Nick Cain

Enough! No more ref chat

When is the incessant yapping between players and referees going to end? These appeals and “consultations” are becoming a blight at the professional end of […]

Champ clubs look set for battle

NICK CAIN The Championship clubs appear to be in no mood for turning, typified by their stand-off with an RFU bureaucracy headed by chief executive […]

Not many will chase after Louis

Louis Rees-Zammit’s decision to chance his arm in American Football could be viewed as a blow to rugby union with the Gloucester, Wales and Lions […]

Wrong choice for England A

WHEN it comes to competition for places the appointment of Gloucester’s George Skivington and Dom Waldouck as England ‘A’ coaches for the match against Portugal’s […]

Our starting XV for 2027

NICK CAIN An England team for the 2027 World Cup is a long shot which would leave most snipers well wide of the target. However, […]

Why take off key players?

NICK CAIN The main factor in France being edged out by South Africa in last weekend’s quarter-final classic was that there was a drop-off after […]

Pellegrini shows the depth of talent

Pat Pellegrini’s beautifully taken chip-and-chase try for Tonga against South Africa in last weekend’s World Cup clash in Marseille was a great showcase not just […]

Bunker boys need to be fair

NICK CAIN Tom Curry’s red card after a bunker review was to be expected under the current laws aimed at preventing head high impact in […]