Tag Archives: Rugby union

Hitting the target and not finding your bullets – Aviva Premiership Round 2 Review

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Click here to read my report on the Aviva Premiership and see my ‘Team of the Week’. No two weeks are the same in the Aviva Premiership. Ask Dan Mugford, or indeed Gloucester. Sale’s Mugford steered his last minute penalty villainously … Continue reading →

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The here and now

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Click here for me for the Rugby Blog – one final time As Nigel Owens and TMO Ben Skeen deliberated over whether the ball had gone forward off Haylett-Petty or Maro Itoje in Saturday’s third test between Australia and England … Continue reading →

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This is England

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Me for the Rugby Blog Stripped to the waist, amidst the maelstrom that was Melbourne’s AAMI Park, Dan Cole stood oozing Englishness. Having been de-robed with comical ease whilst attending one of the many scraps that broke out in the … Continue reading →

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Nowell’s House Party

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Me talking about Haskell, labradors, gravitational physics, marker pens and Sam Burgess’ mum for The Rugby Blog James Haskell is a difficult man to love. He’s in love with himself for starters; a crowded relationship like that can always be … Continue reading →

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The name on the back of your shirt

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Sam Roberts

I spoke to Jonathan Joseph, he said some beautiful things, so I wrote them down. Me for the Rugby Blog A year ago, Jonathan Joseph was getting dressed up and heading out to the Rugby Players’ Association awards. He would … Continue reading →

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Lies, damned lies, and statistics… An Aviva Premiership Team of the Year

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Selecting a team of the year from the Aviva Premiership 2015/16 Continue reading →

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The future starts this weekend

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Sam Roberts

I wrote this for The Rugby Blog – please click here to view It hasn’t been long but we are back into the furnace of ‘international’ rugby this weekend. Countries, in the form of European club sides, take each other on … Continue reading →

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New Kids on the Block

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Sam Roberts

As the Rugby World Cup enters the knockout stages, the Aviva Premiership wakes from its enforced slumber, kicking off this Friday (16th) with three games. There have been a number of ‘transfers’ and detailed below are some that caught my … 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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How to make the Rugby World Cup betterer…

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Sam Roberts

There aren’t many ways to improve our beloved sport of rugby during the World Cup. I could only think of five. Feel free to let me know your own suggested ‘improvements’. 1) Post selection draft This would allow players who … Continue reading →

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