Tag: Eddie Jones

England Rugby Coach Steve Borthwick

The unexpected revolutionary

Paul Rees says this should be a summer of opportunities for England and head coach Steve Borthwick Steve Borthwick is an unlikely revolutionary. When he […]

Saints stars give credit to Vesty

By PAUL REES On the run: Alex Mitchell breaks through against Saracens during the semi-final PICTURES: Getty Images Alex Mitchell and George Furbank, two of […]

France & Japan are showing the way

Rugby’s governing class might explain it this way: “We’re making the game leaner and meaner by cutting off the excess fat.” Or alternatively: “There’s too […]

Diamond out to add some steel

By PAUL REES Even someone without Steve Diamond’s coaching experience would have known that taking over at Newcastle was never going to turn them into […]

Power of the four musketeers

A common theme of last weekend’s Champions Cup semi-finals was the influence of the four scrum-halves, the catalysts of teams that look to get the […]

England must take Quins pair to NZ

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WILL Collier and Fin Baxter have been showered with praise following Harlequins epic European Cup quarter-final away […]

Wallaby star Izaia signs for Tigers

ON THE BLINDSIDE LEICESTER have signed Australia centre Izaia Perese for the 2024-25 season on a ‘multi-year’ deal from Sydney-based Waratahs. The 26-yearold former rugby […]

Lawes can bring some order

Paul Rees says the former England captain who has signed for Brive will have much to offer when he retires Brive will be delighted that […]

Lynagh leaves Quins for Benetton

ON THE BLINDSIDE – updated from Sunday’s (11/02/24) TRP Harlequins have confirmed wing Louis Lynagh will join URC side Benetton next season. The 23-year-old son […]

George: We need fast start

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has cracked the whip and urged his England side not to get stuck in the stalls like they have in […]

Time for Borthwick to deliver

Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World Cup semi-finalists IT IS […]

Autumn reunion for Jones

EDDIE Jones will return to Twickenham for the first time since being sacked by England in 2022 for Japan’s final match of this year’s Autumn […]