Tag Archives: england rugby

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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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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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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Into the reckoning

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Sam Roberts

I don’t like to go on about things. In fact, I try and keep this website full of articles of different aspects of rugby and sport. I try not to let it get dominated by certain teams or players. But … Continue reading →

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Out of the reckoning

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Sam Roberts

In the final few weeks before Rugby World Cup 2015, we are already walking across battlefields. International squads are being trimmed; 45 becomes 38, and will eventually become 31. Discarded bodies lie strewn about our path, they tried to make … Continue reading →

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Put it in straight – a season in review

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Us rugby fans are all post coital. June has arrived and the domestic leagues are done and dusted. What memories shine through the half cut, semi-conscious state of this particular Aviva Premiership campaign? Here’s ten things that definitely happened this … Continue reading →

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We, not he…

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Sam Roberts

I shared a car journey with Junior Paramore last night. I was his chauffeur in a friend’s courtesy car, to and from an event celebrating the 10 year anniversary of when he and the Bedford Blues lifted the Powergen Shield … Continue reading →

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