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Don’t give up on Wales, Lam tells Sheedy

6 November 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Pat Lam has told Callum Sheedy to keep his head up after being overlooked by Wales again for the autumn international series. […]

Class act! Beware the ‘fame first’ approach

6 November 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST PICTURE the scene: we are in the final week of the 1997 Lions tour and the world champion Springboks have already […]

Saints face fight to keep hold of Sleightholme

6 November 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Saints face stiff competition from Exeter and Saracens for the signature of the 22-year-old […]

Keep it tight! Jones puts his faith in power game

6 November 2022 1 comment

PAUL REES ON WHY ENGLAND NEED TO CONVERT OPPORTUNITIES INTO TRIES AND EXPLOIT THE RARE TALENTS OF MARCUS SMITH EDDIE Jones has not been seduced […]

Cheika happy to renew rivalry with his old foe

6 November 2022 0 comments

Landmark victory: Argentina win in New Zealand this summer THE last time Michael Cheika came up against his old mate Eddie Jones was his last […]

Watson reminds Jones of his class

6 November 2022 0 comments

Friendly Leicester……….33 Italy Select….. 19 ANTHONY Watson fired a reminder of his talents scoring one of Leicester Tigers’ five tries at Welford Road. The 51-cap […]

Alex Coles makes debut as Tuilagi returns for Pumas

4 November 2022 0 comments

Alex Coles has been handed an England debut at second row as Manu Tuilagi comes back into the side after another long injury lay off. […]

England need more size in the back row

30 October 2022 1 comment

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK If we look at the depth of the international squads of top tier rugby union nations like New […]

Mitchell delivers as Saints walk tall

30 October 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton……………….. 45pts Tries: Mitchell 14, 20; Sleightholme 29, Salakaia-Loto 31, Proctor 43, Grayson 70 Conversions: Smith 15, 21, 30, 32, 44; Grayson […]

Time for ruthless focus and an iron discipline

30 October 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The 2022 autumn series is within touching distance, and with it comes a ready-reckoner for Eddie Jones […]

Prepare for a changing of the guard

30 October 2022 0 comments

The autumn international window is meant to cover three weekends but this year it is being played over five as countries look to claw back […]

Rugby World Cup 2023: Which Northern hemisphere team will go all the way?

29 October 2022 1 comment

A year from now we’ll know the identity of the two teams that will do battle in the Rugby World Cup final. Since the inaugural […]

Hastings’ monster drop goal swings it

23 October 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish…………………. 21pts Tries: Creevy 2, Loader 26 Conversions: Jackson 4 Penalties: Jackson 15, 34, 49 Gloucester…………………… 22pts Tries: Socino 21, 53; […]

Why Ford mustn’t be forgotten by England

23 October 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The art of forgetting is as fundamental to rugby as the immeasurably finer art of goal-kicking in the teeth of a […]

Aussies still in market for Eddie

23 October 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE Under fire: Rennie Eddie Jones is winning support Down Under to make a dramatic return to the Wallabies hot seat when he […]

Slade out, Murley in, as Jones names Autumn squad

17 October 2022 1 comment

Uncapped Cadan Murley has been included in England’s Autumn Nations series squad while Henry Slade misses out. Slade, 29, has 48 England caps, but will […]

World Cup places are still up for grabs – Jones

16 October 2022 1 comment

By ADAM HATHAWAY Eddie Jones is still searching for a Tom Brady figure to take his England team to the next level as the World […]

Saints hold on as epic fightback falls short

16 October 2022 2 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton….32pts Tries: Sleightholme 5, 53; Matavesi 12, Collins 43, Augustus 49 Conversions: Grayson 44, 50 Penalties: Grayson 24 Newcastle………31pts Tries: Penny 32, […]

England and Wales lift ban on cameras

9 October 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON England and Wales have lifted their life-long ban on television cameras from filming inside their respective dressing rooms. Their historic decision will […]

‘Absolute freaks’ inspiring Arundell

9 October 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD HENRY Arundell is hoping to play a leading role with England this autumn inspired by the “absolute freaks” of the NFL. All […]

Arsenal’s Arteta gets some help from Eddie

9 October 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Mikel Arteta has credited Eddie Jones with helping him turn Arsenal from also-rans into Premier League contenders. Arsenal were slipping down the […]

Blow for Jones as Manly chase Seibold

9 October 2022 1 comment

EDDIE Jones is set to suffer another blow to his coaching staff after Manly Sea Eagles launched a bid to take his defence coach Anthony […]

Dazzling Daly the star for Saracens

2 October 2022 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Saracens ……….51pts Tries: Lozowski 14, Earl 22, Malins 30, Van Zyl 38, Daly 60, McFarland 68, Maitland 79 Conversions: Farrell 15, 31, […]

Why a global season could help manage game’s woes

2 October 2022 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at England’s training camp squad and asks why the professional game is not working The Premiership has never been more richly entertaining […]

Lancaster’s Racing switch confirmed

26 September 2022 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster‘s move to Racing 92 at the end of the season has been confirmed today by current club Leinster. The move has been much […]

Marchant misses out as Jones makes changes for Autumn Internationals

26 September 2022 1 comment

Joe Marchant was among the missing names from England‘s training squad as Eddie Jones tinkered with his squad for England’s Autumn International campaign. Harlequins teammate […]

Basham excited by his challenge at Irish

25 September 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Josh Basham claims the London Irish side he has re-joined following his spell in the North-East is now one of the most […]

Steward hat-trick puts Tigers on top

25 September 2022 1 comment

By ADAM HATHAWAY Northampton….21pts Tries: Mitchell 14, Freeman 16, Coles 45 Conversions: Biggar 15, 17, 45 Leicester ……….41pts Tries: Steward 38, 75, 78; Porter 46, […]

Time for England to get Sevens game in order

18 September 2022 2 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is no nation in the Rugby Union family that was not disrupted by Covid. However, while […]

Racing stick with Travers

18 September 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 have been linked with a host of coaches for next season, but the word in the […]

Time for England to get act together

11 September 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK We are a year out from the 2023 World Cup – and three years into England “kicking […]

England and Top 14 star Mercer first name in Razor-rog Barbarians squad

6 September 2022 0 comments

England, Bath and Montpellier star Zach Mercer has been named in the Barbarians squad for November’s Killik Cup 2022 match against All Blacks XV taking […]

World Cup carrot will inspire us – George

4 September 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Jamie George admits it will be “difficult” pushing thoughts of France to the back of his mind but hopes the World Cup […]

England’s Jersey trip leaves RFU all at sea

4 September 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK English club rugby has never been more in need of coherent, strong, farsighted leadership as it enters […]

Salary cap is forcing clubs to invest in youth policy

4 September 2022 0 comments

PAUL REES Worcester’s plight at a time when the salary cap has been reduced by some 20 per cent to £5m a year has reinforced […]

No need to read beyond the headline with Jones

22 August 2022 1 comment

Colin Boag Eddie Jones, master of creating headlines and tweaking tails, did it again when he suggested that the English independent schools created a cloistered […]

Van Zyl has his sights set on the World Cup

21 August 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Seeing Billy and Mako Vunipola battle their way back into Eddie Jones’ good books has encouraged Ivan van Zyl to keep his […]

Eddie’s right, players need independence

14 August 2022 1 comment

EDDIE Jones has a point, well worth consideration and with ramifications reaching into areas wider than just sport. Good teaching and good coaching, backed by […]

Why Bash Street kids are left at the gates

14 August 2022 0 comments

EDDIE Jones? What a bounder. Anyone who thinks he can waltz in from the colonies and criticise our private school system (motto: for the few, […]

Eddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’

14 August 2022 0 comments

Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images It will be quieter […]

Take time to polish leaders, Eddie

14 August 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS I HAVE absolutely no problem with Eddie Jones having his less than complementary say on the influence of our public schools on England […]

We need to get more alternative opportunities

14 August 2022 1 comment

Former Hartpury College DoR Alan Martinovic joins the debate EDDIE Jones has had opprobrium heaped on him after his claims that players developed in independent […]

Gloucester set to win race for Mercer

7 August 2022 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are poised to win the race to land Zach Mercer on a four-year contract when his deal with Montpellier runs out […]

Loader out to put his injury woe behind him

7 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Loader is hoping to put last season’s injury-ridden season behind him and help London Irish make a mark in their first […]

Jack’s authority shows he’s the lad for England

7 August 2022 0 comments

KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It’s interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with the focus almost always […]

Jones calls for resilience

7 August 2022 1 comment

ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones believes English rugby’s reliance on private schools has led to a less resilient culture among the nation’s elite rugby players. […]

Code switch would interest Jones

31 July 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Eddie Jones, still in Australia following England‘s Test series victory over the Wallabies, says he would love to switch […]

Pearson: BUCS gave me perfect grounding

31 July 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and believes BUCS Super Rugby […]

RFU chief Sweeney challenges Jones to build on Aussie tour

24 July 2022 0 comments

Bill Sweeney has challenged Eddie Jones and his England players to build on their success Down Under and exorcise some Six Nations demons. The RFU […]