There were cautionary notes amid the fanfare for England’s 2015 World Cup when the schedule and venues were announced at Twickenham on Thursday. Foremost among […]
No Brian O’Driscoll. No Chris Robshaw. Neither men make my 2013 Lions tour party for the straightforward reason that others are better equipped to help […]
If relegation is meant to be all about dull, unambitious, lock-tight rugby then London Welsh and Sale have not been listening. Nor, for that matter, […]
The latest twist in the Lions Test ticket story is that the Australian Rugby Union has refuted the statement from a senior Lions administrator that […]
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland’s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many English players in a […]
There are so many contradictory knee-jerk spoutings about the Six Nations that you sometimes wonder whether Glenda Slagg has taken up residence in the Twickenham […]
Fred Michalak is France’s main man going into this Six Nations, with all the signs pointing towards flaky Fred having been transformed into formidable Fred. […]
There are a couple of questions that need urgent answers since Stuart Lancaster’s extraordinary elevation this week from being the England head coach, for just […]
Two months ago there was not a single scribe, broadcaster, or media pundit anywhere who predicted England would beat New Zealand. And with England and […]
Tom Youngs talks as he plays. Direct, to the point, honest, and over the past year his hard-working, uncomplicated attitude has opened up an international […]
Another Heathrow hotel meeting, and another Heineken cup impasse. That was the outcome from the battle of the suits this week as English and French […]
Paul Grayson’s exit from Northampton after being at Franklin’s Gardens as an assistant coach and player for 19 years suggests that the former England and […]
Chris Ashton divides opinion like no other current international in Britain, or Ireland. There are those who see the England wing as a cocky ‘disrespectful’ […]
If Stuart Lancaster thinks he’s got injury problems with Dylan Hartley, Courtney Lawes and Tom Croft on the sidelines then he should spare a thought […]
Now comes the reckoning. Forget about all the window-dressing surrounding the good intentions of Stuart Lancaster’s young hopefuls and cut to the harsh reality of […]
The vultures, in the form of New Zealand, Australian and English talent scouts, are circling the South Pacific skies in growing numbers according to Fiji’s […]