Opinion
England can emerge from the mess to claim a big scalp this summer
May 1st, 2008
Perhaps after the dog’s dinner the RFU managed to make of their latest change in England’s coaching team, it is fitting that the latest new ...
Perhaps after the dog’s dinner the RFU managed to make of their latest change in England’s coaching team, it is fitting that the latest new ...
The RFU’s headquarters has been exposed as a nest of vipers
April 21st, 2008
What a lousy, rotten organisation the Rugby Football Union has revealed itself to be this last week. Derided by all in the game, the RFU’s headquarters ...
What a lousy, rotten organisation the Rugby Football Union has revealed itself to be this last week. Derided by all in the game, the RFU’s headquarters ...
Even Edwards can’t contain his praise for Cipriani’s talents
April 21st, 2008
Shaun Edwards seems to have just about mastered the art of coaching and motivation, but if he has a weak point it may well have ...
Shaun Edwards seems to have just about mastered the art of coaching and motivation, but if he has a weak point it may well have ...
I’m devastated at missing the title run-in through injury
April 15th, 2008
It would be fair to say I have endured a rollercoaster of emotions in the last two months. I had the highs of becoming ...
It would be fair to say I have endured a rollercoaster of emotions in the last two months. I had the highs of becoming ...
Andrew, Baron and Co. have made mug punters of themselves
April 11th, 2008
Regular patrons of bookmakers will empathise with this sorry tale. It was Grand National week and I had money in my wallet. I left the warm, ...
Regular patrons of bookmakers will empathise with this sorry tale. It was Grand National week and I had money in my wallet. I left the warm, ...
I’m reduced to the role of frustrated spectator for another big Twickenham occasion
April 10th, 2008
My Leicester team-mates step out at Twickenham this Saturday to take on the Ospreys in the EDF Cup final - and for the second successive ...
My Leicester team-mates step out at Twickenham this Saturday to take on the Ospreys in the EDF Cup final - and for the second successive ...
The RFU management is at fault for the Johnson farce
April 2nd, 2008
Another day, another fudge at the English Rugby Union. What passes for leadership at Twickenham is simply pitiful. The great ‘Will he, won’t he’ saga involving ...
Another day, another fudge at the English Rugby Union. What passes for leadership at Twickenham is simply pitiful. The great ‘Will he, won’t he’ saga involving ...
Buckle your seatbelts for rugby’s version of Twenty20
March 27th, 2008
A revolution is set to sweep over rugby football in the next decade. Driven by commercial demands and the need to finance an increasingly expensive professional ...
A revolution is set to sweep over rugby football in the next decade. Driven by commercial demands and the need to finance an increasingly expensive professional ...
Lions need look no further than Gatland and Edwards
March 18th, 2008
At the launch of their multi-million pound sponsorship deal early this year, the 2009 Lions management said they would wait until after the Six Nations ...
At the launch of their multi-million pound sponsorship deal early this year, the 2009 Lions management said they would wait until after the Six Nations ...
De Villiers mess is a blight on South African rugby
March 17th, 2008
Times change but not, it appears, in South African rugby. The South African Rugby Union blatantly reneged on its deal with new Springbok coach Peter de ...
Times change but not, it appears, in South African rugby. The South African Rugby Union blatantly reneged on its deal with new Springbok coach Peter de ...
