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Recent Articles – take a look
- A thing with feathers
- Nothing like it
- More important than rugby
- You just can’t beat them
- Team of the Season – Gallagher Premiership 2018/19
- Getting stronger the more you hate them
- From Twickenham, with love
- Alacritous England end Ireland’s reign
- 53-52
- The debt we owe
- Anatomy of a feint No.3
- Old Eddie and the Sea
- It’s a mad world…
- Worth a celebration
- You get what you deserve
Tag Archives: england
A thing with feathers
Just past eight o’clock on Sunday evening, the heat abating from a day that has burnt itself into the memory; I am at the local park. About one hundred yards away, out to my right, two young lads walk home. … Continue reading
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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Anatomy of a feint No.3
Sam Underhill’s running style is distinct. Indeed, it isn’t really a run, it’s a scamper. His shoulders are hunched, his body compact, perhaps from all of those lung puncturing tackles he makes. As he gallops, his head is pushed slightly … Continue reading
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Tagged All Blacks, eddie jones, england, england rugby, new zealand rugby, rugby, Rugby union, Sam Underhill
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Old Eddie and the Sea
It was a test match of which Ernest Hemingway would have approved. A trial of colossal strength, of titanic willpower. The American loved his bloodsports, loved to see men arm-wrestle for hours on end, and Saturday afternoon had two heavyweights … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn Internationals, eddie jones, england, england rugby, owen farrell, rugby, South African Rugby, twickenham
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Confessions of a No.7
My interview with Luke Wallace of Harlequins on RugbyPass
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Tagged aviva premiership, eddie jones, england, england rugby, harlequins, luke wallace, referees, rugby, Rugby union
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Babchenko-ing and the Boks
Babchenko. Soon to be a verb. As in, he’s babchenkoed himself on the end of that move. Meaning: assumed gone, only to appear alive and well to the surprise of everyone. If a commentator doesn’t describe a player babchenko-ing themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Babchenko, eddie jones, england, england rugby, Rugby union, rugby world cup 2015, South African Rugby
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Lions, England and an unsatisfactory Six Nations
To rest or not to rest, that is the question. Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune at having so many Lions and a club system that just wants their players to play. England are trying to pick over the bones … Continue reading
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Tagged eddie jones, england, england rugby, rugby, Rugby union, six nations
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