Opinion
England’s loss is most definitely Wales’ gain
March 11th, 2008
It was hard not to wonder, looking at the England supporters glancing at the ticking clock at Murrayfield on Saturday, whether they were praying for ...
It was hard not to wonder, looking at the England supporters glancing at the ticking clock at Murrayfield on Saturday, whether they were praying for ...
No wonder the Pumas aren’t keen on turning professional at home
March 5th, 2008
The condescending comments coming out of Australia and New Zealand at the possible future inclusion of the Pumas in an expanded Tri-Nations competition hide the ...
The condescending comments coming out of Australia and New Zealand at the possible future inclusion of the Pumas in an expanded Tri-Nations competition hide the ...
Ashton’s No.9 options don’t seem so scarce after all
March 3rd, 2008
It was only at the beginning of this year’s Six Nations that the squad lists of the Guinness Premiership were being scoured and scorned at ...
It was only at the beginning of this year’s Six Nations that the squad lists of the Guinness Premiership were being scoured and scorned at ...
Time for Ashton’s axe to swing on Balshaw
February 26th, 2008
After his display in Paris on Saturday night, the calls for Iain Balshaw to be dropped from the England side must have been ringing louder ...
After his display in Paris on Saturday night, the calls for Iain Balshaw to be dropped from the England side must have been ringing louder ...
My Leicester mate Tom Croft has a big England future
February 26th, 2008
Although I was disappointed to miss the France game through injury, I was over the moon with the way the England boys silenced their critics ...
Although I was disappointed to miss the France game through injury, I was over the moon with the way the England boys silenced their critics ...
I’m in a race against time to be fit for France
February 14th, 2008
To say that the 2008 Six Nations has not gone according to plan for England - or me - so far would be a massive ...
To say that the 2008 Six Nations has not gone according to plan for England - or me - so far would be a massive ...
Will rugby be all shook up by the ELVs? I doubt it
February 12th, 2008
This Friday the Super 14 gets underway and, other than the chance to watch an inherently more entertaining brand of rugby than we have been ...
This Friday the Super 14 gets underway and, other than the chance to watch an inherently more entertaining brand of rugby than we have been ...
French a law unto themselves
February 6th, 2008
Have the French put a bomb under the notion that rugby union needs a new set of laws, with the way they played Scotland in ...
Have the French put a bomb under the notion that rugby union needs a new set of laws, with the way they played Scotland in ...
Coaching changes galvanise Six Nations’ opening weekend
February 5th, 2008
As Shaun Edwards went hurtling down the steps, the Twickenham floodlights bouncing off that shining bald head, to berate one of his players for poor ...
As Shaun Edwards went hurtling down the steps, the Twickenham floodlights bouncing off that shining bald head, to berate one of his players for poor ...
The RBS Six Nations Championship is back and we’ll all feel better for it
January 27th, 2008
Through the curtains of rain and the winter floods, an old friend looms into view. The RBS Six Nations Championship is back and we’ll all feel ...
Through the curtains of rain and the winter floods, an old friend looms into view. The RBS Six Nations Championship is back and we’ll all feel ...
