All posts tagged "Mike Brown"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Hype surrounding Sam Burgess is biggest issue for England
Decisions, decisions, when are they right and when are they wrong? That is a question that all of England has been...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMichael Hooper banned for Wales clash
Australia will be without Michael Hooper to take on Wales in the Pool of Death decider after the openside was handed...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland name team to take on Uruguay
Henry Slade has been named in England‘s starting XV to take on Uruguay in their last World Cup match. Stuart Lancaster’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Who needs Leigh Halfpenny when you’ve got Dan Biggar?
They paid £20,000,000 to be ringside at Twickenham last night, a suitably monstrous sum for a neighbourly battle billed as the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMike Brown is the rock to build fortress on says Ugo Monye
Mike Brown can emulate his boyhood hero Peter Schmeichel and be England‘s rock during the World Cup according to Ugo Monye....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Slammin’ Sam will deliver – I’d start him against Wales
The lack of big match international experience showed on Friday night and England cannot afford another performance like that in this...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: Bonus-point win for England in RWC opener
A last-gasp try form Billy Vunipola helped England secure what could be a vital 35-11 bonus-point win over Fiji in the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Fortune will favour the brave in Ireland
The England-Ireland World Cup warm-up game on September 5 has huge significance for both sides. The managements can spin this however...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Two ‘big hits’ not enough to put Sam Burgess ahead of Henry Slade
Looking back at last week’s game and the England team’s performance against France at Twickenham, I have the feeling that I...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMike Brown fit and firing says Andy Farrell
Mike Brown is winning his fitness battle ahead of England‘s opening World Cup warm-up game after emerging unscathed from his first...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Vernon Pugh was right, we’re playing too many Tests
Fifty years ago, Jack Kyle held the record as the world’s most-capped player with 46 matches for Ireland. It had taken...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSix Nations snub made David Strettle decide to go
David Strettle admits his decision to refuse a place in England‘s World Cup training squad might have been different had boss...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: What’s the money on Toulon making it four on the spin?
As the dust settles on the first ever Champions Cup and the remarkable but unsurprising success of Toulon in winning their...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Marland Yarde and Christian Wade deserve another look by Stuart Lancaster
The England back three is still a work in progress, and with Manu Tuilagi not back from injury until just before...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Simple way to solve head cases and score more tries
As the concussion story grows and grows with more and more high profile players suffering the effects of serious blows to...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland recall Brown and Lawes for Scotland
Mike Brown and Courtney Lawes will make their England return in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup against Scotland at Twickenham. Full-back Brown has...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland squad update
Stuart Lancaster has retained 16 England players for the remainder of the training week at Pennyhill Park. They will therefore not...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland’s Mike Brown ruled out of Ireland clash
Mike Brown has been ruled out of England‘s Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin on Sunday. The Harlequins full-back was...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Get your game-heads on, it will be intense from the off
If you match-up the English and Irish backs it appears on form that they are incredibly close, but four out of...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoMike Brown may be Mr Angry but I’m no Mr Softie! – Alex Goode
Saracens full-back ready for an England recall.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Let’s make most of Jonathan Joseph’s Midas touch in Dublin
It was the win that was expected but not quite the performance or style that was anticipated after last week’s heroics...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Fitness tells and so do Jonathan Joseph’s twinkle toes
England’s victory over Wales in Cardiff was about energy, discipline and defence, and they proved that when those three elements come...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWe’ve moved on since 2013 – Mike Brown
England and Harlequins full back Mike Brown discusses how key it is to start well in the RBS Six Nations while...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Luther Burell must tackle his weight to be world class
Luther Burrell is playing well in a Northampton team that is sitting on top of the league with 48 points having...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Tyro tens are the big plusses of the autumn
These days it seems to be impossible to make a judgement on any of the Home Union teams without referring to...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland v Australia preview
As widely expected, Billy Twelvetrees will start at inside centre for England on Saturday as they take on Australia at Twickenham....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: The big question – can Kyle Eastmond force his way in?
A year out from any World Cup the best sides are established and are ready to rock ‘n’ roll. Teams that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoIt’s great to be a Northampton Saint after summer in solitary – Jon Fisher
Agonising summer training alone finished in joy with a “surreal” move to Premiership champions.
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Featured
/ 11 years agoI want that No15 shirt back for World Cup, Ben Foden warns Mike Brown
Northampton star has set his sights on becoming England’s first choice full-back once again.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Pete Browne – London Welsh and former Harlequins & Newcastle lock
1. Joe Marler – A great player, Supreme at the scrum and can also make a big impact in the loose....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: England must get fit to compete
Stuart Lancaster will have learned some important lessons on this tour, first and foremost that you cannot chop and change a...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland ring the changes for last Test against New Zealand
Stuart Lancaster has rung the changes ahead of England‘s third and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Saturday. Like in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell
The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation
Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front,...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland add 18 players to training squad
England have added 18 players to their training group ahead of the match against the Barbarians on June 1 and the...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoJonathan Joseph can talk his way back into EPS
Jonathan Joseph reckons his X-factor with ball in hand will boost his chances of an England recall – a claim backed...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Murder on the dancefloor as Harlequins try to get a grip
The Murderball challenge is on. Mike Brown, already proud ambassador for Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, wants to celebrate Harlequins‘ coming on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoMike Brown has his heart on sleeve, just like Roy Keane
It is Tuesday afternoon at the Surrey Sports Park and Harlequins’ training finished 45 minutes ago. While the majority of players...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Game’s flashpoints stem from inconsistent refereeing
Empathy. Consistency. Clarity. Accuracy. All those crucial factors were missing for large tracts of the officiating in the Wild West Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMike Brown wins Gatorade Game Changer award
Harlequins and England full-back Mike Brown has added another award to his growing list of recent achievements winning the Gatorade Game Changer...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoAnthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon
Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest
That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMike Brown named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship
Mike Brown has been named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship to cap a superb tournament. The England full-back secured...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Disco kids can lead Wales a dance
Danny Care and Owen Farrell have been dancing to a new beat this season. It emerged this week that when the...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoMaster spy James O’Connor is impressed by England
James O’Connor believes England are “building towards something special” and admits Australia will have their work cut out to beat them...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: England are growing into World Cup contenders
England took another major step towards being genuine World Cup contenders with this dogged, back to the walls display against Joe...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Tim Molenaar – Harlequins and former Gloucester and Nottingham centre
1. Greg Somerville – One of the greatest props and someone who can play as a tighthead or a loosehead. An...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The Ultimate Warrior Chris Pennell stands tall in the battle for survival
There was a fascinating and rather poignant moment down at Sixways the other night as Worcester trooped off after losing to...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoStuart Lancaster’s youth policy is a gamble says Mark Cueto
Mark Cueto fears England have turned to youth on a wing and prayer – claiming it would be wrong to leave...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Blaine Scully – Leicester and USA wing
How have you found your first season in England? There was initial adjustment in terms of the intensity and duration of...
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