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Jeremy Guscott: A moment of brilliance from George North could swing it

28 May 2014 0 comments

There is a certain kind of justice that the top two teams from the nine month league campaign have made it to the final and […]

Jeremy Guscott: Chris Pennell would find a place on loan in any Premiership squad

21 May 2014 0 comments

It’s not often that a back stands out in a side that hasn’t performed, but Chris Pennell has done so for Worcester from start to […]

Jeremy Guscott: Super George North can help Northampton Saints reach another Premiership final

14 May 2014 0 comments

The bridesmaid tag is an easy one to hang on Northampton, and it’s there because although they have attracted some big-name players they have not […]

Jeremy Guscott: These new-look Saracens can lift the Heineken Cup

7 May 2014 0 comments

Saracens have made a massive swing in their playing style, and it has been reflected in their fortunes following their crushing 46-6 win over Clermont. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Why Steffon Armitage must be on the plane to New Zealand

30 April 2014 0 comments

The chat this week has been about Steffon Armitage and English players based outside the Premiership being unable to play for England. This was prompted […]

Jeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Niki Goneva give Leicester Tigers real title potential

23 April 2014 3 comments

You have to admire Saracens. They have lost only two games this season, and one more victory will see them home and hosed. By that […]

Jeremy Guscott: Gavin Henson’s coming back to best – and it’s great to see

16 April 2014 2 comments

Gavin Henson proved the other week against Brive what we have all known throughout his career: the guy can really play. He still has that […]

Jeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Luther Burrell would be a true force of nature

2 April 2014 0 comments

The impact that Manu Tuilagi has had to date in 23 England matches – including scoring 11 tries – gives him a pedigree as a […]

Nick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest

27 March 2014 0 comments

That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014 RBS 6 Nations Player […]

Jeremy Guscott: England lead the way in my team of Six Nations

26 March 2014 0 comments

There was not much separating the four top sides in this year’s Six Nations, as the tournament took us on a journey that was great […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Even Manu Tuilagi can’t step straight into this ace side

19 March 2014 1 comment

The final weekend may not have gone entirely to script for Stuart Lancaster’s side but the England head coach should be in extremely positive mood […]

Jeremy Guscott: England must stop Jamie Roberts – and this is how to do it!

5 March 2014 0 comments

A fit Jamie Roberts is very important to Wales in a specific way. The power of his carrying gets the Welsh over the gain-line and […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: England are growing into World Cup contenders

26 February 2014 0 comments

England took another major step towards being genuine World Cup contenders with this dogged, back to the walls display against Joe Schmidt’s vastly experienced and […]

Jeremy Guscott: England must beware the day of the jackal

19 February 2014 0 comments

You cannot help but be impressed by the Irish team since Joe Schmidt took over. The game against New Zealand might have been seen as […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Chris Robshaw has come of age as openside

12 February 2014 1 comment

Chris Robshaw has led England from the front with bravery and tenacity since his tenure as skipper began two years ago. But after his summer […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Character is there… now cut out errors

5 February 2014 2 comments

After a horror start England showed they have the character and class to fight back and almost win this marvellous match in Stade de France. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Luther Burrell and Billy Twelvetrees are big men for big job

22 January 2014 0 comments

The starting England backline in this season’s Six Nations should have a locked-in belief that they can strike up a connection quickly enough to allow […]

Dream Team: Richard Hill – former Bath & England scrum-half

20 January 2014 0 comments

1. Gareth Chilcott – I liked forwards who frightened the opposition and Gareth scared the hell out of them. Fortunately he was always on my […]

Jeremy Guscott: Backs must stop game being just about size and power

8 January 2014 1 comment

One of my New Year resolutions for 2014 would be for the backs in all teams bar New Zealand and Australia to take back ownership […]

Jeremy Guscott: My fab four could make any team in the world

1 January 2014 3 comments

The Northern Hemisphere possesses some brilliantly talented players who would be comfortable playing in any team because they are that good. The Southern Hemisphere normally […]

Jeremy Guscott: Danny Cipriani’s back as he decides to return to Planet Earth

25 December 2013 0 comments

Danny Cipriani is back on the England radar, there’s little doubt about that, he’s far from the wilderness he found himself engulfed in from around […]

Jeremy Guscott: Saracens and Leicester Tigers can still fly English flag in Europe

18 December 2013 1 comment

The chances of an English club winning the Heineken Cup have receded, but that’s no big reality check because the most that was expected was […]

Jeremy Guscott: England only third in ‘group of death’

11 December 2013 0 comments

The Autumn Internationals provide an obvious point from which to do a stock-take on where England, Wales and Australia are two years out from meeting […]

Jeremy Guscott: All Blacks dominate my best of the autumn XV

5 December 2013 0 comments

This has been New Zealand’s year, and their unbeaten run continued over the course of the autumn series. That is why, despite the close calls […]

Jeremy Guscott: Owen Farrell must play flat if England are to score tries

27 November 2013 0 comments

England‘s attack has been a hot topic this week after an autumn of few tries against the better teams. This is understandable, especially as there’s […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Scrum has the X factor now we need some backs

20 November 2013 0 comments

England might lack an individual with real X factor at the moment but their collective dog and spirit is their special weapon. And that can […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict on England

13 November 2013 0 comments

As thoughts turn to New Zealand do you judge Chris Robshaw‘s team on their first half performance or that inexplicably poor performance after the break? […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: I didn’t think I’d ever see Owen Farrell score a try like that

6 November 2013 0 comments

It was a good win for England if not the most convincing of performances – but coaches and players are, in the main, judged on […]

Jeremy Guscott: Stuart Lancaster needs his leaders to push hard for excellence

30 October 2013 0 comments

England will be favourites with the bookies for next week’s match against the Wallabies, and it’s not hard to see why. England have home advantage, […]

Jeremy Guscott: Joel Tomkins fits my idea of a real outside centre

23 October 2013 0 comments

When I look at an outside centre I want an attacking player with enough pace to worry his own full-back and wing into thinking they […]

Jeremy Guscott: Robshaw has credentials to captain England again

16 October 2013 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster‘s comments this week about selecting the England captain, and putting off the decision to do so, are intriguing. The England head coach said: […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lancaster’s dilemma is who plays 10, Farrell or Burns?

9 October 2013 2 comments

Having watched the best team in the world, New Zealand, beat the second best, South Africa, 38-27 in a humdinger of a match in Jo’burg, […]

Jeremy Guscott: Beware these danger men coming here in autumn

2 October 2013 0 comments

When South Africa beat Australia 28-8 on Saturday I was interested to see how their backlines would operate as a pointer for what will be […]

Jeremy Guscott: Billy’s the boy for England No.12 spot inside Tuilagi

25 September 2013 0 comments

With Brad Barritt picking up an injury early in the season it looks as though the England No.12 shirt will be up for grabs and […]

Jeremy Guscott: Referee Poite got it wrong over Du Plessis sending off

18 September 2013 2 comments

The winners of New Zealand versus South Africa were going to be ranked as the No.1 team in the world. For the Kiwis that meant […]

Dream Team: Leon Lloyd – former Leicester, Gloucester and England centre

16 September 2013 1 comment

1. Graham Rowntree – When I first went to Leicester as a 17-year-old Graham took me under his wing – for a back like me […]

Jeremy Guscott: McCaw’s a worry…but bring on the Boks. I can’t wait!

11 September 2013 1 comment

We must hope All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is right in his assessment of the injury to his captain Richie McCaw. “Five to six weeks […]

Jeremy Guscott previews the 2013-2014 Aviva Premiership season

4 September 2013 1 comment

A new season approaches and I’m really looking forward to a great fight to see who becomes Champions and who avoids relegation. At the top […]

Jeremy Guscott: Time these All Blacks saw some yellow cards, ref!

28 August 2013 2 comments

It is early days for Ewen McKenzie, the newly appointed Wallaby head coach. I don’t believe he thought the job would be this difficult – […]

Jeremy Guscott: All Blacks show they are team to beat once again

21 August 2013 0 comments

The All Blacks showed with their convincing 47-29 victory over the Wallabies in Sydney last night that they will still be the team to beat […]

Dream Team: Lee Adamson – former Wasps and Saracens lock

18 August 2013 0 comments

1. Paul Rendall – Great team player and one of the unsung heroes. There wasn’t anything extraordinary in what he did but he was the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lancaster must take England brake off

7 August 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has real talent to work with and develop, judging by his EPS selection this week, but the big question is: has he enough […]

Jeremy Guscott: Time for Lancaster to get ruthless with selection

24 July 2013 2 comments

Stuart Lancaster must know by now that the biggest job he has as England head coach is selection. England are two years away from the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lions success was even greater than ‘97

17 July 2013 2 comments

Big congratulations to everyone concerned with the Lions for a scintilating series and a well-deserved triumph. It should not be underestimated quite what an achievement […]

Jeremy Guscott: Our sixteen years of pain end in 80 minutes

10 July 2013 2 comments

Forward dominance has been fundamental to this series from the off and yesterday the Lions power pack well and truly stuffed the Wallabies to set […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lions must play Welsh way and look for tries

3 July 2013 0 comments

As much as we Lions supporters didn’t want it to go to the last game we really do have something special in store now and […]

Jeremy Guscott: North and Folau made this a truly great Test

26 June 2013 0 comments

What a match, what an occasion. So many times these events don’t live up to the hype. But the entrance price was worth it just […]

Jeremy Guscott: Croft gets my vote and there’s no Sam!

19 June 2013 0 comments

Warren Gatland wanted standout performances to cement Test selection and he certainly got some against the Waratahs. A handful of guys have made a big […]

Jeremy Guscott: Our power defence will have worried Wallabies

14 June 2013 0 comments

There’s a reason why this was billed as the fourth Test and the Reds duly obliged in asking questions of Warren Gatland‘s men from the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tigers can edge this battle of the giants

22 May 2013 0 comments

Northampton‘s results against the top teams in the Premiership have generally not been the best and they won’t be favourites for this Twickenham final, especially […]

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