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Undeservedly toxic

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Sam Roberts

Before you read, help me by clicking this link to acknowledge this piece on RUGBY PASS Just when you thought it would be safe to go back in, you watched England play rugby again this weekend, didn’t you? And like … Continue reading →

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Why we’re here…

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Sam Roberts

Saturday evening, on one of Britain’s unusual back channels. TV these days is so prevailing that it often feels like there are more people on it than watching. GBTV, I think this channel is called. Or GBNews? Something like that. … Continue reading →

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Where you want to go

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Sam Roberts

This is an extract. The full interview appears in this month’s (March 2023) issue of the Rugby Journal – get your hands on a copy by ordering it at http://www.therugbyjournal.com Back in 2011, Mark Atkinson was sat in a changing … Continue reading →

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Caldy’s kids and the RFU

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Sam Roberts

Me writing for Rugby Pass. Please click the following link to read about the governing body’s most important decision in 2023. https://t.co/W9mDVzZPYG

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Why not?

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Sam Roberts

63 minutes and 47 seconds on the clock; Marcus Smith beats the floor with his fist. He has knocked the ball on attempting to keep a move alive. A move that had swept towards the All Blacks’ try line like … Continue reading →

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Just desserts

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Sam Roberts

Do England and the RFU have the coach they deserve? Having pardoned mediocrity before, can they really be surprised it has turned up at their door again? In Eddie Jones they have someone who is wonderfully evasive and difficult to … Continue reading →

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Roots

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Sam Roberts

I haven’t written in a while. In truth, other things have got in the way. But personal events over the last week or so have made me rethink. Listen, I’m good, better, on the mend, and although what happened was … Continue reading →

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To Protect and Serve

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Sam Roberts

“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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One Game at a Time – Episode 9

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Sam Roberts

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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A prodigal son, of sorts

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Sam Roberts

“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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