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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoSouth African question will take years to answer
JEFF PROBYN THE news that South Africa have signed an extension to continue in the Rugby Championship until at least the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEngland have some big issues to address
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the first break in the Six Nations there’s a chance to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEddie has got away with his ref attack
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The start of the Six Nations last week had everything we have...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWhat a stupid time to change the scrum laws!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Wouldn’t you know it? Just days before the first major tournament with...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoThe importance of a Test captain is exaggerated
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s just a week to go before the start of what I...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoMy double Slam means more now
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last week I wrote about the first of our back-toback Grand Slams...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoLeagues have caused the loss of playing numbers
JEFF PROBYN COLIN Boag’s article last week struck a number of chords that many have argued about the unavoidable future for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEuro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoGrand Slam glories 30 years on…
JEFF PROBYN IT’S FUNNY to think that 30 years ago this year I took part in something that happened only five...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoArrival of Lomu was seismic moment
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The start of the new year always brings hope, and the hope...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWage cap minefield needs a clean slate
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At the end of the year, it’s a time to look back...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoHow come Goode has escaped censorship?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Isn’t it funny how we have only just recovered from the ‘Rassie...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoMis-matches make a mockery of the European Cups
JEFF PROBYN HAVING written last week about the excitement of the European Cup competitions, I’m wondering if we may have been...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoRef Pearce has shown how to end back-chat
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Watching the Exeter/Sara cens game it was great to see a referee...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEddie has stepped over line in his book
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I CAN’T help wondering what is happening to our game, as more...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoSinckler must change his technique or lose place
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What can I say, last weekend the northern hemisphere rugby unions did...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIrish show northern unions the way ahead
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, that’s the autumn games over and it looks like Eddie Jones...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoI got my World Cup gold medal for losing!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last week’s game against Tonga gave Eddie Jones and England the chance...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWelsh union broke faith with fans over NZ game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Wales kicked off this autumn series of internationals last week with a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIf Eddie wins matches no one cares if he’s Mr Nasty
JEFF PROBYN EDDIE Jones has been described by an unnamed former player as being brutal, rude, aggressive and arrogant, while a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAmerica’s RWC bid is dream for World Rugby
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Who said that dreams don’t come true? First we had the Premiership’s...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoThe old guard will be on bus to France for 2023
JEFF PROBYN HOW old is too old to play interational rugby – and who should be the judge? That’s a question...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAutumn series may be best for some years
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there was one thing that last week’s game between Bath and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoMy concussion test puts me in the clear – for a few years anyway!
JEFF PROBYN AROUND five years ago, I took part in a brain study and the results have just been published so...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDiversity’s problem? Lack of Asian stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why is rugby so keen to raise issues and set out to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoExodus of players is real threat for game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoLoss of county pathway has blocked young stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It’s interesting to note that there are people out there who profess...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDo England have so many coaches to spread blame?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As Eddie Jones takes a first look at some of the hopefuls...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoRingfence is here, so let’s see adventure
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Friday night’s Bristol v Saracens match showed some of the drama we...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoForget 12s, Rugby Tens is ready-made product
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The announcement of a new idea is always something to look forward...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoSadly, rugby now chases money rather than the ball
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Iread an interesting piece in a paper this week by Emma John...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoRFU funds needed to maintain leagues
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The way it was: a great Championship clash between Ealing Trailfinders and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoI sat on the bench for four years unused! | Jeff Probyn
Substitutes, replacements, tactical subs, impact players or finishers... whatever you like to call them they are the bone of contention for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoLions should have put pressure on Boks’ backs
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What we hoped would be a successful Lions series turned into a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoOur water breaks were called half-time!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well just as I suggested two weeks ago, we have had a...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoHome-grown talent at Bristol Bears? Don’t make me laugh | Jeff Probyn
Jeff Probyn's take on the philosophy at Bristol Bears
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoErasmus had every right to sound off like he did | Jeff Probyn
What a week we have had, between the First and Second Lions Tests with most of the Home Unions rugby media...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoFiji’s double gold shows they have so much more to give | Jeff Probyn
How can World Rugby set a structure to aid the development of Fiji and the Pacific Islands?
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoIncessant TMO calls become so annoying | Jeff Probyn
The tour should be ended without the third Test being played if the Lions win again next week, argues Jeff Probyn
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoNow the Lions know just what they are up against | Jeff Probyn
A step up from the rest of their tour matches on Wednesday night for the Lions
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoSmall props always give Springboks big trouble | Jeff Probyn
As the Lions continue their crusade through South Africa on Warren Gatland’s quest to find a team to beat the current...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoGrassroots game must get fairer funding | Jeff Probyn
When I sat on the RFU council, no matter what was happening in the rugby world the CEO’s review of the...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoSouth Africa are perfect fit for the Six Nations | Jeff Probyn
With more South African teams joining the PRO14 to make it a 16-team Rainbow Cup competition, it can only be a...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoCrowds or not, I just focussed on the opposition | Jeff Probyn
I WAS a little puzzled when I read Danny Care and Rob Baxter’s reaction to fans being allowed back into the...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoEaling’s drubbing should not open ring-fence door | Jeff Probyn
Ealing Trailfinders’ dream didn’t so much fade away last week as completely collapse against the might of a fullstrength Saracens team, revealing...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAcademy scattergun not best way to find talent | Jeff Probyn
Putting a value on EQP within the Premiership
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU need to source other players to end this ransom | Jeff Probyn
The past few weeks have provided interesting reading re Francis Baron’s thoughts of how things have got out of hand at...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoUgo Monye has a big battle to end elitist stigma of rugby | Jeff Probyn
Has the shift in development from its pyramid state two years ago to Premiership-pwned academies kept rugby's ability to reach more...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSarries stars will be fresh for Gatland | Jeff Probyn
THE good news that the Lions will be going ahead as planned in South Africa is no surprise and despite those...
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