Category Archives: rugby

“Yes sir….”

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Imagine if we had a talking to from Nigel Owens ahead of the big match this Saturday… I did. “Right then, I don’t know who you’ve been listening to, but I’m in charge ok? You listen to me. I’ll tell … Continue reading →

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The fun in the first 48 hours

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Sam Roberts

This article appeared on the Rugby Blog – feel free to read it there So there you go, the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup. It crackled, it fizzed, it kinda meandered slowly and then came to a complete … Continue reading →

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The Rising Sun

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Trying to write about what happened at the Brighton Community Stadium on the first Saturday of the Rugby World Cup is tricky. For the uninitiated, our sport finds it difficult to serve up upsets. The scoring processes are multiple and … Continue reading →

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Play on…

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Sam Roberts

And so we begin the Rugby World Cup. Alongside us, hope, that most dangerous of drinking partners. In front of us, the undecided. Minutes into quarters into halves into wholes, match upon match of rugby potential. That lot versus us. … Continue reading →

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How to make the Rugby World Cup betterer…

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Sam Roberts

There aren’t many ways to improve our beloved sport of rugby during the World Cup. I could only think of five. Feel free to let me know your own suggested ‘improvements’. 1) Post selection draft This would allow players who … Continue reading →

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For better or worse

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Sam Roberts

There’s a joke going around that Wales feel the World Cup Final is on 26th September 2015. The punchline being that if the Welsh beat England at Twickenham that night, anything that happens subsequently will pale into insignificance. In the valleys, … Continue reading →

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Brad’s Magic

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Sam Roberts

This article appeared on EatSleepRugby.co.uk – http://ow.ly/2buTkR So, there we have it. England have named their 31 man squad and the media have reacted. To include the likes of Slade and Burgess is, according to Lancaster in press conference, “not … Continue reading →

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Lights Out

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Sam Roberts

(The England Rugby team traipse back in after a 25-20 loss in Paris. Stuart Lancaster walks up the tunnel flanked by coaches Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell) Lancaster: Guys…? What the… ? Rowntree: … Farrell: … The, er… (Pause) Lancaster: … Continue reading →

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The light and shade of Dave Ewers – for Rugby World

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Sam Roberts

http://po.st/DEwers This article was picked up by Rugby World. Please click on the link to have a read. The brightest orb burns over Twickenham at the moment. As England defeated France on Saturday night, fans of the red rose began … Continue reading →

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Down periscope

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Social media has some bite to it. The up sides are big; you can connect with people in a serious way, make them feel involved like never before. The down sides are that it can quickly escalate out of your … Continue reading →

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