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Recent Articles – take a look
- Got it bad
- To Protect and Serve
- Patient Polledri
- The Power of Stories
- The Ties That Bind Us – a new rugby podcast series
- The Blues and GSI
- Lucky Tommy
- Negative self-talk
- Pleasingly Heroic
- Without and within
- Imposter Syndrome
- The Lord’s Work
- Beaten and bloodied, yet unbowed
- Taking the reins
- Rock of Ages
Tag Archives: england rugby
To Protect and Serve
“I had Simon Devereux and Andy Deacon say it to me after the game, that they’d never heard Kingsholm like that for over ten years. In the 73rd minute, I remember looking at the clock and thinking, they’re singing the … Continue reading
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Tagged england rugby, Gallagher Premiership, gloucester rugby, lewis ludlow, premiership rugby, rugby, Rugby union
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One Game at a Time – Episode 9
Chris Robshaw has had an incredible career, having played over 300 times for club and country, captaining both along the way. He spoke to me about his Harlequins highlight, winning the Aviva Premiership Final in 2012, but we also found … Continue reading
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Tagged chris robshaw, england rugby, harlequins, podcast, rugby, Rugby union
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A prodigal son, of sorts
“They asked if I would describe myself in three words and I thought; autistic, OCD and anxious…” Click here – Jonny May on his return to Kingsholm and how he’s changed. Me for Rugby Pass.
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Tagged england rugby, gloucester rugby, Jonny May, leicester tigers, rugby, Rugby union
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One Game at a Time – Episode 2
I speak to England and Gloucester’s James Simpson-Daniel, in the second episode of ‘One Game at a Time’. It was amazing to hear him talking about taking on Jonah Lomu, Sir Clive Woodward’s strategies and the heartbreak of missing out … Continue reading
Marler and mirth
The 26th of September 2018 was the date he tried to sort this all out. He would step away from international rugby. He was young enough to still be incredibly useful as an international prop forward, but he’d had enough. … Continue reading
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Tagged AWJ, england rugby, England v Wales, joe marler, Rugby union, six nations, Wales
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The spectral sceptre
Please click this link to read this piece on RugbyPass It was telling that two individual moments of brilliance were all that England could proffer in Paris. Against a defence fatigued by work already done, England’s Jonny May jinked forth … Continue reading
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Tagged eddie jones, england rugby, nigel owens, owen farrell, rfu, Rugby union, six nations, twickenham
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The heartbreakingly simple truth
Read my words on the heartbreaking Rugby World Cup final for RugbyPass
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Tagged eddie jones, england, england rugby, Rugby union, Rugby World Cup 2019, rugby world cup final, South African Rugby
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You just can’t beat them
The word being used was boring. Saracens and Exeter were both called it. Curious, if you’ve ever really watched them play. Watched them do their stuff without the pull of club loyalty shutting one of your eyes. For boring, you … Continue reading
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Tagged england rugby, exeter chiefs, Gallagher Premiership, rugby, Rugby union, Saracens
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From Twickenham, with love
So, there we go. The World Cup is on. England are a very good team and they can go to Japan full of hope and expectation. God help them. These things are always better when they sneak up on you. … Continue reading
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Tagged eddie jones, england, england rugby, france rugby, guinness six nations, Japan, Rugby World Cup 2019, six nations
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Alacritous England end Ireland’s reign
“If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly…” Macbeth, Act I, Scene VII. Alacrity is a lovely word. And few better sum up the way England set about Ireland in the opening round of … Continue reading
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Tagged eddie jones, england rugby, ireland rugby, rugby, Rugby union, six nations
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Double Dummy Scissors 