Henry Pollock leading rugby’s new ‘celly’ trend
From Saints flanker’s free-throw to Chandler Cunningham-South’s nod to Cole Palmer, the game could do with more players showing personality

From Saints flanker’s free-throw to Chandler Cunningham-South’s nod to Cole Palmer, the game could do with more players showing personality
England players frustrated no club or union has ever been admonished for exceeding welfare guidelines
Brilliant young back row declared potential bolter for Australia tour after superb solo effort, which covered almost half length of pitch
Steve Borthwick’s patience is being rewarded as young hopefuls have matured and developed into genuine contenders for senior squad
Plus: Steve Borthwick turns to Fraser ‘The Duke’ Dingwall to ignite attack against Italy
England’s winning try originated from a tactical template that Premiership side Saints use prolifically
Worries for Steve Borthwick with scrum-half Alex Mitchell and lock Alex Coles both going off injured
Northampton fritter away a 21-point lead, but explosive back-rower provides a spark that could ignite his England prospects
England centre said he ‘probably could have carried on’ but was ‘entitled’ to go down after head-on-head contact
Bath player appeared to smirk after incident that saw England team-mate shown yellow card
Phil Dowson backs his fly-half to start for Steve Borthwick in Six Nations after Saints hammered a badly stretched Newcastle squad
Champions will need huge resurgence to make top four after latest damaging defeat
Borthwick could be forced to reconsider plans for tournament after England full-back suffered injury while on club duty for Northampton
Saints scrum-half was missed over the autumn internationals and Steve Borthwick will be pleased to see his assured return to action
John Plumtree, the Sharks coach, barely has a leg to stand on when trying to claim that his team are unfairly disadvantaged
Exclusive: His swagger and spikiness has led to surging expectations but the young Saints flanker is taking it all in his stride
Saints’ title defence takes another hit with their first home league defeat since October last year