Nik Simon
Rugby Correspondent at The Mail on Sunday
Rugby Correspondent for the Mail on Sunday
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1 week ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Nik Simon
Johnny Sexton insists there are NO hard feelings with Finn Russell despite the Lions coach claiming he would pick Owen Farrell ahead of 'flashy' Scot Finn Russell is winning the race to wear the No 10 shirt for the Lions this summer Johnny Sexton was appointed as Lions assistant coach for the tour of Australia The Lions play their first match under Andy Farrell against Argentina on Friday By NIK SIMON Published: 18:35 EDT, 16 June 2025 | Updated: 18:35 EDT, 16 June 2025 Lions coach Johnny...
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1 week ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Nik Simon
Finally, after 29 years of disappointment, three decades of dust, a generation of expensive mistakes, Bath have their moment. They wore cotton jerseys when they last won the Premiership in 1996. Steve Ojomoh was in the team and his son Max, who fittingly scored the decisive try here at Twickenham, was not even born. No wonder there were tears when Finn Russell kicked out the ball for full-time.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Nik Simon
Owen Farrell agrees Saracens homecoming to open door to England recall - after being overlooked for British & Irish Lions squadBy NIK SIMON Published: 03:36 EDT, 13 June 2025 | Updated: 03:36 EDT, 13 June 2025 Owen Farrell will return home immediately after Saracens agreed a transfer fee with Racing 92. The Parisian club have agreed to release Farrell from his contract for a fee of 200,000 Euros, paving the way for one of rugby’s biggest homecoming stories.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Alex Bywater |Nik Simon
At the luxurious Campus training centre in Quinta do Lago on Wednesday, the locals turning up for their padel and tennis matches and Pilates sessions were shocked at what they found. Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, already preparing for pre-season with Eddie Howe’s side on the Algarve, looked especially surprised at the increased security as he headed for a kickabout. But this is what happens when the British & Irish Lions are in town. Everything goes up a notch.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Nik Simon
The regular domestic season is over, and on Tuesday night the Premiership handed out their seasonal awards. Gloucester scrum-half Tomos Williams won player of the season, Northampton (and now British and Irish Lions) wunderkind Henry Pollock scooped the breakthrough star award and Bath supremo Johann van Graan took coach of the year after leading his side to top spot in the Premiership. But enough of the serious stuff.
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RT @Nik_Simon88: Some sugar and spice in @MailSport Rugby Confidential awards 🏉 🐶 puppies in camp before play-offs ➡️ the transfer that ne…
Some sugar and spice in @MailSport Rugby Confidential awards 🏉 🐶 puppies in camp before play-offs ➡️ the transfer that never was 🤑 Bill Sweeney’s dressing down 🐅 another Leicester target https://t.co/FY0WsWHgQf
RT @_AlexBywater: Exclusive on @MailSport with @Nik_Simon88: Talks between Saracens and Racing 92 over Owen Farrell’s return begin. Lei…
