Twickenham So it is a huge boost for the 30-year-old's World Cup chances as he is named as the starting fly-half this weekend for the first time under Eddie Jones' two-and-a-half-year reign. Cipriani said: “It's a privilege to be here. I feel very grateful for the opportunity. "My emotions are that I want to be the calmest guy on the field so when international pressures come, people can turn to me and understand that I'm thorough in what I'm doing. Getty Images Eddie Jones has ha...

18th June 2018, 6:43 am == ENGLAND chiefs refused to publicly back boss Eddie Jones as they went into hiding. After surrendering the Test series to South Africa, chief executive Steve Brown and chairman Andy Cosslett dodged all questions on the Aussie's future. Getty Images - Getty Eddie Jones has now led England to SIX consecutive defeats and his job is on the line Instead, Twickenham suits issued a NINE WORD statement in the wake of the 23-12 Second Test defeat in Bloemfontein that simply read: "The RFU supports Eddie Jones and his coaching team." Cosslett flew to Johannesburg as things turned ugly. And Brown had already cancelled his trip to South Africa as the RFU look to make up to 100 staff redundant. When grilled by over what he had to say to fans calling for his head, angry Jones said: "I don't have to answer that question. It's not my job to answer. "I'm always under pressure as England coach, you are y always under pressure. That is the ...

14th June 2018, 10:00 pm == BRAD SHIELDS says he's English as his grandparents' homemade chip butties. The New Zealand-born flanker will make his full debut against South Africa - despite never playing a Premiership game. Getty Images - Getty Brad Shields will make his full debut after Chris Robshaw was axed Boss Eddie Jones axed ex Red Rose skipper Chris Robshaw for Shields - and in doing so the Aussie incredibly became the first England boss to drop him in SIX years. Kiwi Shields, a former New Zealand Under-20s international, has been hammered by critics from World Cup winners Clive Woodward to Lewis Moody after failing to crack it as an All Black. But proving his allegiances, the 27-year-old who qualifies through his Essex-born mum and Yorkshireman dad, said: "It's obviously my blood heritage. "My grandparents were very English and the way we were brought up there was a lot of English heritage - all the teaspoons on the wall, chip butties on Sunday afternoon...

14th June 2018, 11:30 am == BRAD SHIELDS will make his full England debut against South Africa - as ex captain Chris Robshaw was dropped completely. Kiwi flanker Shields, who has never played rugby for an English club, replaces the Quins stalwart at blindside flanker for the do-or-die Second Test in Bloemfontein. Getty Images - Getty Brad Shields impressed on his debut under Eddie Jones against South Africa Getty Images - Getty Danny Cipriani has impressed in the Premiership this season and finally won over Eddie Jones Robshaw has been a mainstay of Eddie Jones' Red Rose outfit and it is a huge blow for the 32-year-old who has been axed for the first time ever under Jones. Fly-half Danny Cipriani also gets his chance to impress as the Wasps playmaker is named on the bench for his first international outing since 2015. His old club teammate Joe Launchbury comes into the pack at second row alongside Maro Itoje. Aussie boss Jones has kept the same backline with Elliot Daly at full-...