All posts tagged "England"
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Northampton have the personnel to fight back in New Year
We have a tendency to go on autopilot when we hear that Dylan Hartley has been red-carded again. We think about...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickenham
The All Blacks will be turning up at Twickenham next year after all for what promises to be the richest match...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJames Horwill pens new Quins deal
Harlequins have been handed a big boost with the news that former Australia captain James Horwill has committed his long-term future...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHaag added to Doncaster coaching staff
Doncaster have secured the appointment of former Nottingham and England U20s World Cup winning coach Martin Haag. The 48-year-old joins Clive...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoKing joins Wales coaching staff
Wales have named Alex King as their attack coach in a temporary role for the 2017 Six Nations before he joins...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Rather than bonus points, let’s regulate the kickers
Reading Nick Cain‘s article in last week’s paper, got me thinking about the Six Nations and why the committee think it...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoJack Clifford’s back to press his claim for a starring role
Jack Clifford believes he has returned stronger and fitter than ever following an eight-week injury lay off that forced him to...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain compares England’s world beaters of 2003 with Eddie Jones’ current crop
1. Trevor Woodman v Mako Vunipola Vunipola has improved as a scrummager to the extent that there is little between him...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Get off Howley’s back, he’s proved a winner at top level
The worst kept secret in rugby is out. Warren Gatland‘s selection of Rob Howley, Steve Borthwick and Andy Farrell as his...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoKruis will keep his foot down in quest to be Borthwick’s man Down Under
British & Lions hopeful George Kruis is adamant there will be no favouritism from Steve Borthwick despite his former Saracens colleague’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDylan Hartley hit for six
Dylan Hartley had been hit with a six-week following his red card in the Champions Cup last Friday. The England captain...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland announce 2017 autumn series
England have announced their opponents for the 2017 Old Mutual Wealth Series. First, an England XV will take on the Barbarians...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions must borrow Ireland blueprint to reign supreme
Warren Gatland is the right man to be head coach of this Lions tour to New Zealand because of the success...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoQuit now George, says top brain doctor
George North must consider retiring rather than run further risk of brain damage, according to an expert on concussion. “George does...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nick Wood – former Gloucester prop
I arrived at Gloucester as a boy and left 15 years later as a man. The club and the characters and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHartley red piles more pressure on Mallinder
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder is fighting to save his job. Mallinder, who was once tipped as a potential England...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Matt Mullan – Wasps prop
1. Tony Windo – He helped me out a lot when I was coming through the Worcester academy. He was a...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEngland Sevens triumph in Cape Town
Three tries from England stunned the Cape Town crowd as Simon Amor’s men beat South Africa 17-19 in the HSBC World...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Justin Clegg – Worcester lock
Justin Clegg might be out of sight but he is determined not to be out of the minds of the Worcester...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Bonus points will make Six Nations even better
Just before the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship this column advocated the tournament trialling a bonus point system, and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Eddie’s mind games are aimed at referee Peyper
With the Autumn Internationals finally over, at long last we don’t have to listen to Eddie Jones‘ attempts at witty repartee....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBilly will be back in even better shape says Brits
Schalk Brits is confident Billy Vunipola will come back an even stronger force thanks to the Saracens rehabilitation programme that has...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Eddie’s challenge has made Youngs world class
The performance by Ben Youngs is up there with his very best for England and proves that Eddies Jones’ mind games...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, I have to admit it, England do have momentum right now
For many years I hated the word momentum, used in a rugby context, and tied myself in knots avoiding it –...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘Tough guy’ Roko will only get stronger – Blackadder
Semesa Rokoduguni called on his Army discipline after the huge disappointment of being dropped by England head coach Eddie Jones last...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo
Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ollie Dawe – Bristol prop
As a young prop Ollie Dawe knows full well the journey to the Premiership will be a long one so he...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoMumm: Scots and Irish want us to win
Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAustralia go for size to tackle England
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has opted for size and aggression as his team vies for revenge against England at Twickenham. Number...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain looks at the motivational forces behind England’s clash with Australia
A few weeks ago Michael Cheika was incensed at being portrayed as a clown on the front page of a New...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHughes and Yarde to start for England against Wallabies
Nathan Hughes and Marland Yrade will start at Twickenham on Saturday as head coach Eddie Jones has made two changes to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHook to leave Gloucester and return to Ospreys
James Hook will leave Gloucester at the end of the season to return to the Ospreys. The 31-year old has signed...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBrookes hit with two-week ban
Northampton Saints and England prop Kieran Brookes has been banned for two weeks for making contact with the head of Newcastle‘s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMatt Banahan out for three months
Bath have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Matt Banahan has been sidelined for up to three months...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Intensity is key to beating the Wallabies
The challenge for all rugby sides – and especially for England if they want to finish this autumn series on a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: England roll on but battle-weary Pumas need rest
A gritty, invaluable win by 14-man England against a Pumas side who finish 2016 punch drunk and dispirited after a year...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoEd Slater on mission to show more for England
Ed Slater reckons he is in peak physical condition as he targets an elusive first England cap. An uncapped tourist to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland trim squad ahead of Australia Test
England have retained 25 players to prepare for Saturday’s final Series game of the autumn internationals against Australia at Twickenham. Following...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoElliot Daly banned for three weeks
Elliot Daly has been banned for three weeks for the dangerous tackle that saw him sent off in England‘s win over...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoVunipola out for at least three months
England and Saracens have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Billy Vunipola has been ruled out for at...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoFord and Farrell can be Lions’ axis to halt All Blacks
The ultra-successful George Ford/Owen Farrell midfield axis could be the Lions special weapon against New Zealand says former Red Rose fly-half...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker
1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player,...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches
When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoHelp! We’re all being overrun by the imports
By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s not get carried away by win over these Boks
After a ten-year wait England have finally laid the Springbok ghost to bed with a resounding win by 37 points, including...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLuther Burrell – I’m staying put to earn Test recall
Luther Burrell is aiming to rekindle his Test career with England after dismissing speculation linking him with a move to French...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoKruis return as Eddie Jones change four for Pumas Test
George Kruis is fit to make his England return in one of four changes made by Eddie Jones ahead tof the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws
Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHall of Fame or a random collection of great names?
by BRENDAN GALLAGHER Like any sporting Hall of Fame – and I’m aware of at least 50 worldwide from ballooning to rodeo...
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