But according to Will Carling, the former England captain under Rowell, the reality was a little different. “He was genuinely unique. He created something very special at Bath,” Carling tells ...

Carling, 55, who was married to TV presenter Julia at the time he met Diana, has admitted 'stupidly doing things you shouldn't do'. He confesses: 'It was a bit of a mess.' Asked to explain ...

Date: Sunday 9 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Coverage: Live audio commentary via the BBC Sport website and app Former captain Will Carling has questioned the quality ...

Only Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs is ahead of him. England's youngest ever captain at the age of 22 in 1988, Carling led his country for 59 Tests, winning 44 of them. He is the longest serving ...

The Rugby Football Union council, once described by former England captain Will Carling as “57 old farts”, is set to be abolished. Little over a month after RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney ...

It was a tweet posted by Tim Horan nine days ago that first made Will Carling aware it was the 30th anniversary of England’s World Cup final defeat by Australia at Twickenham. Horan, the former ...

Planet Rugby: Former England captain Will Carling has never backed away from a potentially controversial sound-bite (old farts, anyone?) and in the wake of Saturday's defeat by Ireland he lined up ...

Former England skipper Will Carling has questioned Clive Woodward's ability to lead England to glory in next year's World Cup following the shock 20-15 defeat to France in Paris on Saturday.