MANU’S DEPARTURE “As I said in the statement it is still a wrench in my heart even though together we thought it was the right decision...

REFLECTIONS ON LA ROCHELLE GAME “We gave them too much and a foothold, bumper in the second half and easy points. All the stats go to...

CHALLENGE OF FACING LA ROCHELLE “There is the magnitude of the challenge, double European Cup holders, back-to-back. That brings its own...

POOR CONVERSION RATE IN OPPOSITION 22 “It is probably a few factors, it is never truly one. We have managed to thin-slice it to one; we...

REFLECTIONS ON DEFEAT AT NORTHAMPTON “Frustration at the result and how the middle 20 minutes of the second half panned out. For want of...

MANU TUILAGI INJURY “He has pulled his groin. It is a grade three, linear, muscle fascia tear of an abductor, which is his groin. He...

REFRESHED SQUAD “Yes, I feel like we are in a good spot. Only time will tell because it has got to transfer onto the game this weekend....

CHALLENGE OF PLAYING LEINSTER “They have cohesion, they are super smart and there are no chinks in their armour. They are probably the...

REACTION TO HEAVY DEFEAT AT HARLEQUINS LAST WEEK “It’s been a good week after a bad performance. The players have come in very energetic...

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE AGAINST BATH “Yes I was thrilled in terms of physicality and how we limited options. But we gave three offsides on...

RELIEF AFTER WIN “I never cease to be amazed at how they keep finding ways to win. That’s probably the third game in the last five to ten...

TOM CURRY “He needs a clear-out of his hip that will put him out for the rest of the season. This is the only option. He has been back...

EMPHASIS ON DENYING OPPOSITION BONUS POINTS “It’s not an emphasis we put to the team. If they don’t score they can’t win; old, simple...

REFLECTIONS ON DEFEAT AT EXETER “We know the preparation wasn’t quite right as I said post-game and to the players. We take some...

TOM CURRY “I don’t know any of the details about the situation, I have just spoken to him about his recovery process. I don’t understand...

DID THE WIN AGAINST AMPTHILL GIVE THE TEAM COHESION? “Getting there, definitely. We scored 64 points and we probably left four or five...

REFLECTIONS ON VICTORY OVER CALDY “I think we prepared really well during the week. We went into the game with a good strategy and...

REFLECTIONS ON DEFEAT AT NEWCASTLE LAST WEEK “It was a tough night for us. I think we learnt a lot about ourselves. We had a couple of...

THOUGHTS ON VICTORY OVER BEDFORD “We were really happy with how we have started. It comes off the back of a long pre-season. Everyone was...

EXPERIENCE AT THE WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP “It was an unforgettable experience, being in South Africa. As a team we would have hoped...