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Eddie Jones needs tries to make up ground on Ireland in Six Nations finale

27 October 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain shines the spotlight on England’s midfield being the main area requiring clear thinking in selection ahead of facing Italy

Cain column: Justin Marshall was lone voice in the call for fair play

21 October 2020 0 comments

A blatant penalty from Game 1 of the Bledisloe Cup has ben purged from highlights of the 16-16 draw

Cain column: Will Eddie’s big smile embrace the new caps?

15 October 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain believes England head coach Eddie Jones could have better utilised his training camp to whet the midfield options available

Cain column: How did a £91m sink hole open up to swallow RFU?

7 October 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain questions where the RFU cash reserves have been spent, and how the government will be asking the same

Cain column: Why can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?

30 September 2020 0 comments

It’s time for Bill Sweeney to rattle the government’s cage, writes Nick Cain

Premiership play-off race going down to the wire

28 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain looks at the Premiership run-in with three play-off places still up for grabs

Cain column: Crafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds

24 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain analyses looks at SA Rugby’s attempts to ford a bridge between hemispheres

Jimmy Gopperth is having a blast at youth-inspired Premiership challengers Wasps

18 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain discusses Wasps revival under Lee Blackett and his hopes for the future now he is 37

Cain column: Even being charitable, the Farrell-on-Atkinson tackle was a disgrace

16 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain analyses the five-match ban given to Owen Farrell, halved thanks to positive character references

‘With every try I score I honour my best mate who died’ – Stuart Hogg

3 September 2020 0 comments

The Scotland captain was involved in a car accident which he was fortunate to escape from a decade ago

Jerome Garces was sweet-talked by the Springboks

Cain column: Flattery can even help you win the Rugby World Cup

2 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain shares his view on the report highlighting how the Springboks got on the right side of World Cup final referee Jerome Garces

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson and Lions coach Warren Gatland

Cain column: No room for ‘Razor’ in Gatland’s Lions

28 August 2020 0 comments

Scott Robertson is looking for an out after being overlooked for the All Blacks job by NZ Rugby, writes Nick Cain

Nick Cain names his England team to claim 2023 Rugby World Cup glory

26 August 2020 0 comments

Plus five players who Eddie Jones needs to take a look at this autumn

Is record-setting Test prop Owen Franks off the pace in northern hemisphere scrums?

20 August 2020 0 comments

The Northampton Saints loosehead and All Blacks centurion Franks is operating at a ‘3 out of 10’ by his admission

Cain column: Battered Dylan Hartley bitter ode to the dying of the light

20 August 2020 0 comments

Dylan Hartley’s new book will detail the rigours of intense training under England head coach Eddie Jones

Cain column: Workload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk

14 August 2020 0 comments

Super Rugby Aotearoa format gives an idea of Northern Hemisphere rugby’s fast and furious calendar structure, writes Nick Cain

Why won’t Eddie pick Alex Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to Winterbottom

14 August 2020 0 comments

England and Harlequins great Peter Winterbottom deliberates why Dombrandt is being overlooked by the England head coach

Cain column: Ed Griffiths must bin four-year promotion-relegation moratorium in proposal

4 August 2020 0 comments

The 76-page Championship revamp proposal drafted by Ed Griffiths would see promotion to the Premiership offset for four years

Cueto and Hodgson believe Manu Tuilagi can banish any doubts over Sale’s staying power

22 July 2020 0 comments

Sale Premiership winners Mark Cueto and Charlie Hodgson offer their two cents on the boost Tuilagi offers the Sharks

Cain column: Sotutu for England? Has Eddie Jones forgotten Dombrandt?

21 July 2020 0 comments

Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu has been one of the breakthrough players in Super Rugby Aotearoa, and Eddie Jones has been watching

Nick Cain

Eddie Jones needs tries to make up ground on Ireland in Six Nations finale

Cain column: Justin Marshall was lone voice in the call for fair play

Cain column: Will Eddie’s big smile embrace the new caps?

Cain column: How did a £91m sink hole open up to swallow RFU?

Cain column: Why can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?

Premiership play-off race going down to the wire

Cain column: Crafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds

Jimmy Gopperth is having a blast at youth-inspired Premiership challengers Wasps

Cain column: Even being charitable, the Farrell-on-Atkinson tackle was a disgrace

‘With every try I score I honour my best mate who died’ – Stuart Hogg

Cain column: Flattery can even help you win the Rugby World Cup

Cain column: No room for ‘Razor’ in Gatland’s Lions

Nick Cain names his England team to claim 2023 Rugby World Cup glory

Is record-setting Test prop Owen Franks off the pace in northern hemisphere scrums?

Cain column: Battered Dylan Hartley bitter ode to the dying of the light

Cain column: Workload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk

Why won’t Eddie pick Alex Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to Winterbottom

Cain column: Ed Griffiths must bin four-year promotion-relegation moratorium in proposal

Cueto and Hodgson believe Manu Tuilagi can banish any doubts over Sale’s staying power

Cain column: Sotutu for England? Has Eddie Jones forgotten Dombrandt?

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