Jeff Probyn

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We need action, not words, England

18 February 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH the second game and a second victory, it seems that all is well in the […]

Take away the contact and you don’t have a game left

11 February 2024 0 comments

With the Six Nations now in full swing the last thing the game needs is further condemnation about how it’s played but last week the […]

Ireland look like the team to beat

11 February 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Heading into week two of the Six Nations we were all wondering who will have made […]

Why Six Nations is pinnacle of game

4 February 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME HERE we are at the start of another Six Nations with everything to play for as […]

England will take time to develop

28 January 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN – A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we have confirmation so no wondering what the England team’s future holds. With […]

All clubs must be able to reach top

21 January 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN SO it’s back to the future with the RFU CEO Bill Sweeney telling the Championship that they either don’t understand or have been […]

Farrell’s choice: Stay and hope, or cash in

14 January 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SO Owen Farrell seems like he may have called time on his England career by choosing […]

Set-piece domination still the key to victory

7 January 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I always try to be honest in what I write, but I just can’t believe that […]

Talented players will still miss out

31 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the start of a new year, it’s the beginning of a new RFU and Premiership […]

Secrets of learning about the dark arts

24 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week’s paper, and in particular Nick Cain’s article, put a smile on my face that […]

Social media can hurt even the best

17 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last weekend saw some of the best rugby we have seen this season, including the World […]

Extreme views we can do without

10 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can’t help but wonder what is happening to this game of rugby that I love […]

Baxter’s right to call for the return of ‘traditional’ scrum

3 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week in almost all of the articles that I read, national papers or otherwise, all […]

Court case that could define game’s future

26 November 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS WE approach what could be a defining moment in the future of the game with […]

Borthwick should not cut time with players

19 November 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the RFU now preparing for a new relationship with the Premiership you have to wonder […]

A lack of pathway is halting our progress

12 November 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, here we are back to rugby at the club level and all the woes that […]

When I was hit, I used to smile

5 November 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the World Cup finally over and an outcome that was half expected but many were […]

England missed their big chance

29 October 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can’t help thinking the disappointment that is currently being felt by England fans is probably […]

Good to see England leading northern light

22 October 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHO would have believed it? England the only Northern hemisphere team to make it to the […]

Why I’m expecting a big win for England

15 October 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As England continue with their World Cup journey against Fiji today, the question we all want […]

RFU must provide a pathway for everyone

8 October 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL, who would have believed it? One of the best teams in the Championship calling in […]

24 teams would mean yet more mismatches

1 October 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS THE World Cup dominates everything in rugby at the moment surely it should be a […]

Just in time, England seem to be improving

24 September 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL, who would have thought it? After the dismal performances in the last two Six Nations […]

Chance for Ford to prove he’s No1

17 September 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHAT a start to this World Cup with host France beating the mighty All Blacks in […]

Time right for second crown to come north

10 September 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THE opening weekend of matches will tell us a lot more about this World Cup and […]

We need to reopen pathways to top of the game

3 September 2023 0 comments

Eddie Jones has blamed the RFU for the demise of the game in England for not producing enough quality players. I have to say that […]

Time for England to justify £100k fee

3 September 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL I was wrong with my prediction last week, as England proved they really are not […]

I still think England could surprise a few

27 August 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SO here we are again, losing a player as a result of an over enthusiastic poor […]

England’s discipline now a major concern

20 August 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL it has to be said, the win last week was certainly a surprise given the […]

Not enough variation in England’s approach

13 August 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL, last week’s game between Wales and England certainly showed us a lot about how the […]

Borthwick deserves a chance to learn

6 August 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH England’s first warm-up game taking place this weekend, it brings home how close we are […]

England can be the dark horses at this World Cup

30 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS Aformer player, I find it difficult to understand the way the England team are approaching […]

Southern Hemisphere given big advantage

23 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, if ever there was a sign of a true bias in the game we have […]

I’m no fan of World League agenda

16 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one that thinks that the idea of the new World League competition […]

We trained for hours in baking sun – then lost!

9 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As England ramp up their preparation for this year’s Rugby World Cup, I can’t help thinking […]

RFU needs to strike the right financial balance

2 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EARLIER this week, the RFU president Nigel Gillingham, sent out a newsletter outlining many of the […]

Blackett’s blueprint deserves attention

25 June 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Jeff Blackett is not a name that will spring to mind if you are talking about […]

A legend, a team-mate and great, great friend

18 June 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SOMETIMES it’s easy to write about the passing of a great sportsman or woman, listing the […]

Game is spending above its means

11 June 2023 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Just as we all thought it couldn’t get any worse now the season is over and […]

Good to see Prem stars in Baa-Baa shirts

4 June 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What a show Eddie Jones staged on his return to Twickenham in charge of coaching the […]

WR has made mess of how game is played

4 June 2023 2 comments

JEFF PROBYN With the season over and the Premiership finally decided, it would be good to look back and see what we have learned from […]

It’s right that Wasps start again from the bottom

28 May 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As I look at the Wasps saga, I can’t help thinking that this was something that […]

If Sale win it could be a real game-changer

21 May 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson was close to tears after last week’s semi-final win […]

Too many matches had no real meaning to them

14 May 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now, as we reflect and are drawing closer to the end of this varied season, we […]

RFU Council still does far more than most people realise

14 May 2023 0 comments

There have been a few comments in the Press lately about how some professional players seem to think that the RFU Council does nothing for […]

Twickenham now the home of the women’s game

7 May 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Congratulations to the Red Roses on another Grand Slam with a great result against France. Although […]

Dilemma over who controls the money

7 May 2023 0 comments

We all know people have a different perspectives depending on which side of the fence they are on and how decisions that are made can […]

We need a total root and branch review of game

30 April 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It’s obvious to all that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way English rugby is […]

Please support my mate, the Judge

30 April 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN My best friend and teammate Paul Rendall is battling with MND and the game has rallied around to support him, his family and […]

More money needs to go to the grassroots

23 April 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the Premiership, Champions Cup and Women’s Six Nations hog the headlines, the crisis of the […]

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