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Big question is who does Eddie play outside Smith

17 October 2021 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTTOUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WHEN Marcus Smith first broke through as an apprentice I saw him as having the ability to become a […]

Ford’s not as sharp as Smith but he’s still class

10 October 2021 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTTOUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK GEORGE Ford is a player I’ve always admired, and I would call him a consummate rugby player. He has […]

Gleeson can bring new dimension to England

3 October 2021 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTTOUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Fresh thinking: Martin Gleeson with the England players at training last weekPICTURE: Getty ImagesTHE appointment of Martin Gleeson as […]

I don’t see Smith-Farrell working as 10-12 combo | Jeremy Guscott

26 September 2021 0 comments

THE names just keep coming when Eddie Jones selects his England training squads, and his latest 45-man selection is full of young players who have […]

Wales to beat All Blacks? They could lose by 30pts!

19 September 2021 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTTOUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WALES have a few players that are on the cusp of the end of their international careers, and the […]

Saracens spider web awaits fly-by-your-pants attackers | Jeremy Guscott

12 September 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS ability to defend the title they won last season prompted immediate thoughts that the likelihood is very slim, just as it was when they […]

Maro Itoje for England captain

Maro Itoje has the credentials to be England captain | Jeremy Guscott

5 September 2021 0 comments

INTERNATIONAL rugby these days is talked about in terms of World Cup four-year rotations, with every coach building towards the next one. We are now […]

South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe

I’m delighted for Cheslin Kolbe, he deserves all the riches | Jeremy Guscott

29 August 2021 0 comments

The newest member of rugby’s One Millions Pounds Club, Cheslin Kolbe warrants the rich rewards for his entertaining skillset

Bath fly-half Danny Cipriani

Cipriani magic can get Bath back in the title mix | Jeremy Guscott

22 August 2021 0 comments

Can Danny Cipriani marshal Bath’s backline to its potential and a top-four finish in the Premiership?

Kick-fests will make us all turn off the TV | Jeremy Guscott

15 August 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on rugby’s beige kicking game

Springboks are best one-trick pony in world rugby | Jeremy Guscott

8 August 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on just how difficult the Springboks are to beat

Robbie Henshaw

Run the Boks tired and Lions can still triumph | Jeremy Guscott

1 August 2021 0 comments

How do you beat the aerial battle? Keep ball in hand

Gatland the brave got his selections right again | Jeremy Guscott

25 July 2021 0 comments

All that was missing for the Lions in the first Test was a hit up the middle, writes Jeremy Guscott

Warren Gatland must stretch Boks to exhaustion | Jeremy Guscott

18 July 2021 0 comments

There is just one week to go until the first Test, Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Lions are shaping up after three weeks of tour matches

Backward step as Lions play like suckers | Jeremy Guscott

11 July 2021 0 comments

Jaden Hendrikse’s red card just after half-time killed this match – after that the Lions just ran riot. Up until that point, it had been […]

Gatland’s big decision is still about Farrell | Jeremy Guscott

4 July 2021 0 comments

THIS was a step up in performance from the game against Japan last weekend and that’s all head coach Warren Gatland will want at this […]

Dan Biggar

Biggar has made that 10 shirt his own now | Jeremy Guscott

27 June 2021 0 comments

WARREN Gatland will have been pleased with most of what he saw yesterday, but the shoulder injury to captain Alun Wyn Jones is a huge […]

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph

Japan will give Lions real workout | Jeremy Guscott

20 June 2021 0 comments

I have always liked change for the right reasons, and the Lions having a game against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday before they leave to […]

Joe Cokanasiga

Big Joe Cokanasiga must seize his England chance this time | Jeremy Guscott

13 June 2021 0 comments

JOE Cokanasiga on top form is quite simply a lethal rugby player. That is why it is so good to see him back in the […]

Bristol Bears full-back Max Malins

Max Malins must force Eddie to make a change at 15 | Jeremy Guscott

6 June 2021 0 comments

The full-back position is wide open to experimentation this summer with Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson away with the Lions, writes Jeremy Guscott