All posts tagged "Joe Marler"
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Nick Cain
/ 10 months agoBuild the future on front row brilliance
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE England U20 scrum is the best in the world, and in winning...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoYoung guns who could hit the mark
U20S WORLD CUP ANALYSIS Ben Jaycock picks out four likely stars from England’s U20s World Championship and Six Nations winning team...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoI’m not with you on this one, Joe
IT IS never less than vital to know what Joe Marler thinks about latest developments in the sport at which he...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 months agoFreeman: We left with NZ respect
By ADAM HATHAWAY Tommy Freeman flew out of New Zealand on Monday morning beaten but not bowed claiming England had won...
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Paul Rees
/ 10 months agoFlamboyant Harlequins add steel to their spine
HARLEQUINS are following the path trodden by Northampton a year ago, one that took the Saints to Twickenham and the title...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 months agoIt takes a long time to learn ‘the dark arts’
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SO IT was a second defeat in New Zealand for an England...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoUnderhill so impressed by England’s improvement
By ADAM HATHAWAY Sam Underhill is a decent barometer of England’s progress in the last 12 months having watched them from...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoWhy is captain replaced so early?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So the All Blacks keep their home record of wins at Dunedin...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoGeorge: Keep the faith
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Dunedin England skipper Jamie George told his side to keep the faith after their agonising 16-15 defeat...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoEngland go close but All Blacks have enough to take honours
By NICK CAIN New Zealand.................... 16pts Tries: Reece 16, Savea 25 Penalties: McKenzie 55, 66 England .............................. 15pts Tries: Itoje 21,...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoEngland know this was a chance missed
PAUL REES After Marcus Smith missed a penalty two minutes into the second half from 30 metres out and just to...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoBorthwick happy to go back for future
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So it looks like Steve Borthwick has learned a lesson and decided...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoTime for England’s rock-steady crew
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NOW comes the acid test of England’s attacking progress. When Steve Borthwick side...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBorthwick: We must improve discipline
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan ENGLAND head coach Steve Borthwick warned his side to be squeaky clean in New Zealand after...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBorthwick: We want to get kids engaged
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan Steve Borthwick has urged his side to help youngsters in England fall in love with rugby...
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Features
/ 11 months agoThe unexpected revolutionary
Paul Rees says this should be a summer of opportunities for England and head coach Steve Borthwick Steve Borthwick is an...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoRFU opens books to Team England Rugby as player contract talks reach key stage
The Rugby Football Union has opened up its books to Team England Rugby Ltd as talks over future player contracts reach...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBorthwick needs a clear direction
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The fog around England’s take-off as an attacking force in the latter stages...
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Features
/ 11 months agoBorn to run! A XV with X-factor
Analysis Premiership Team of the Season Paul Rees Finds he has some Tough Choices to make as he Selects his 2023/24...
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Dream Team
/ 12 months agoDream Team – George Hammond
George Hammond, the Harlequins lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Joe Marler – Has been...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoCollier fits the bill for NZ challenge
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoDanny hails departing ‘Quins legend’ Collier
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins’ household names are nearing the end of their careers but scrum-half Danny Care believes their new coaching...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoIt’ll be tough for us but we’ll meet fire with fire, says Care
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Toulouse vs Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadium de Toulouse WHEN Harlequins went to Bordeaux last month they...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWithout referees, there is no game
Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the men and women in the middle and asks what can be done to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWilson: Our test is to back up victory over Bordeaux
By PAUL REES Return: Joe Marler NEVER mind the 50-22, it is the 80-20 that is commanding the attention of Harlequins...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoEngland 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...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoOutsiders aiming for a place in the final
Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPremiership previews: Round 15
The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoGreen seizes day for dazzling Quins
By PAUL REES Bordeaux-Begles ...........41pts Tries: Lucu 19, Buros 24, Depoortere 42, Bielle-Biarrey 59, Tambwe 64, 75 Conversions: Lucu 25, 43,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRiley crashes over to snatch Stoop thriller
By NICK POWELL Harlequins ....................... 28pts Tries: Esterhuizen 23, Smith 34, Murley 40+2, Riley 76 Conversions: Smith 25, 35, 40+3, 78...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSmith’s drop of magic revives England
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England.............................. 23pts Tries: Lawrence 4, Furbank 48, Earl 60 Conversions: Smith 61 Penalties: Ford 17 Drop...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team with Michael Le Bourgeois
The Bedford Blues player-coach and former Wasps and Jersey Reds centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoBorthwick must stop delaying and rebuild
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHEN Steve Borthwick took over from Eddie Jones as England head coach he...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoIt’s time for take – off, England
Paul Rees says that, with Ireland at home and France away to come, Borthwick's men must become relentless IT WAS three...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoYet again, Ealing prove they have what it takes
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRugby’s stuck in the ice age. It needs to open up
Ben Jaycock talks to Freddie Burns about life in Japan and what he thinks the sport must do to attract the...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoAssiratti goes from novice to mainstay
By ROB COLE A year ago Keiron Assiratti was wondering how he could prop up his family, never mind the Welsh...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: England U20s and Sale prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour
By BEN JAYCOCK With an ageing front row, England are crying out for youthful props who can go toe to toe...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoElswood: I’m lucky to be only missing three games
By BEN JAYCOCK Hornets fly-half Jamie Elswood has been ruled out for several weeks after a nasty leg injury became infected....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s time for some of England’s best to step up a level
“WORLD-class player”. You hear the accolade used so freely, and often with such little insight or explanation offered, that the currency...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year ago“Those days are long gone” – Mapletoft not underestimating Italian job
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Italy U20s vs England U20s (Friday, 7:15pm) England U20s are chomping at the bit ahead of their...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFive uncapped players in Borthwick’s England squad for Italy
Preview: Italy vs England (Saturday, 2:15pm) Ethan Roots makes his debut up front with Fraser Dingwall getting his first cap in...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoEnjoy it, says veteran Marler
By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Marler has urged England’s fresh faces to “embrace the historical” Six Nations stage and show off their...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoTime 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...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBeard: To get the call was a dream come true
By PAUL REES Oscar Beard missed the call he dared not expect. The Harlequins centre had shut himself in his room...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoThe talent is there – now let’s be bold
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick talked of England “turning a corner” when he announced his preliminary...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGeorge to captain England as Feyi-Waboso named in squad
Jamie George has been named England captain as Steve Borthwick handed opportunities to seven uncapped players, including Exeter’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, in...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoMako is the latest to quit England
Saracens prop Mako Vunipola has announced his retirement from international rugby. He made his Test debut against Fiji in November 2012...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoMapletoft out to build next generation
By BEN JAYCOCK As England’s U20s side prepare for the upcoming Six Nations, head coach Mark Mapletoft insists that the development...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoTime for Borthwick to put faith in Itoje
nick cain READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick struck a positive note this week when he made it clear...