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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...

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 ...

16th June 2018, 6:00 pm == DIFFERENT city, different stadium, same old story. Six series in South Africa, six defeats. If SunSport could copy last week’s match report into this one, you would know no difference. Getty Images England blew another lead as they lost to South Africa again A double-figure lead was thrown away again. It was 21-points in Jo’Burg and another 12 here in Bloem. Oh, another yellow card too - this time Nathan Hughes the guilty man as England self-destructed. And if England didn't know the Afrkiaans for fight before kick-off, they do now. It was the perfect game for this ferocious crowd. In the Afrikaans heartland, crazy Springboks fans were decked out in animal skin suits and dear-stalking camo. They wanted blood sports. And they got. Getty Images South Africa came back to run out 23-12 winners Their superb Springboks sensed it too and they were fuelled by passion in the raucous Free State Stadium. When England lost lynchpin Billy Vunipola through injury j...

15th June 2018, 10:00 pm == OWEN FARRELL was just eight years old when Jonny Wilkinson's golden boot won the 2000 Battle of Bloemfontein. Wilko dragged himself off his sickbed to mastermind England's only ever victory against South Africa in the Free State. Getty Images - Getty Jonny Wilkinson booting the Boks with his sensational 27-point haul in 2000 Getty Images Jonny Wilkinson skips past Springboks legend Joost van der Westhuizen at the Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein With a record-breaking eight penalties and a drop goal against the Boks, the World Cup winning fly-half's performance ranks as one of his greatest of all time. And skipper Farrell has taken inspiration from that epic Test match 18 years ago as he looks to make his own history and save the series. Pumped-up Farrell said: "I have seen that game and you remember things like that. Getty Images Owen Farrell, centre, is good mates with 2000 hero WIlko AFP or licensors Aphiwe Dyanti went over for a try...

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-...

11th June 2018, 2:30 pm == JOEL TOMKINS has left Wigan in disgrace and signed for Hull KR after quitting. The back-rower, 31, will never pull on the cherry and white shirt again after being caught abusing barmaids during a vile rant in which he branded one the "rectum of Wigan". PA:Empics Sport Joel Tomkins has quit Wigan to join Hull KR after pub outburst After being fined £10,000 by the Warriors and banned for four weeks, Tomkins has now moved to the other end of the M62. And he revealed he handed in his resignation from his contract, which ran until the end of next season, after the footage appeared on social media. Tomkins said: “I’m sure everybody is aware of what’s gone on at Wigan and I accepted the punishment from them. “After sitting down with my family and thinking a bit harder about it, I decided that the best thing for all parties would be for me to leave the club and I offered my resignation to Kris Radlinski, which he accepted. Youtube Joel Tomkins was filmed...