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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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When the hurly-burly’s done
Hurly-burly indeed. If ever a word had been invented to describe the way Scotland would undo those bastard English in the 2018 Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield, Shakespeare had it. Impudent navy blue shirts dipped and rose poetically, like the words … Continue reading
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Tagged eddie jones, england, england rugby, Finn Russell, scotland rugby, six nations
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Where things really matter
I watched Elise Christie attempt and fail in her quest to win the 500m Speed Skating title at the Winter Olympics in South Korea on Tuesday. Like many I tuned in to see her lay a few demons to rest. … Continue reading
Posted in Sport, Winter Olympics
Tagged Elise Christie, england, six nations, Speed Skating, tmo, Wales, Winter Olympics, World Rugby
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Picking a team, not players
Many people are puzzling over upcoming England Rugby selections. The Six Nations is but weeks away and England are looking at an unprecedented hatrick of championship wins. Other narratives exist too; just how good are Scotland and Ireland; whereabouts are … Continue reading
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Tagged dylan hartley, eddie jones, england, england rugby, rugby
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The Team That Eddie Forgot
Lions and England squad selections for this summer are spoken. The dust has settled. There have been some notable and pleasing inclusions. And yet for every Kyle Sinckler, there is a sinkhole; an equal and opposite reaction to being selected. … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, aviva premiership, British and Irish Lions, eddie jones, england, england rugby, Saxons
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Times they are a changin’
I think there needs to be a change. Whilst I fully understand why he was used, and indeed how it was successful, I think Dylan Hartley should not be the starting hooker for England against Wales. And starting him against … Continue reading
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Tagged dylan hartley, eddie jones, england, england rugby, six nations
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Up in the air
As George North hit the deck on early Saturday evening and laid there motionless, many questions were being asked. Most it seemed centred around the Welsh winger’s cognitive health. Understandably so; he looked unconscious, for not the first time in his … Continue reading
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Tagged adam thompstone, aviva premiership, elliot daly, england, england rugby, George North, leicester tigers, northampton saints, red card, yellow card
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Eddie Jones’ Diary – 26th October 2016
26th October 2016 I’m back in my hotel room, another press conference done. I find all that smiling exhausting. Managed to get in the clown reference though. Cheika will have loved that. Must text him later. Is there a clown … Continue reading
Touching Wood
Another Eddie Jones’ selection, another eyebrow raised. Tom Wood’s inclusion has people talking. In selecting the Northampton man, Jones knows he has made a surprising choice. In press conference, Jones talked about Wood’s work ethic and hair. “Tom Wood is like … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendon O'Connor, Cameron Neild, eddie jones, england, england rugby, Guy Thompson, Jackson Wray, luke wallace, Mark Wilson, northampton saints, rugby, Rugby union, tom wood
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