Chris Hewett

Former England captain Phil de Glanville

Good to see Phil pick up whistle

So Phil de Glanville, an England captain in his prime and a smooth-operating sports administrator in the years since, has reached for the whistle in […]

Change of culture is needed to compete

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED A slippery subject, rugby culture, and easily misrepresented in its narrowest sense. Across great swathes of the sporting landscape, the English […]

Bill Beaumont

Choosing the right word is not easy

CHRIS HEWETT Does language matter? We are not talking Bongi Mbonambi-Tom Curry here, although no one should underestimate the importance of getting to the heart […]

Kolbe’s magic hidden from view

CHRIS HEWETT AMONG the many mysteries of this World Cup –Why isn’t Patrice Lagisquet coaching a competitive nation? Why doesn’t Ben O’Keeffe put a sock […]

Biggest boots are made for winning

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED If catches win cricket matches – a fact of sporting life mischievously underscored by the recent joke about Jonny “Butterfingers” Bairstow […]