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Jeremy Guscott: Ref scrums as laws say and all will be fine again

11 April 2013 0 comments

The scrum statistics from the Six Nations makes grim reading and tell us a great deal about the state of the game in the Northern […]

Nick Cain picks his 2013 Lions tour party with some surprising ins and outs

7 April 2013 1 comment

No Brian O’Driscoll. No Chris Robshaw. Neither men make my 2013 Lions tour party for the straightforward reason that others are better equipped to help […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lancaster must take risks to find a true cutting edge

6 April 2013 0 comments

It must be incredibly disappointing for this England side to get that close to a Grand Slam and lose in the manner they did at […]

Jeremy Guscott: Don’t despair, we will come good

30 March 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has said he wants his England side to have amassed 600 caps between them before the 2015 World Cup…and yesterday in the Millennium […]

Jeremy Guscott: Grand Slam won’t faze this England

23 March 2013 1 comment

Wales are a dangerous side if they bring their best game to Cardiff on Saturday against England because they have ability man-for-man in their backline. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Launchbury has been the find of the season

16 March 2013 2 comments

Joe Launchbury has been the find of the international season. The England lock has a great range of skills for a big man, and his […]

Jeremy Guscott: Breathless, but the Referee didn’t blow

9 March 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster spoke before this game about the last 20 minutes being crucial, about how England’s now superior fitness would pay dividends as the French […]

Jeremy Guscott: Clockwork England show their composure

2 March 2013 0 comments

Remember the great England World Cup-winning side and the management mantra that came from their head coach Sir Clive Woodward, T-CUP, which was shorthand for […]

Jeremy Guscott: BOD magic captured in a move from the matrix

23 February 2013 1 comment

The best centre I have seen play in the last decade is Brian O’Driscoll. That’s not forgetting my favourites, Philippe Sella, Frank Bunce or Tim […]

Jeremy Guscott: Hold onto your hats for a humdinger!

16 February 2013 3 comments

Owen Farrell will rightly get the headlines for his latest incarnation as England‘s Iceman. But he will also be the first to acknowledge that his […]

Jeremy Guscott: No Manu Tuilagi? Then send for speedy Jonathan Joseph

9 February 2013 0 comments

How could England lose at home to the old enemy after beating New Zealand so convincingly? It’s so fresh in the mind it feels like […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tiger tanks needed to halt the Toulouse titans

2 February 2013 1 comment

For a club the size of Leicester Tigers going another season without the Heineken Cup up for grabs has to be seen as a failure, […]

Jeremy Guscott: Twelvetrees could be England’s missing link

26 January 2013 0 comments

Selecting Billy Twelvetrees for his EPS squad is a smart move by Stuart Lancaster because he’s selecting on form plus Twelvetrees provides a different style […]

Jeremy Guscott: Soul of London Irish has been ripped out

19 January 2013 3 comments

In sport you get so many highs and lows, and the great thing is its unpredictability. Given the great year of sport we have just […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lancaster needs a wing man to drive home his bombers

12 January 2013 1 comment

I’ll argue all day long that the key ability in a winger is that when you give them a try-scoring opportunity, they must take it. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lions place is Sexton’s to lose in Six Nations

5 January 2013 0 comments

Jonathan Sexton is in pole position to be the Lions first pick for the Test No.10 shirt now that his main rival, Wales fly-half Rhys […]

Jeremy Guscott: Farrell can bring fresh ideas for the Lions

29 December 2012 0 comments

The Lions are about the integration of the coaches as much as the players, and Warren Gatland has made good choices in picking Rob Howley, […]

Jeremy Guscott casts an expert eye over where England go from last week’s tumultuous victory

22 December 2012 1 comment

Despite the importance of the Heineken Cup mid-pool round, it’s still hard to forget England and New Zealand because last weekend’s match was so compelling. […]

Jeremy Guscott: England lack cool heads at key stage

1 December 2012 0 comments

This is a game England should have won – it was the next logical step in their progression under Stuart Lancaster and this will act […]

Jeremy Guscott: Wales must act quickly to stop the talent drain

24 November 2012 1 comment

With the news that Jamie Roberts has decided to move on from Cardiff Blues, Roger Lewis chief executive of the Welsh RU and the chairmen/benefactors […]

Jonathan Joseph set to make a racket for England

21 November 2012 1 comment

Jonathan Joseph could have been donning whites at Wimbledon instead of the white shirt of England had he chosen to follow a different sporting path. […]

Naive England suffer defeat against Australia at Twickenham

17 November 2012 0 comments

England suffered a 20-14 defeat to Australia at Twickenham today for the second of their Autumn Test. Berrick Barnes kicked a drop goal and a […]

Jeremy Guscott: Flood’s time is now – he has to seize the moment

17 November 2012 1 comment

Come on Stuart, show us what you’ve done with this team of yours. I know it’s not even a year since Stuart Lancaster took over […]

Lions Greatest XV: centres

15 November 2012 0 comments

Centres are the playmakers and finishers who make the most of the chances created by the fly-halves inside them, and The Lions have had some […]

Jeremy Guscott: Robshaw’s my captain but where’s Armitage?

10 November 2012 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster named his 32-player squad last Tuesday and there weren’t any massive surprises. Mako Vunipola, the 21-year-old prop born in New Zealand might have […]

Jeremy Guscott: Playing in France should not be end of England career

3 November 2012 0 comments

It was interesting to hear Stuart Lancaster on Radio Five Live this week talk about how difficult it would be to select English qualified rugby […]

Jeremy Guscott: These Aussies – and Dingo Deans – can still deliver

27 October 2012 0 comments

You have to be careful not to write off Australia simply because they have struggled in The Championship. Some blogs I’ve read recently have predicted […]

Jeremy Guscott: The Toulouse test will show Tigers where they stand

20 October 2012 1 comment

There’s been a lot of talk about the BT Vision contract signed by the Premiership clubs, and a potential English and French clubs breakaway. That’s […]

Jeremy Guscott: Sharples injury jinx may give Wade his chance

13 October 2012 0 comments

With Ben Foden’s injury more serious than first thought, Stuart Lancaster has said he will be seeking a back three replacement for the autumn internationals. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Barkley proved his worth in that pivotal role of No.10

6 October 2012 1 comment

Olly Barkley’s move to Racing Metro is a bolt from the blue for Bath supporters, and the real issue is that the club know what […]

Jeremy Guscott: At last, some skills are returning to club rugby

29 September 2012 1 comment

Is it a coincidence that Premiership teams appear to be playing a more expansive game this season, or that the same is true of the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Gatland musn’t go looking for problems

22 September 2012 0 comments

I was surprised when Warren Gatland came out with the view that overseas-based players, especially those in France, could rule themselves out of contention for […]

Jeremy Guscott: Quick-learners Argentina exposed bish-bash Boks

15 September 2012 1 comment

Argentina have more than proved their worth in the revamped Tri-Nations, now the Rugby Championship, by drawing with South Africa when they got them at […]

Jeremy Guscott: Watch out if Cowan makes Gloucester’s back line tick

8 September 2012 1 comment

I have a sense of huge anticipation for the upcoming Aviva Premiership mostly based on the rugby I’ve watched over the summer. It may be […]

Jeremy Guscott: New slimline Banahan can be lethal but has to stay fit

23 August 2012 2 comments

Matt Banahan came onto the scene in a big way four seasons ago for a number of reasons – the first of which is that […]

Man Behind the Match: Jon Callard and the 1998 Heineken Cup final

21 August 2012 0 comments

Bath were not given much of a chance of becoming the first British and Irish side to win the Heineken Cup. Their fate in the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Sniffer Ashton should get back on scent with Sarries

7 August 2012 0 comments

Whether Chris Ashton likes it or not we all know he has gone to Saracens because he’s got a better contract. If he had not […]

Man Behind the Match: Stuart Barnes and the 1992 Pilkington Cup final

20 July 2012 0 comments

During the dying embers of amateurism, Twickenham on Cup final day was a very special occasion, and more often than not it was the great […]

Jeremy Guscott: Quins have the players to create their own dynasty

17 July 2012 0 comments

Harlquins deserve a round of applause. I like the way they play the game. Being prepared to play an attacking game – like the Chiefs […]

Jeremy Guscott: Cowan’s arrival can help put Burns in England shirt

13 July 2012 1 comment

Jimmy Cowan’s arrival at Gloucester could be part of the breakthrough that the club has been waiting for. Cowan is a 50-cap All Black, and […]

Jeremy Guscott: Gary Gold can help make Bath great again

3 July 2012 1 comment

We hear so often about teams that ‘have potential’, but that don’t perform or develop. That is where Bath appear to have been stuck for […]

Jeremy Gucsott: A fit Manu Tuilagi can become England’s Ma’a Nonu

26 June 2012 0 comments

If the RFU and Premiership Rugby do not do something about the league, English rugby could follow in the same steps as English football, in […]

Jeremy Guscott: Progression of sorts – but where are leaders?

19 June 2012 1 comment

In the end it was all a bit like kissing your sister; comforting but not particularly satisfying. England had the chances to win yesterday against […]

Jeremy Guscott: The spirit of braveheart England will not be broken

14 June 2012 0 comments

At no point in this Test did England look like winning. And at no stage did their spirit look like waning. Stuart Lancaster wants progression […]

Dream Team: Dave Hilton – former Scorland, Bath, Bristol and Glasgow prop

10 June 2012 1 comment

1. Tom Smith – Worked hard on his scrummaging and got the better of some huge Springbok props for the 1997 Lions. 2. Mark Regan […]

20 Questions: Brad Barritt – Saracens and England centre

3 June 2012 0 comments

Looking forward to the England tour? Hugely excited… it’s a massive opportunity for this young squad. A Test series in SA is a very hard […]

Jeremy Guscott: Owen Farrell must play flatter and Ben Morgan needs help

3 June 2012 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster has a dilemma going into Saturday’s second Test in Johannesburg – does he take a step back in development and play Charlie Hodgson […]

Jeremy Guscott: Come on Stuart Lancaster, make us more like Harlequins than Sarries

27 May 2012 2 comments

Listening to Stuart Lancaster talk about his England rugby team, the words are pretty familiar. There’s nothing unusual, nothing that makes you start to think […]

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