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/ 4 years agoExeter’s gain is a big loss for Wales
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW With a surname like his, Tom O’Flaherty sounds as though he ought to...
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/ 4 years agoCups galore but there’s room for one more
PETER JACKSON FOR decade after decade, the old fogies responsible for running the world’s oldest annual international sporting event steadfastly refused...
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/ 4 years agoSwitching Steward to centre isn’t the answer
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK COME in No.12, your time is now! That is the call that Eddie...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoAustralian rules must have Boon crying into his beer
CHRIS HEWETT BACK in the day, when men were men and Australians considered themselves more masculine than the rest of the...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoLock star Jolmes is latest UFO to appear
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The French for UFO is OVNI – which stands for objet volant non identifié. It is a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEngland are going in wrong direction
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Going to a full Twickenham stadium last Saturday after virtually a two...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoLack of ball carriers has blunted England attack
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE was some prospect of England doing well in the 2022 Six Nations, although...
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/ 4 years agoHow could Francis be deemed fit to return?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Professor John Fairclough is staring at a video of the 20th minute collision...
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/ 4 years agoShaun’s turned Achilles heel into French strength
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There was always a chance whenever I played against France of finding a gap or...
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/ 4 years agoIn adversity, Italy earn legion of admirers
PETER JACKSON EVER since the Five became Six, no captain had found himself in an emergency as grim as the one...
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/ 4 years agoA right mess entirely of the RFU’s making
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE minority who support ring-fencing can wail and gnash their teeth as much...
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/ 4 years agoHas Jones provided value for money?
NICK CAIN BY the end of his seventh year as England coach, Eddie Jones will have been paid £5.25 million in...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoDupont is heading for greatness like Gareth
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It has been reported with a high degree of certainty that Aaron Smith, an undeniably brilliant New...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoJuggernaut Joseph has found his smile at Pau
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This has been a bleublanc-rouge letter week for former France U20 phenomenon Jordan Joseph. It started last...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIt’s time now for Eddie to plan for life after Tuilagi
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s something about England versus Wales that always makes me smile whatever...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAcademies should start at bottom and work their way up
JEFF PROBYN I’M really surprised that the Premiership are actually calling for the Championship to be expanded to include their Academy...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoCatt’s influence has got the Irish attack purring
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK MIKE Catt naturally flowed into coaching, as a lot of 10s tend to do,...
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/ 4 years agoBlack wasn’t always on sunny side in Australia
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A veritable torrent of tributes has been flowing since Steve Black’s sudden death...
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/ 4 years agoPied Piper Inga was worth his weight
PETER JACKSON AN icy wind blew in off the Tyne the day Sir John Hall interrupted a Spanish holiday to preside...
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/ 4 years agoStorm warning! Get Collier on front line
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WILL Collier has served his time in the shadows, but, as England face...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoThree tries but Wales pay price for slow start
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Running the show: England fly-half Marcus Smith Where was the Welsh side of the second...
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/ 4 years ago‘Hybrid’ Championship idea must not be given green light
NICK CAIN IT is good to see that the concept of an English Cup competition, pitching Championship clubs against Premiership ‘A’...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoF-bomb was careless but Deano had a case
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some of the things Ron Atkinson said during a long and lavishly rewarded career as a football...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoGood on Diamond for telling it like it is
CHRIS HEWETT HATS off to the straight-talking Steve Diamond, “lead rugby consultant” – aka “new boss” – at Worcester. In this...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoLemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as...
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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 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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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoManu must return to help land knock-out punches
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE were no surprises in England’s win against Italy in Rome, but I guess...
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/ 4 years agoMemory of Gibbs’ try never fades for Dafydd
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Storm Dudley howled along the Porthcawl seafront as if defying a middle-aged Lion...
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/ 4 years agoBiggar looks like he’s enjoying himself
PETER JACKSON DAN Biggar, duly lauded for the dropgoal which did for Scotland last week, is to be congratulated for something...
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/ 4 years agoLegitimate questions deserve real answers
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BILL Beaumont might well be wondering who controls the global game. Is it...
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/ 4 years agoBeware the dangers of inviting SA to our party
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Triumph: Lee Byrne celebrates after scoring a try during the Six Nations Championship match between...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoIt’s not who you play, it’s where you play them!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Auckland and Rome are rugby poles apart: the Arctic and Antarctic of the Union game, its top...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRoberts adds more glitter to his CV
CHRIS HEWETT THE title “Renaissance Man” is a big one to bestow on a mere rugby player, but all things considered,...
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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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/ 4 years agoIrish imports pay their way better than Welsh
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ireland showing Wales the way goes beyond what happened in the Six Nations...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEngland need to stay calm to land KO punch
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE are moments in games like England were involved in last weekend at Murrayfield...
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/ 4 years agoKick for points, Ben – this isn’t a Prem game!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Curry should have no shortage of helpers, or advice, as England’s embryo...
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/ 4 years agoLet’s tip a top hat to Varsity showman
PETER JACKSON EXACTLY 150 years ago last Thursday, Oxford beat Cambridge in the inaugural Varsity match under the captaincy of a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoNew, sleek French are the masters of motion
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh...
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/ 4 years agoLedesma is beaten by the bubbles
NICK CAIN THE attraction of coaching at World Cups appears to have lost some of its gloss – or at least...
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/ 4 years agoLet’s hear it for those little guys
NICK CAIN IT is great to see small wingers with dancing feet and blistering pace, like Scotland’s Darcy Graham (5ft 9ins)...
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/ 4 years agoSuddenly the wonders of Rome hold perils for Eddie
NICK CAIN ASSESSES THE ANSWERS ENGLAND MUST PROVIDE AGAINST ITALY TODAY IF England stick with the excuse-ridden mindset post- Murrayfield that...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWe must make Italy offer they can’t refuse
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Hard as it is to sympathise with someone who shoots two men during dinner –a shameful waste...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWales find solutions to the problems of Dublin
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Debut to remember: Jac Morgan PICTURE: Getty Images Dan Biggar, left, and Jonathan Davies celebrate...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoAllow me to leap to Eddie’s defence!
CHRIS HEWETT WHENEVER we talk of Edward I, which admittedly is not an everyday occurrence, we invariably refer to him as...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoToulouse suffer fifth defeat in a row
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No Top 14 matches were originally scheduled for this weekend – the second of the Six Nations...
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/ 4 years agoIntrepid Robin was reliant for telling truth
PETER JACKSON NOBODY understood the old tribalism of Welsh club rugby better than Robin Davey. As chief rugby correspondent of the...
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/ 4 years agoSmith does enough to give England hope
JEREMY GUSCOTT Bright spark: Marcus Smith Considering this was the first away game for Marcus Smith in an England jersey, and...
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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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