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Boffelli punishes error ridden England at Twickenham

6 November 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones‘ England endured a dismal start to their Autumn Nations Series as Argentina secured a first victory at Twickenham since 2006 with a 30-29 […]

Tuilagi set for a huge 10 months, says Jones

6 November 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD MANU Tuilagi is in prime physical and psychological condition to give Argentina hell today and provide proof he is ready to enjoy […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Porter out to keep playing for England

25 September 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES Guy Porter was celebrating Leicester’s Premiership final victory over Saracens at Twickenham in June when he received a text that made sure […]

Dream Team with Simon Uzokwe

25 September 2022 0 comments

Simon Uzokwe, the Ealing Trailfinders and former Newcastle Falcons back row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1. Sam Lockwood – […]

Saracens snatch it in late, late show

25 September 2022 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ……….41pts Tries: Malins 2, Daly 25, Hallett 60, Woolstencroft 74, 81 Conversions: Farrell 3, 26, 61, 75, 80+3 Penalties: Farrell 23, […]

McCall: We got more wrong

25 September 2022 0 comments

Saracens boss Mark McCall was far from pleased with his victorious team. “We got more wrong than right, everybody in the changing room knows that […]

Dream Team with Nick Auterac

11 September 2022 0 comments

Nick Auterac, the Edinburgh prop and former Saracens, Bath, Harlequins and Northampton player, chooses the best XV he has played with and against 1. Nick […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Saracens

4 September 2022 0 comments

Director of Rugby: Mark McCall Captain: Owen Farrell Ground: StoneX Stadium Capacity: 10,500 PREDICTED FINISH: 1ST Saracens returned to the Premiership after their vacation in […]

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 […]

Eddie has to decide what style he wants

24 July 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now the tours are over, there is a time to rest and time to reflect on […]

Back tells ‘fickle’ England fans to give Eddie a break

24 July 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones may have been targeted by an irate compatriot in Sydney but Neil Back has called for those “fickle” England fans […]

Lawes the enforcer as England take series

17 July 2022 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Australia…………17pts Tries: Wright 25, Fainga’a 66 Conversions: Lolesio 26, 67 England …………..21pts Penalties: Lolesio 31 Tries: Steward 40+1, Smith 55 Conversions: Farrell […]

Brilliant to win series but far from perfect

17 July 2022 1 comment

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started their tour to Australia, […]

Courtney’s calm head steers England home

17 July 2022 2 comments

PAUL REES Men of the series: Courtney Lawes, left, and Wallaby danger man Marika Koroibete PICTURES: Getty Images When Marika Koroibete heard that he had […]

A veil of secrecy which keeps us all in the dark

17 July 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a complete contradiction at the heart of the English Premiership having a salary cap at […]

Jones will make Farrell his captain again, says Cueto

17 July 2022 0 comments

■By GARY FITZGERALD MARK Cueto believes Eddie Jones will reinstall Owen Farrell as captain in the runup to the World Cup. Jones kept Courtney Lawes […]

Farrell’s boot sets up Sydney decider

10 July 2022 2 comments

From Adam Hathaway in Brisbane Eddie Jones labelled Owen Farrell the best competitor he has ever seen after the inside-centre booted England home 25-17 against […]

All square as England bring down Wallabies

10 July 2022 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Australia…………17pts Tries: Tupou 37, Kerevi 48 Conversions: Lolesio 39, 50 Penalties: Lolesio 54 England …………25pts Tries: B Vunipola 5 Conversions: Farrell 6 […]

Great to see England find another level – Guscott

10 July 2022 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WHAT a fantastic turnaround it was by England in Brisbane, and I love the way sport can do […]

England’s big names stand up and deliver

10 July 2022 2 comments

PAUL REES Leading the charge: Ellis Genge Billy Vunipola PICTURES: Getty Images It was a night when all that mattered for England was victory. Not […]

England undone by childish behaviour

10 July 2022 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Despite the fact that they were the first games of the tours, all the hopes and […]

England hand out two debuts as Underhill returns

7 July 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has handed England debuts to Guy Porter and Tommy Freeman, as Sam Underhill comes in for concussed Tom Curry at openside. Porter’s fellow […]

How to ensure fans respect the kicker

3 July 2022 1 comment

WATCHING the first Australia v England Test yesterday, the crowd were being very disrespectful to Owen Farrell when he was taking a penalty. I’ve noticed […]

Jones admits Owen Farrell ‘very unhappy’ about losing captaincy

30 June 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has admitted that Owen Farrell was “very unhappy” when the coach informed him he would lose the England captaincy to Courtney Lawes. Lawes […]

Lawes captains England for Australia opener

30 June 2022 0 comments

Courtney Lawes has been named England captain ahead of Owen Farrell, with the latter starting for the first time since November. Danny Care returns starting […]

Joy for Burns as Tigers grab title

19 June 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD FREDDIE Burns revealed he had “an outer-body experience” of ecstasy and joy after nailing the drop-goal which made him Leicester’s unlikely Twickenham […]

Beauden, Finn and Marcus are keeping Bennett’s spirit alive

19 June 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Spike Milligan, comedy goldsmith and undisputed grandmaster of nonsense verse, counted rugby among the great loves of his life. “The thing […]

Maro Itoje departure ‘never in the question’ despite Saracens’ relegation

16 June 2022 0 comments

Maro Itoje has said that leaving Saracens was “never in the question” despite the club’s enforced relegation from the Premiership over salary cap breaches. Itoje, […]

Plan for life without Manu

5 June 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN MANU Tuilagi’s latest knee operation, which rules him out of England’s summer tour to Australia, shows just how precarious it is for Eddie […]

I’ll always remember Dai’s helping hand

5 June 2022 1 comment

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND CURRENT WASPS ATTACK COACH MATT EVERARD Breakthrough: Matt Everard in action for Wasps PICTURE: […]

Toulon too strong as Saracens crash out

15 May 2022 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Toulon …………….25pts Tries: Villiere 2, 39; Wainiqolo 60 Conversions: Carbonel 4, 61 Penalties: Carbonel 33, 52 Saracens ……….16pts Tries: Earl 15 Conversions: […]

Big guns starting to fire for Saracens

8 May 2022 1 comment

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ……..15pts Tries: Singleton 31, Rees-Zammitt 74 Conversions: Twelvetrees 74 Penalties: Hastings 43 Saracens ……….44pts Tries: Davies 8, Itoje 48, Tompkins 50, […]

Top gun Ashton still has so much to give

8 May 2022 2 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER History maker: Chris Ashton dives over to break the record of number […]

Malins the master as Saracens march on

1 May 2022 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Worcester ……..16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ……….38pts Tries: Malins 4, 41, 56, 71; Earl […]

Saracens 38 – 22 Exeter Chiefs: Saracens secure play-off place with strong second-half display against Exeter

24 April 2022 0 comments

Saracens secured a Premiership play-off place after a powerful second-half display secured a bonus-point victory over Exeter at the StoneX Stadium. Exeter led 15-10 at […]

Furbank’s fortified by new-found resilience

3 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES GEORGE Furbank is a different player to the 23-year-old who won his first England cap at a noisy Stade de France in […]

Inconsistency from refs hard to fathom

3 April 2022 1 comment

CAN someone explain why in a game last Saturday, that a deliberate knock-on, a no-arms tackle and a player entering from the side and collapsing […]

Time we all got with the program on head shots

3 April 2022 0 comments

COLIN BOAG There was an incident in a recent Super Rugby match between the Brumbies and the Western Force that illustrates perfectly what a mess […]

Salary cap cuts have left Burrell in limbo

27 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES LUTHER Burrell is one of a number of players who are unsure whether they will be looking for a job in the […]

Eddie Jones has full support of RFU despite disappointing Six Nations campaign

21 March 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has been given the full backing of the RFU despite another disappointing Guinness Six Nations campaign. England won just two matches this campaign […]

Switching Steward to centre isn’t the answer

13 March 2022 2 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK COME in No.12, your time is now! That is the call that Eddie Jones, and his predecessor […]

Borthwick’s only duty is to his team, get over it!

13 March 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Steve Borthwick had enough on his plate during Leicester’s defeat at Saracens in North London last weekend without the television commentary […]

Both of these late blooming skippers are now national treasures

27 February 2022 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT THERE was plenty to absorb and digest at Twickenham, not least the sight of a packed HQ enjoying a full throated six […]

Mark Wilson: Newcastle Falcons and England forward retires with immediate effect

14 February 2022 22 comments

Newcastle Falcons and England international Mark Wilson has retired from rugby with immediate effect. The 32-year-old Newcastle skipper and back-row forward won 23 caps and […]

Betsen backing Les Bleus for Grand Slam glory

6 February 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Serge Betsen SERGE Betsen believes France can go unbeaten in this year’s tournament. Les Bleus have not lifted the Six Nations […]

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