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Jeremy Guscott: For me, Max Ojomoh’s absence from Steve Borthwick’s England squad is strange
The selection of Bristol Bears’ South African-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg for England’s first Nations Championship training squad is a controversial call by Steve Borthwick.
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/ 2 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: ‘Home’ advantage can give holders Bordeaux Begles the edge over Leinster
The right teams will be contesting the European Cup final, because holders Bordeaux Begles and challengers Leinster are the best in...
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/ 3 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: Secrecy surrounding England review makes no sense
The RFU review into the 2026 Six Nations was never likely to make great reading after England lost four Championship matches...
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/ 4 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: Dynamic duos facing battle for supremacy
The battle for supremacy between the 9-10 partnerships for Bath and Bordeaux-Begles will be the hinge on which the outcome of...
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/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: Bath head coach Johann van Graan must start with his strongest pack in Bordeaux
We are at the business end of the season and Bath have two big matches in a row with the top...
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/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: Courtney Lawes can be a force at the next World Cup
Courtney Lawes’ decision to return to the Premiership to join Sale Sharks next season was not one that most people saw...
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/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: French rivals are showing England the way ahead
No-one is really surprised by the magnitude of the heavy defeats suffered in the European Cup Round of 16 last weekend...
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/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Geoff Parling’s Leicester Tigers must rise to the occasion
When you think of Leicester Tigers, and the closeness of last season’s Premiership final when they lost by a couple of...
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/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now Bath need to be serial winners
Having played rugby at Bath since the age of seven, and been at The Rec as a one-club-man for the duration...
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/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now is the time for England to learn to be streetwise
It’s been hailed as the best ever Six Nations because of its topsy-turvy nature, unpredictability, and exciting edge-of-the-seat stuff, as well...
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/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Stunned! That’s my reaction to England’s Six Nations defeats
Stunned is the only way to describe my reaction to England’s triple losses against Scotland, Ireland, and Italy.
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/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Bouncebackability is key for England now after Six Nations drubbing
The making of a team is how it bounces back from a setback of the size of England’s defeat at Murrayfield...
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/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Wales just must keep 15 players on the pitch against France
It’s hard to know where to start with Wales because I can’t remember a Welsh team being in this position since...
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/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: It was a good performance from the French but let’s not get carried away
France got it done against Ireland, but I might go against some of the adulation heaped on Fabien Galthie’s team after...
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/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Foursome! I can’t pick out a winner for Six Nations
Based on where England have gone since the last year’s Six Nations fixture against Wales in Cardiff, and where the Welsh...
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/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: A fit Fin Smith gets my vote for the No.10 role with England
England’s 9-10 combination of Alex Mitchell and George Ford were at the heart of a strong Autumn series in which they...
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/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: It’s time for Bristol Bears to stand up and deliver
When you’re shipping 49 points, as Bristol Bears did against the Bulls in Pretoria last weekend in the European Cup, you’ve...
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/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: Mark McCall’s challenge – to create another dynasty
We don’t often hear Mark McCall making comments about a lack of “attitude and application” in the Saracens squad, and especially...
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/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: Tommy Freeman adds to England’s options
The good news for England going into the New Year, and the 2026 Six Nations, is that their centre stocks are...
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/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: The striking cobra Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is my star of 2025
When it comes to my highlights of 2025, South Africa has to be at the top of the international list because...
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/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: Wales busting a gut to get back in contention
Wales will recover as a competitive top-tier rugby nation, but the main question is when?
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/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Bath will need the big boys to shine
Bath have got a squad now which, when at full strength, and at home, can take on anyone, whether it’s in...
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/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: England short of World XV starters
The 2027 Rugby World Cup draw held last week in Sydney produced a good result for England, mainly because Wales, their...
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/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: It’s great to see England carving out a way to win
What impressed me most about England’s victory over New Zealand was the way that they stayed in it in the ebb-and-flow,...
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/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Time for Scotland to make big step
Scotland have had the players in the last six years to make a big impact on the world stage, but overall...
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/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: Look at that lineup and you have to say: ‘Wow!’
England’s performance against Australia in the first of their four home Autumn Series Tests was rusty, which was only to be...
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/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: Time for France to put down a marker
France, champions of Europe, against South Africa, double World Cup winners and newly crowned Rugby Championship title holders, in Paris on...
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/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: England are buzzing and ready to have a go
The reboot of the international season starts for England when they face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, and they go into...
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/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: Problem laws are just not ‘helpful’
When it comes to a commentary on the laws of the game, it’s important to acknowledge first that the referee has...
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/ 8 months agoJeremy Guscott: England must unite Ollie Lawrence and Tommy Freeman in midfield
The prospect of England facing Australia at Twickenham in just under three weeks with a backline in which their 2025 Lions...
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/ 8 months agoJeremy Guscott: It won’t surprise me if Springboks land a threepeat
South Africa have got people talking about the revolution in their back play in the Rugby Championship after their huge victories...
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/ 8 months agoJeremy Guscott: Bath are looking good as the bunfight begins
Bath started the defence of their Prem title with a bang by scoring seven tries against Harlequins at The Stoop on...
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/ 8 months agoJeremy Guscott: Sky’s the limit for fantastic Tommy Freeman
There’s been a big fanfare around Tommy Freeman’s potential move from wing to outside centre following the Lions tour, starting this...
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/ 9 months agoJeremy Guscott: Centre combinations now so hard to unlock
The midfield is still a centre of attention in international rugby, but it seems that the long-standing 12-13 partnerships that were...
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/ 9 months agoJeremy Guscott: Henry Arundell can lead charge for Bath’s young guns
You have to give your top players the right amount of rest, and therefore the Prem Cup – which kicks off...
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/ 9 months agoJeremy Guscott: Dynamic duo of Handre Pollard and Beauden Barrett can still rule at No.10
The dominance of South Africa and New Zealand in winning World Cups is a statistical reality and, because of their track...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoJeremy Guscott: England’s attack looks like it is ready to fire
England's attack is in a good spot following the victorious Lions tour to Australia and England’s 2-0 series victory over Argentina...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 10 months agoJeremy Guscott: Once a Lions series is won, it’s hard to go again
The sports science and analysis available in the game now would almost certainly tell us that the Lions were not anywhere...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 10 months agoJeremy Guscott: A defeat, yes, but the British and Irish Lions should be proud
The third Test might not have given the Lions the 3-0 margin they wanted, but this was a fierce contest in...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 10 months agoJeremy Guscott: Lions vs Wallabies second Test such fantastic drama, a sporting spectacular
The Lions second Test win over Australia at the MCG in Melbourne last night had everything. It was a match of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 10 months agoJeremy Guscott: Cut penalty count and the British and Irish Lions will win again
The Lions played a powerful, physical game to beat Australia 27-19 in Brisbane yesterday, and you cannot underestimate the importance of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 11 months agoJeremy Guscott: I see too much clunk and not enough click with the British and Irish Lions
Before you get to the last two provincial matches of a Lions tour, the head coach knows what his best team...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 11 months agoJeremy Guscott: British and Irish Lions need to be firing from the first whistle
Maro Itoje says that he felt pressure to perform this week, but that’s just standard for a Lions tour, and even...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 11 months agoJeremy Guscott: British and Irish Lions will need to get into right gear
There's no doubt that being part of a Lions side that loses the first game is not the best start. So,...
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Columnists
/ 11 months agoJeremy Guscott: It will be tough for Bath to retain Premiership title
You would like to think that last weekend’s Premiership final between Bath and Leicester was the beginning of a new dynastic...
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/ 12 months agoJeremy Guscott: Time for Henry Arundell to prove his worth
Before Henry Arundell left for France he was the talk of the town. His tries were all over social media and...
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/ 12 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now R360 has to put meat on the bone
The R360 plan is a disruption, but the good thing about disruptions is that they cause conversations, and it’s always good...
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/ 12 months agoJeremy Guscott: Dynamic duo, Danny Care and Ben Youngs, who thrived on rivalry
It's very rare that two players dominate as international scrum-halves for as long as Ben Youngs and Danny Care have for...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Bath need to ensure they find fifth gear
Since Bath managed to finish in first place early and qualify for the playoffs with a home semi-final, the only nagging...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Northampton Saints need team effort to stifle ‘electric’ Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Northampton and Bordeaux-Begles are great attacking sides, and that is what makes the European Cup final on Saturday at the Principality...
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