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Jeremy Guscott: These Aussies – and Dingo Deans – can still deliver

27 October 2012 0 comments

You have to be careful not to write off Australia simply because they have struggled in The Championship. Some blogs I’ve read recently have predicted […]

Jeremy Guscott: The Toulouse test will show Tigers where they stand

20 October 2012 1 comment

There’s been a lot of talk about the BT Vision contract signed by the Premiership clubs, and a potential English and French clubs breakaway. That’s […]

Jeremy Guscott: Sharples injury jinx may give Wade his chance

13 October 2012 0 comments

With Ben Foden’s injury more serious than first thought, Stuart Lancaster has said he will be seeking a back three replacement for the autumn internationals. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Barkley proved his worth in that pivotal role of No.10

6 October 2012 0 comments

Olly Barkley’s move to Racing Metro is a bolt from the blue for Bath supporters, and the real issue is that the club know what […]

Jeremy Guscott: At last, some skills are returning to club rugby

29 September 2012 0 comments

Is it a coincidence that Premiership teams appear to be playing a more expansive game this season, or that the same is true of the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Gatland musn’t go looking for problems

22 September 2012 0 comments

I was surprised when Warren Gatland came out with the view that overseas-based players, especially those in France, could rule themselves out of contention for […]

Jeremy Guscott: Quick-learners Argentina exposed bish-bash Boks

15 September 2012 0 comments

Argentina have more than proved their worth in the revamped Tri-Nations, now the Rugby Championship, by drawing with South Africa when they got them at […]

Jeremy Guscott: Watch out if Cowan makes Gloucester’s back line tick

8 September 2012 0 comments

I have a sense of huge anticipation for the upcoming Aviva Premiership mostly based on the rugby I’ve watched over the summer. It may be […]

Jeremy Guscott: New slimline Banahan can be lethal but has to stay fit

23 August 2012 0 comments

Matt Banahan came onto the scene in a big way four seasons ago for a number of reasons – the first of which is that […]

Jeremy Guscott: Sniffer Ashton should get back on scent with Sarries

7 August 2012 0 comments

Whether Chris Ashton likes it or not we all know he has gone to Saracens because he’s got a better contract. If he had not […]

Jeremy Guscott: Quins have the players to create their own dynasty

17 July 2012 0 comments

Harlquins deserve a round of applause. I like the way they play the game. Being prepared to play an attacking game – like the Chiefs […]

Jeremy Guscott: Cowan’s arrival can help put Burns in England shirt

13 July 2012 1 comment

Jimmy Cowan’s arrival at Gloucester could be part of the breakthrough that the club has been waiting for. Cowan is a 50-cap All Black, and […]

Jeremy Guscott: Gary Gold can help make Bath great again

3 July 2012 0 comments

We hear so often about teams that ‘have potential’, but that don’t perform or develop. That is where Bath appear to have been stuck for […]

Jeremy Gucsott: A fit Manu Tuilagi can become England’s Ma’a Nonu

26 June 2012 0 comments

If the RFU and Premiership Rugby do not do something about the league, English rugby could follow in the same steps as English football, in […]

Jeremy Guscott: Progression of sorts – but where are leaders?

19 June 2012 0 comments

In the end it was all a bit like kissing your sister; comforting but not particularly satisfying. England had the chances to win yesterday against […]

Jeremy Guscott: The spirit of braveheart England will not be broken

14 June 2012 0 comments

At no point in this Test did England look like winning. And at no stage did their spirit look like waning. Stuart Lancaster wants progression […]

Jeremy Guscott: Owen Farrell must play flatter and Ben Morgan needs help

3 June 2012 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster has a dilemma going into Saturday’s second Test in Johannesburg – does he take a step back in development and play Charlie Hodgson […]

Jeremy Guscott: Come on Stuart Lancaster, make us more like Harlequins than Sarries

27 May 2012 0 comments

Listening to Stuart Lancaster talk about his England rugby team, the words are pretty familiar. There’s nothing unusual, nothing that makes you start to think […]