All posts tagged "Eddie Jones"
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Columnists
/ 3 days agoNick Cain: Detailed? Robust? No… It’s a farcical non-review
The RFU’s review into England’s 2026 Six Nations nosedive was a whitewash that told the English rugby public, and the media,...
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Latest News
/ 3 days agoCullen should know that the press aren’t cheerleaders
AS head coach of Leinster, Leo Cullen runs a squad crammed with more capped players than any other club, province or...
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Features
/ 1 week agoMy Life in Rugby: Will Genia – 100 Aussie caps is my career highlight
Will Genia, the former Australia, Queensland Reds, Melbourne Rebels, Stade Francais & Kintetsu Liners scrum-half, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPeter Jackson: I’d love to offer help to WRU, says Kingsley Jones
Twenty years have come and all but gone since a Welshman from Blaina prepared Manchester’s champions-elect for their coronation in one...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoMike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
Mike Tindall is convinced Steve Borthwick will come up with a remedy to heal England’s losing headache and turn them into...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: RFU should get Sir Clive Woodward back on board
When it comes to an understanding of what high-performance means, and the ability to implement it and create a world-beating team,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoEngland have an identity crisis – Vesty
By SAM JACKSON NORTHAMPTON head coach Sam Vesty feels England have suffered an identity crisis under Steve Borthwick. The RFU are...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Was England’s performance in Paris down to Steve Borthwick – or not?
Paul Rees says England’s Six Nations review must decide what roles the head coach played in the revival against France.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFast Eddie & Co love tales of the unexpected
THERE are times you cannot help but conclude that some pro coaches have got so much time on their hands they...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: England lead way in self-inflicted wounds
The fog of disinformation surrounding England since their landmark loss to Italy in Rome last weekend reflected a group unwilling to...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSteve Borthwick insists RFU backing remains despite England’s Six Nations defeat to Italy
Steve Borthwick insists he retains the confidence of his RFU bosses despite England’s historic humbling in Rome yesterday.
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoBen Earl: My journey to 50 England caps has been amazing
Cricket fan Ben Earl raised his bat for 50 England caps in Rome yesterday and colleagues insisted it was never in...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Dave Rennie should leave Brodie Retallick where he is
Let the fun and games begin. Dave Rennie, freshly-appointed head coach of the All Blacks with a World Cup looming large...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoItaly wing Paolo Odogwu out to add to England’s despair in Six Nations clash
Paolo Odogwu aims to help Italy heap more Six Nations misery and despair on Henry Pollock and England when they visit...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoKyran Bracken: Steve Borthwick has work to do but calls for him to lose his job are over the top
I’ll be honest, I’m as surprised as anyone by what we’ve seen from England over the last two weeks.
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Difficult choices in the game of survival
There is no shortcut to anywhere worth going, as rugby discovered to its acute discomfort following the fumbled embrace of professionalism...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoHybrid players get George Ford’s vote for England
George Ford has welcomed the emergence of England’s hybrid players – but warned one size does not fit all.
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers wing Ollie Hassell-Collins still has England ambitions
Ollie Hassell-Collins is set on adding to the two England caps he won three years ago.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Wallabies are on a National Rugby League recruitment drive
The Wallabies are doing a counter-attack raid on rugby league Down Under ahead of the 2027 World Cup which could see...
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Features
/ 3 months agoPaul Rees: Mark McCall leaves a lasting legacy at Saracens
Paul Rees looks back at the Irishman's time in charge at Saracens and says he is one of the game's key...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoFraser Dingwall: England are ready for take-off in the upcoming Six Nations
Fraser Dingwall declared the sky is the limit as England aim to hit the Six Nations ground running against Wales on...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoEngland’s Ollie Chessum lands on his feet as he targets first taste of Six Nations glory
Ollie Chessum admits he took a while to get used to the England environment but is ready to scratch his Six...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations guide – England: Steve Borthwick sets sights on a Grand Slam in Paris finale
Paul Rees says the Red Roses are building well and they know that it is now time to deliver - with...
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Features
/ 4 months agoWhy England need to prove they have class, not just form ahead of the Six Nations
When Steve Borthwick took the England head coach role from Eddie Jones, the Red Rose were not in a good position.
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: All Blacks on the hunt for a redeemer like Rassie Erasmus
Paul Rees looks at the problems facing New Zealand rugby and why that led to Scott Robertson's dismissal.
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson fails to produce a cutting-edge strategy
Scott Robertson’s ‘windmill’ spin breakdancing celebrations were shelved during his tenure as All Blacks head coach.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Rampaging Baby Rhino Ellis Genge in the form of his life
Paul Rees on how Ellis Genge is driving Bristol Bears - and England - in the right direction.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: State school game is in good health
English rugby’s over-reliance on private schools has been cited by some – notably Eddie Jones – as an issue in recent...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Battle of the airways puts coaches in the cross-fire
Paul Rees looks at how one law tweak by the game’s authorities can have unintended consequences.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoGenge & Sinckler turn on the power
CREDIT where credit is due. Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler have not been top of the props in this column on...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoPaul Rees: Lawrence Dallaglio’s reasons to cheer for Prem clubs in Europe
Paul Rees talks to England’s World Cup winner about the Champions Cup – and Steve Borthwick’s selection choices
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick hopes it will be fifth time lucky at 2027 Rugby World Cup
Steve Borthwick has been around the World Cup block a few times and knows his England side have to keep on...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Selection skills key to delivering big prizes for Steve Borthwick’s England
Where does England’s 4-0 Autumn Series success over southern hemisphere opposition leave them? The answer is having to take the next...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoRicky Pellow proud of what he’s achieved at Exeter Chiefs
Ricky Pellow says the moment is right to chase a new challenge beyond Exeter Chiefs, ending a remarkable 16-year spell at...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoJapan head coach Eddie Jones believes Nations Championship will bring in fans
Eddie Jones believes the Nations Championship, which kicks off in July, will grow the game’s support base.
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoFlawless Lee hits target to put Japan in charge
Round-up EDDIE Jones’ Japan ended a run of five consecutive defeats with a narrow 25-23 win over Georgia in Tbilisi to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoPaul Rees: England must keep their eyes on road ahead
England’s victory over New Zealand took them to third in the world rankings, the highest placed Six Nations side.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoSam Underhill praises ‘complete’ England back row
Sam Underhill believes England have a back row to cope with every occasion these days – in contrast to a decade...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoPaul Rees: England are now able to turn up the heat
What a difference a year makes. England’s victory over Australia last weekend was their eighth in a row since losing to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoSouth Africa skipper Siya Kolisi in favour of hybrid players
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is not surprised England are replicating their use of hybrid players and a bomb squad from...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Keep it simple, England, and forget the gimmicks
Trying to get a handle on this England team is not always easy, but after their eighth win on the bounce,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoJapan 7-61 South Africa: Springbok superiority too much for Brave Blossoms
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is a mouthful, but it’s a name rugby fans will certainly remember as a stellar performance at Wembley allowed...
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoChris Hewett: ‘Finishers’ need to be put in their place
Imagine you are peering across halfway at a pack of forwards so big, knotted with muscle and profoundly pug-ugly that the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoGalthie’s secret squirrel exercise
CHRIS HEWETT FACED with last week’s espionage bulletin from France, the owlish master spy George Smiley would have cleaned his spectacles...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoLuke Cowan-Dickie admits he feared he would never join England’s 50-cap club
Luke Cowan-Dickie is poised to join England’s 50-cap club, admitting injury and an encounter with rugby’s judiciary left him fearing the...
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Features
/ 7 months agoPaul Rees: Time for Steve Borthwick to put his foot on the accelerator
Paul Rees considers whether Saracens flyer Noah Caluori deserves his England chance in this year’s Autumn Series.
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoAussies hold off Eddie’s Japan
By BEN JAYCOCK Japan ...............15 Australia..........19 AUSTRALIA began their spring tour with a gritty win at the rain-soaked National Stadium in...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoPeter Jackson: Long march of players from distant lands
The All Blacks are heading this way via Chicago reinforced by another bountiful raft of converts from their treasured trawl of...
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Features
/ 7 months agoPaul Rees: Striving for an impact – The bench rules, OK
Paul Rees looks at the evolving role of the eight substitutes and how coaches are using them tactically.
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoBrendan Gallagher: 15 who can light up the Prem
Brendan Gallagher chooses the players he thinks could be making a name for themselves in the coming season















