All posts tagged "Stuart Lancaster"
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Open or shut case at Millennium Stadium
Just as the United Nations have America and the Mexican wall on their agenda, so the Six Nations have had Wales...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBeware of the Irish Lancaster tells England
Eddie Jones‘ England have the squad depth, experience and sheer big-game winning nous to retain their Six Nations title, according to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Jones wanted an abrasive leader, well he’s got one
Somehow the words leopards and spots have sprung to mind this week, having once again had to listen to all those...
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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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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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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Erik Lund – former Rotherham, Leeds and Biarritz lock
Fighting Mamuka Gorgodze on my debut may not have seemed like the best career move I could have made but it...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoFish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance
Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: This will be England’s best team ever – Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson has declared that the current all-conquering England side can eclipse the achievements of the World Cup-winning class of 2003....
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Stay put George, it’s your best move of all
George Ford had a weird training week as part of the England team preparing to take on South Africa. First, a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Eddie’s luck runs out but pool of talent will see him through
As Eddie Jones gets a taste of what it’s really like being head coach of England, he must have been thanking...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Stick with specialist wings Eddie, and go with Rokoduguni
The England back three is going to change during the autumn series because Anthony Watson and Jack Nowell, the two wingers...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoStuart Lancaster: I’d like to end up coaching in the Premiership
Stuart Lancaster admits his ultimate aim is to coach in England again one day but for now his focus is on...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Chris Ashton plays on the edge and sometimes falls off
Chris Ashton’s decision not to go with the Saxons to South Africa last summer was the biggest indication that his England...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeinster coaching staff bolstered with Stuart Lancaster
Leinster have this morning confirmed the appointment of Stuart Lancaster to the senior coaching team. Since leaving his position with the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens primed to emulate Tigers’ long period of dominance
George Kruis is confident Saracens can create a long-lasting legacy by repeating last season’s heroics to become the first Premiership side...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBoudjellal dismisses Dominguez rumours
Rapidly growing rumours of Toulon coach Diego Dominguez exiting the club have been played down by Mourad Boudjellal. Toulon’s owner has...
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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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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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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Miles Benjamin – former Worcester, Leicester and England Saxons wing
It’s only when you look to explore different avenues in life that you get to fully appreciate how special it was...
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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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Featured
/ 9 years agoStuart Lancaster confirms job target
Stuart Lancaster wants to coach in the Southern Hemisphere to prove English coaches are “good enough to work there”. The former...
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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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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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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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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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Featured
/ 10 years agoSuper Maro backed to lead England by next year
Maro Itoje‘s relentless devotion to winning could see him oust Dylan Hartley as England captain as early as next year, according...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Stuart Hogg’s a worthy winner but Sarries pair push him close
George Kruis did not get onto the shortlist for the Six Nations Player of the Year, but along with the runner-up,...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoBeers and banter got us to Grand Slam says Mako Vunipola
Mako Vunipola has revealed why being handed personal responsibility by new boss Eddie Jones helped England’s players achieve a first Six...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Onfield revival is just one of many battles facing England
What a week for English rugby! Congratulations to Eddie Jones and his coaching team for completing England‘s first Six Nations title...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Six Nations review
Round One: Parisse’s moment of madness What so soon? My jacket pockets were still stuffed with World Cup ticket stubs and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher verdict: I’ve never seen a more brilliant 21-year-old than Maro Itoje
Maro Itoje is only 21 and on Saturday was just his second start in a senior England shirt but I’m struggling...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoI’ll never give up on England says Geoff Parling
Exeter lock refuses to accept his England career is over.
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Featured
/ 10 years agoPhilippe Saint-Andre: England undone by arrogance
Former France boss puts England's World Cup fiasco down to arrogance and pressure.
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Eddie Jones starts off with a laugh, but will the joke be on England?
Just as Eddie Jones and Dylan Hartley were about to hold forth about England‘s preparations for Murrayfield a huge gust courtesy...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDylan Hartley confirmed as England captain
As expected, Dylan Hartley has been named England captain for the RBS 6 Nations and will lead the side out at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: London Scottish link with Scotland raises plenty of problems
What a week we’ve had. First an announcement that could create some interesting changes for the outcome of the Six Nations...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Lack of quality tightheads is major concern for Eddie Jones
Last Sunday I was the guest on Talksport’s Full Contact show with Brian Moore where we discussed the latest round of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Silence is not golden when it involves a PRL cover-up
Starting a New Year always brings a sense of hope and anticipation for sports fans as we put the failures of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Eddie Jones needs smart, abrasive forwards to lead the charge
The forwards Eddie Jones selects will give us the first indication of what style England will adopt under his coaching. At...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Dylan Hartley’s no Johnno and, for me, he’s no captain
As we sit back trying to digest our Christmas excesses while also enjoying the success of the England clubs in the...
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Featured
/ 10 years ago‘Workaholic’ Eddie Jones suits me says ambitious Mike Brown
Mike Brown insists having an Aussie as England head coach will not be a problem because he has to “put up...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: ‘Gutted’ George Ford will soon get his stuffing back in place
George Ford has had a rough few months. Having been given the vote of no-confidence just before England‘s decisive World Cup...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoFarrell, Catt and Rowntree leave England roles
The RFU has confirmed that assistant coaches Andy Farrell, Mike Catt and Graham Rowntree will leave their positions with England. The...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoTwickenham clash worth £2m for Welsh rugby
RFU will end up paying Wales £2m when they line up for the final act of their HQ trilogy in May.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half
If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEddie Jones has the brains to look beyond the brawn
Hugh Vyvyan reckons Eddie Jones‘ international nous makes it virtually impossible for him to fail as England head coach given the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Dean Richards is the man for me to revive England fortunes
Well, I suppose it was inevitable, especially after the expected back-stabbing from within his squad, Stuart Lancaster has chosen to fall...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher comment: Stuart Lancaster was the right man in the wrong job
The alarm bells started ringing loudly, for me anyway, in a dusty classroom at Loughborough University last May. It was just...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Stuart Lancaster did decent thing – so should the other coaches
With the RFU suits in a state of panic having failed to put in place a detailed contingency plan to take...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDave Ewers aiming to show he has real six appeal
Dave Ewers insists he feels no bitterness towards England after his World Cup snub – but is hungrier than ever to...












