All posts tagged "Eddie Jones"
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Eastmond can revive England hopes at Sale
By Jeremy Guscott Kyle Eastmond is a very talented player with a skill set that really suits Rugby Union. When he...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Spare a thought for those on the treadmill of normal life
As the players finally get to take a break, no matter how short, given the clubs have already started pre-season training,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCharlie Hodgson: It’s all so fierce now but guys like Owen Farrell can keep us on top
How did it feel to finish your playing career as a Premiership and Champions Cup ‘double’ winner? It’s what dreams are...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain marks the England touring party
Test players Dylan Hartley (c) Top-quality leadership. Attended impressively to the core skills of hooking, and the longer he stayed out...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoJamie George reveals secrets of England revival
Victorious hooker Jamie George has identified the belief installed by Eddie Jones, Steve Borthwick’s coaching and the leadership qualities of Dylan...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend could be Warren Gatland’s most important Lions pick
I have been watching and waiting for Wales to get a foothold in the international game again – and just when...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: The Welsh Lions face mauling by England
The last Lions Test team contained ten Welshmen and two English. The numbers for the next one could very easily turn...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoNeil Back backing youngsters to rival star man James Haskell
James Haskell‘s heroics in Australia may have put the long-running back-row argument on the back burner but England legend Neil Back...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Eddie’s put basics in place, now let’s add killer instinct
Well that’s it, regular season and summer tour fun finally over with a first-ever series win – and whitewash to boot...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoShakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama
Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England‘s victorious tour...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson verdict: Promise fades for Wales as Steve Hansen finds a new batch
There will probably be calls this morning from Humanitarian Aid organisations for another referendum in Wales so the people can decide...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: ‘Respect’ is the key to James Haskell’s rejuvenation
James Haskell is proof that you can’t keep a good man down. The sheer storm-force belligerence with which he bowled over...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: You’ll have to take it up a notch to beat All Blacks
For a team in transition just eight months ago, it is remarkable to see England’s transformation under Eddie Jones and the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher verdict: Thanks to Saracens, Eddie has turned England into natural-born winners
The thing about winning, like any addiction, is that you can’t live without it. You can’t function properly without that regular...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEddie Jones must look at Saxons stars Danny Cipriani and Dave Attwood
Fresh from leading England Saxons to a 2-0 series win in South Africa, head coach Ali Hepher reckons at least half...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Eddie Jones is making history with every passing week
As a sportsman, you get the chance to write history every time you take part, whether in the Olympics or your...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarrison replaces Haskell in England XV
Teimana Harrison will start in England‘s back row for the third Test against Australia in Sydney. The Northampton flanker is the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott verdict: Now find sharper attacking edge to challenge for that 2019 RWC
Epic is not too big a word for this achievement of becoming the first England side to win a three-Test series...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher verdict: Eddie’s made England box-office again
There was a moment early in the game yesterday – the 12th minute to be precise – when you knew for...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Eddie Jones turns the tables on his Aussie tricksters
England have won the Test series…and head coach Eddie Jones has won the mind games just as conclusively. Yesterday’s succes in...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoEngland exact revenge on Wallabies
The British public can try all sorts of things to enhance their luck; a horseshoe, ‘lucky’ underwear, and clover leaves to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago50th cap for Robshaw as Ford and Nowell return in England XV
Chris Robshaw will win his 50th England cap on Saturday for the second Test against Australia in Melbourne with Eddie Jones...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Slave-driver Eddie Jones will whip squad into shape
Phil Kearns is no shrinking violet, and this week he launched a clever strike aimed at destabilising the England squad coached...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott verdict: Ford-Farrell axis is key to an historic Series win
People should not underestimate the magnitude of this first ever Test victory by an England side in Brisbane and it proves...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher verdict: England claim redemption
Never underestimate the power of redemption and the urgent bloody-minded need to prove yourself right and the other buggar wrong. It’s...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoEngland start strong in Australia
Heading into the first match of its summer Test series against Australia, England was boldly optimistic about a strong showing. Having...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain looks at the Wallabies’ key personel
All’s fair in love and war – and baggage searches – when England play Australia in any sport. That’s why, after...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ford’s bad day shouldn’t stop him driving England
Before George Ford played against Wales last weekend, Eddie Jones was asked whether Bath’s sacking of his father as their director...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Your players have stepped it up Eddie Jones, now it’s your turn
While reading another interview with Eddie Jones imploring his players to raise the bar yet higher, I must admit to being...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: It’s another dangerous Maverick manoeuvre
Chris Ashton is a maverick. Ever since he crossed codes by leaving Wigan for Northampton he has never been far from...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Marland Yarde offers better balance to how Eddie Jones wants to play
Selection is something that everyone thinks they are better at than anyone else, and so always causes a stir of emotion....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ben Te’o comes from League but he’s not Sam Burgess Mkll
Ben Te’o is an athlete who has the presence to be an international centre, which is what he will hope to...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBurrell called up as Tuilagi’s replacement
Luther Burrell has been called up to the England squad to tour Australia. The 28-year-old Northampton Saints centre replaces Manu Tuilagi...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNew boys backed to spark Freddie Burns’ Test bid
Freddie Burns still has an England future according to Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger, who reckons the summer arrivals of Test...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHarrison to earn first England cap against Wales
Teimana Harrison is to win his first international cap after being named in England’s side to take on Wales at Twickenham...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: England’s colourful history of touring Australia
Compared with New Zealand and South Africa, an England trip to Australia is sometimes seen as a ‘softer’ tour but the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDave Ewers stepping up his challenge to Chris Robshaw
Dave Ewers will challenge Chris Robshaw for his England place according to Exeter Chiefs teammate Don Armand, who describes Stuart Lancaster’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: James Davies can use Warren Gatland snub to star in Olympics
According to Warren Gatland, New Zealand is no country for young men to be initiated into the ranks of Test rugby,...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoChris Robshaw indebted to ‘honest’ Eddie Jones for his revival
Revitalised Chris Robshaw cannot wait to tackle Australia again after bouncing back from his personal World Cup nightmare. Robshaw suffered a...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Wallabies will be formidable on fast ground Down Under
George Smith has always defied convention, and the 35-year-old veteran Aussie openside continues to do so, capping his first – and...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWe’re ready for Aussies thanks to guru Eddie Jones
Bullish Ben Youngs reckons England‘s tourists are ready to shock Australia next month under the belligerent leadership of Eddie Jones. Having...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEddie Jones has NOT called Steffon Armitage
England head coach Eddie Jones has denied calling Steffong Armitage to ask him to come back to the Premiership as it...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Peak fitness has enabled George Kruis to scale new heights
George Kruis gets my vote for Player of the Year. Great players are defined by consistency of performance and what they...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSteffon Armitage requests Toulon exit
Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has revealed that Steffon Armitage wants to leave the club at the end of the season to...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoDanny Care boy destined to get ton up says Nick Evans
Livewire Danny Care will become England’s most capped scrum-half and the first to win a century of caps, according to Harlequins...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Saracens can batter down the gates of Europe
Two years ago Saracens hit the wall. Then, as now, there was a European and Premiership double for the taking, but...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMartin Corry: Sam Underhill must come home to prove himself
Sam Underhill must put aside his loyalty to the Ospreys and join a Premiership club if he is to fulfil his...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEight uncapped player in England training squad
England Head Coach Eddie Jones has called up eight uncapped players into his squad for a three-day training camp in Brighton...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEddie Jones tells Christian Wade to work on defence
Eddie Jones says Christian Wade must keep improving his defence if he wants to break back into the Test side. Wade...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoWales look for Warren Gatland stand-in as Lions wait
Warren Gatland‘s almost certain invitation to lead the Lions has led Wales to make the first move towards appointing a caretaker...












