Peter Jackson - Page 7 of 19 - News, analysis and opinion

Tag: Peter Jackson

Jackson column: Clive Griffiths is on his way back

1 October 2020 0 comments

Four months on from drawing an end to his long stay at Doncaster Knights, Peter Jackson talks to the former Wales defence coach

Clive’s on way back, fighting spirit intact

27 September 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW None the worse for a heart attack stopping him in his […]

Bristol Bears’ Callum Sheedy can fit Wales’ present need at No.10 this autumn

22 September 2020 0 comments

Bears director of rugby Pat Lam says he trusts Sheedy enough to know the fly-half can operate on the Test stage

Don’t forget Elton’s greatest hit, Peter

20 September 2020 3 comments

AN addition to Peter Jackson’s article regarding Scarlets European record since the 1996-97 season, in reaching seven quarter-finals and four semi-finals, all in the European […]

SCHEDULE: Wales must win to miss meeting England at RWC2023

15 September 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson runs through the autumn schedule for nations in both hemispheres

Boks given full backing to play in 8 Nations

6 September 2020 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations have joined forces in a united attempt to bring South Africa into the European fold with almost immediate effect. […]

Jackson column: James Whitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive

3 September 2020 0 comments

Four generations of Whitcombes that are steeped in history and, in young Leicester prop James’ case, promise

Whitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive

30 August 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The cradle of rugby’s oldest bespoke manufacturing business can be found across the river from the Millennium […]

Jackson column: Champion Bill Shankland showed Jacklin how it was done

26 August 2020 0 comments

Warrington RLFC’s Shankland possessed an expertise that spanned more than just one sport, as Peter Jackson recounts

Wales ditch Twickenham plans and turn to West Ham’s Olympic Stadium

25 August 2020 0 comments

The WRU are racing to find a venue to host their Six Nations match against Scotland on October 31

Flyer Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz

16 August 2020 1 comment

■By PETER JACKSON REGAN Grace, the Welsh flyer whose amazing hat-trick for St Helens has been acclaimed as the greatest in Super League, is eligible […]

Jackson column: The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

14 August 2020 0 comments

The stars of the Six Nations are often left absent in their PRO14 campaigns, writes Peter Jackson

Haden knew how to make rugby pay

9 August 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THERE was far more to Andy Haden than his theatrics at Cardiff Arms Park on Armistice Day […]

Jackson column: Survivor Sonny Billy Williams finds new payday in NRL

5 August 2020 0 comments

After his stint in Toronto came to an end, the former All Black is back in ‘footy’ with the Sydney Roosters

Cardiff Met implore WRU to lead the fight against racism

22 July 2020 0 comments

Club chairman John Pugh has documented to WRU what needs to be done to eradicate racism in Welsh rugby

Lead fight against racism, WRU told

19 July 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE Welsh Rugby Union are being urged to spearhead a global movement within the sport under the banner of Black Lives Matter. […]

Welsh regions fret over government’s ban on scrums

15 July 2020 0 comments

The Welsh Assembly has issued a blanket ban on scrums from taking place due to fear of COVID-19 spike

Leicester Tigers source reveals last stages of Manu Tuilagi renewal talks

14 July 2020 0 comments

Leicester had given Tuilagi and others in contract talks a July 1 deadline to agree new terms

RFU ban destroyed Pilgrim’s progress

12 July 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Talent: Steve Pilgrim playing full-back for Wasps In their final rage at the dying of the amateur […]

Clubs will not release players for Test dates

5 July 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WORLDRugby’s plan to salvage an Eight Nations’ tournament from the wreckage of their Test schedule ploughed into a new version of an […]

High time Cardiff put up a statue for Billy

5 July 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Exceptional: Billy Boston on the rampage for Wigan. Inset, above, with Cardiff & District XV in 1951. […]

Wales in negotiations to play ‘home’ matches at Twickenham this autumn

30 June 2020 0 comments

RFU would take a cut of profits from matches attended by limited crowd numbers

Laporte’s World Club Cup won’t harm Champions Cup, says EPCR chief

30 June 2020 0 comments

EPCR chairman Simon Halliday sees little logical sense in how a World Club Cup could be held every year

Aled still hoping to brew up business

28 June 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Athletic: Aled Brew takes a high ball for Bath PICTURE: Getty Images “I don’t feel my time […]

Expand the Prem to 16 clubs and PRO14 to 20

28 June 2020 2 comments

Expansion: Let the Jaguares join a new PRO20 PICTURE: Getty Images ■ HAVING a global season is all well and good. However, why do we […]

Big guns snub call for rugby in summer

21 June 2020 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Non! Paul Goze THE English and French clubs are refusing to sacrifice their traditional winter game on the altar of a global […]

Jackson column: Keith Lyons, the bushfire hero who blazed a trail in rugby analytics

19 June 2020 0 comments

Lyons’ influence and keen eye for breaking down rugby helped the likes of Alan Davies, Alec Evans and Kevin Bowring

Jackson column: New rule gives spirit of the game a red card

11 June 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the thin ice rugby is treading after introducing the orange card

Givvons spun them a golden yarn in Oldham

31 May 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Star man: Alec Givvons, bottom row, third left, with the Oldham team of 1934-35 and, inset, with […]

British & Irish Lions select Murrayfield as host venue for pre-2021 tour Test

30 May 2020 0 comments

Lions set to play at home of Scottish rugby for only the second time in history

Jackson column: Apartheid so sickened Tony Ward, he did not go back

28 May 2020 0 comments

The Ireland fly-half tells Peter Jackson how the disparaging sights of Apartheid South Africa he witnessed on the 1980 Lions tour left him ’emotionally scarred’

Six Nations WILL move for global season plan

25 May 2020 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON RUGBY’S global powerbrokers have confirmed that the Six Nations is in the process of being moved out of its winter habitat. As […]

Jackson column: Andy Dibble and Warren Joyce were stars that rugby lost

20 May 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the examples of two footballers who opted for the round-shaped ball rather than the oval

England in 4 Nations plan for the autumn

17 May 2020 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Crisis: Brent Impey ENGLAND and Wales plan to finalise fixtures for an emergency Four Nations tournament this autumn in response to […]

Dibble and Joyce were stars that rugby lost

17 May 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hero: Andy Dibble wears the 1988 Littlewoods Cup on his head after Luton beat Arsenal and he […]

Evans’ policy turns erratic England into champions

17 May 2020 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of rugby: PART 9 1953-1959 England & France flex […]

Lions go on the attack to capture imagination

17 May 2020 1 comment

Try-a-match: Tony O’Reilly NOT only did this era (1954-59) include two of the greatest ever Lions tours – 1955 to South Africa and 1959 to […]

Exclusive: Plan for rugby’s global calendar sees Six Nations run into May

5 May 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson exclusively reports on how the club and international calendar could be about to shift its axis

Global plan sees club season run into July

3 May 2020 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Mako may quit Sarries England prop Mako Vunipola says he has yet to decide whether to remain with Saracens when they […]

Half of Premiership clubs plan breakaway from PRL

29 April 2020 0 comments

Dispute over payment of £28m to clubs leads to consideration of Premier League-style breakaway

Ellis Genge’s rare feat in the Six Nations shows how props are changing

28 April 2020 0 comments

Willie John McBride told TRP last week props weren’t built like they used to

Billy gets backing of Six Nations

26 April 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE SIX Nations claim they stand united in their support for Sir Bill Beaumont’s re-election as chairman of World Rugby. The reaffirmation […]

Good article wrong date

26 April 2020 0 comments

I WOULD like to point out a small error in Peter Jackson’s interesting article about Peter Larter. The England v Ireland game to which he […]

Exclusive: Plans to hold Six Nations in FULL this autumn

21 April 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson reports on the contingency talks for a second Six Nations in November

Plan to hold Six Nations in full again in autumn

19 April 2020 1 comment

Compensation issue By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations are in the process of finalising contingency plans for an emergency tournament to be played in October […]

Jackson column: The hidden Wales aces making life tough for regions

15 April 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the lack of playing time regions are getting from their Wales stars

Gatland’s plan for Lions to play at Twickenham ‘nonsense’, says Willie-John McBride

15 April 2020 0 comments

“I think it’s scandalous that the Premiership clubs in England are dictating the future of the sport” – Lions legend McBride

Coventry were just half an hour from closure

12 April 2020 1 comment

Future looks good: Peter Rossborough watches his beloved club A s a supporter, player, captain, coach and leading club official, Peter Rossborough has been through the […]