All posts tagged "Jeremy Guscott"
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Lions will find that Gatland is a hard man to replace
Jeremy Guscott looks at Warren Gatland's Lions record and what could be on the horizon for the Kiwi
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Let’s play Farrell at 10 with Te’o power outside him
By Jeremy Guscott OWEN Farrell plays fly-half for Saracens – which is where he will be for the big all- English...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Champions Cup pools draw make it sure to be a thrilling start
By Jeremy Guscott THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than it was four years ago when the...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Marcus Smith has all the attributes to become top class
By Jeremy Guscott We shouldn’t be surprised any more when a young player such as Marcus Smith is introduced into the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Vunipola has made a vital point that must be discussed
If any Premiership player makes a comment containing the words ‘strike action’ it’s a big statement, but it’s gigantic when it’s...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoDaly has the towering talent to lift Wasps to title – Jeremy Guscott
Elliot Daly is the most gifted individual Northern Hemisphere three-quarter because he has the whole package in terms of skill set....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Welcome back Manu, it’s going to be interesting!
Manu Tuilagi will want to hit the ground running this season. However, after virtually three years out of the game with...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCheika has to sort out his sorry Wallabies – and fast
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK It is not all doom and gloom yet for Australia despite that 54-34 hammering by...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Now it’s down to George to pull this show together
George Ford will feel a bit like the street magician ‘Dynamo’ when he looks at his Leicester backline options before selecting...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Freddie’s coming home with a game to boost Bath
Freddie Burns has arrived at Bath as an experienced 10 who has made big improvements in terms of his professionalism during...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFreddie’s coming home with a game to boost Bath
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK FREDDIE Burns has arrived at Bath as an experienced 10 who has made big improvements...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Liam’s electric but he must sharpen focus at Saracens
Liam Williams’ move to Saracens from the Scarlets is one of this summer’s biggest transfers, and one of the big talking...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFaletau came of age, going toe to toe with Read
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Consistently brilliant: Taulupe Faletau IT’S been one hell of a series and no-one involved...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions prove they have stomach for the battle
To beat an All Blacks side that have lost only six games since the World Cup in 2011 – and not...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions prove they have stomach for the battle
That was more like it: Taulupe Faletau JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK To beat an All Blacks side that have...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher picks his all-time Lions XV
15. JPR Williams Ever present in 1971 and 1974 and a player who took the fight to the ‘enemy’ more than...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Set Faletau loose and he can cause havoc for Lions
Taulupe Faletau is in the spotlight following Billy Vunipola’s withdrawal from the Lions tour because No.8 is such an influential position....
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoOf course Billy’s a loss, but others will step in
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The wailing and gnashing of teeth over Billy Vunipola’s withdrawal from the Lions...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions should copy Crusaders’ blueprint to restrict Barrett’s influence
Beauden Barrett has a skill-set that would be the envy of a lot of world-class players, but last weekend playing for...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: French World Cup record is big threat to England
Every international coach ranked 1-8 wanted to avoid the 2019 RWC group Argentina were in. They are a nation that showed...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Picamoles has stood out despite Saints’ struggles
It is no real surprise that there are three Wasps in the RPA Players’ Player of the Year shortlist – and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Mallinder must make sure he is not this year’s Devoto
Eddie Jones has gone left field by announcing a next-generation squad to tour Argentina. In many ways what Jones is doing...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: New batch can be Eddie’s game changers for RWC
Well that’s it, speculation over finally and a squad picked that really didn’t surprise anybody other than the odd few omissions....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions have the talent, do they have the time?
It was always going to be a very competitive 2017 Lions squad, and I like the look of the 41 players...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoLions have the talent, do they have the time?
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Head start at No.6: Ireland blindside CJ Stander It was always going to be...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Alun-Wyn will be Lions leader…or maybe Conor!
Who should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of the most difficult selections the 2017 Lions head coach will...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions have the ferocity up front to shock All Blacks
It’s not long now until Warren Gatland makes the final call on what will be the biggest challenge of his coaching...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clash of Titans? No longer, but it’s still a crucial game
The concept of ‘The Clash’ appeals to me, with an expected crowd of 60,000 at Twickenham to watch Bath against Leicester...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher remembers the 1993 Lions tour
The last truly amateur tour in Lions history ended up as just about the perfect metaphor of everything that had preceded...
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Features
/ 9 years agoGroundhog Day as Lions are ambushed by Aussie ref
Brendan Gallagher looks back on the heroics and heartbreak of the 1993 Lions tour to New Zealand THE last truly amateur...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Eurostars who can earn chance to make a late check-in for the Lions
European Cup quarter-final weekend is right up there with the very best rugby weekends of the season but doubly so this...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: O’Mahony had a hunger England never showed
There are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for the 2017...
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Features
/ 9 years agoO’Mahony had a hunger England never showed
JEREMY GUSCOTT THERE are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: So, why did England give Ireland so much ball?
It was always going to be a tough ask to claim a second Grand Slam on the bounce in Dublin but...
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago‘It’s taken 5 years for Joseph to get recognition for defence’
By NEALE HARVEY MIDFIELD maestro Jonathan Joseph has “no limits” to what he can achieve in rugby now that people have...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoSo, why did England give Ireland so much ball?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT On the charge: Ben Te’o should have been brought on sooner It was always...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Eddie must get England playing at a higher tempo
Scotland have good cause to feel confident going to Twickenham based on their home victories over Ireland and Wales. However, the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher on the famous Lions bolters
As far as I can determine the term “bolter” was originally an Australian equine expression used to describe a horse that...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBentley is king of my Lions bolters
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at the proud history of Lions bolters coming up fast on the rails As far as I can...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Start Te’o against Italy and utilise Daly from full-back
In an ideal world Eddie Jones would love to arrive at the 2019 World Cup in Japan with 38 players that...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: It was bench warfare and England had the finishers
England are yet to find their best form in 2017 but, boy, are they making themselves into a phenomenally hard team...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Te’o and Care’s cameos may force Eddie’s hand
Ben Te’o offered more of a threat in the final 12 minutes than the entire back division in the 68 preceding...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Finn’s big question is can he keep Ireland guessing
Finn Russell will be a big part of how Scotland do against Ireland in next weekend’s Six Nations game in Edinburgh,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: A reborn Warburton can still make big Lions contribution
There are not many who have achieved what Sam Warburton has in the game, and even fewer who have done it...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Patience needed while refs negotiate the speed bump
The focus on the refereeing of high tackles has grown massively since last weekend’s games. The high tackles by Brad Barritt...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: It’s a tough job but refs can be their own worst enemy
The game is never short of talking points, and refereeing is facing some serious challenges going into 2017. After my 43...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: George Ford has to play with a smile on his face again
George Ford faces another huge decision in the coming weeks, as from today he is officially allowed to hear offers from...
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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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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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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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