Alec Hepburn
13 results

Stats show post-World Cup years throw up more debut opportunities
- International
- January 23, 2020, 06:00
CJ Stander, Ultan Dillane, Stuart McCloskey, Josh van der Flier, Finlay Bealham, Niall Scannell, Andrew Conway, Jordan Larmour and Jack Carty share a (...)

England name 25-man training squad to face Wales
- International
- February 13, 2019, 12:59
England have released Joe Cokanasiga and Dan Robson back to their clubs to play in the weekend’s round of English Premiership fixtures. Cokanasiga an(...)

Munster eventually find a way past Exeter to secure their passage
- European Cup
- January 19, 2019, 19:58
Munster 9 Exeter 7 It wasn’t pretty, rather it was a little ugly. It wasn’t anything like some of the roller-coaster rides Thomond Park has witnesse(...)

Munster retain control of Pool Two as Exeter win at Gloucester
- European Cup
- December 14, 2018, 22:25
Gloucester 17-29 Exeter A week in Europe can be a very long time, both in politics and in rugby. Last Saturday Exeter were desperately disappointed t(...)

Exeter up against it as Champions Cup hopes hang by a thread
- Rugby
- December 13, 2018, 14:34
Gloucester v Exeter (7.45pm, Kingsholm Stadium, BT Sport) With Gloucester trying to overhaul Munster at the top of Pool Two, Exeter go into Friday ni(...)

Owen Farrell to start at outhalf for England against Springboks
- International
- November 1, 2018, 11:42
Owen Farrell will start at fly-half in a reshuffled England line-up to face South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. There are seven changes in additio(...)

Danny Cipriani starts for England for first time in 10 years
- Rugby
- June 21, 2018, 13:03
Outhalf Danny Cipriani will make his first start for England in almost a decade and there is a return for flanker Chris Robshaw as coach Eddie Jones s(...)

Scotland v England: Eddie Jones gives mind games a rest
- International
- February 22, 2018, 17:17
Eddie Jones insists England do not need mind games to motivate them for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland. Jones has adopted a tactful app(...)

Joe Marler: ‘I really need to knuckle down now’
- International
- February 15, 2018, 10:51
Five minutes before full time at Twickenham, it struck Joe Marler like a sledgehammer. Until that point Marler had avoided watching any of England’s n(...)

Nathan Hughes set to step in for Sam Simmonds against Scotland
- International
- February 12, 2018, 20:38
England have lost one No 8 but gained another before the Calcutta Cup showdown against Scotland in Edinburgh next week. Exeter’s Sam Simmonds, one of (...)