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Recent Articles – take a look
- Quins refound
- The individual versus the collective – Ryder Cup
- The Ultimate Care Package
- On their side – Fred Tuilagi
- Rory, the master
- Turning displeasure into pleasure. Quins v Saracens
- New – The Whiteboard Rugby Podcast
- The Eulogy of Gareth Davies
- Extraordinary Saints douse a familiar Saracens flame
- Bristol vanquish Quins for an unwanted 5th place in the Prem
- The Rugby Inheritance Podcast – All The Episodes
- The Really Hard Rugby Quiz – Week 2
- Rugby Quiz Show Podcast Pilot
- Accepting and moving on
- As good as it gets
Tag Archives: rugby
The Lions Sleep Tonight
It is the night before, the morning after. I hope you are reading this then. Not after the fact. The reality is rarely as good as the promise. Sleeping Lions dream, and here we are, in Britain and Ireland, about … Continue reading
Out of the pit
There are moments in sport that seem mapped out. As though the capricious nature on which the discipline has sold itself, has stepped aside. And so it was for the Aviva Premiership semi-final at Sandy Park. With just minutes on … Continue reading
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Tagged aviva premiership, bob beamon, exeter chiefs, long jump, rugby, Rugby union, Saracens
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The Crooked Feed – LIONS WARNING FOR FANS
Your rugby news – just not as you know it Lions XV output is now reaching dangerous levels say experts. New studies from the institute who specialise in this sort of stuff say that people are currently assembling ‘what they think … Continue reading
Posted in rugby, Sport
Tagged British and Irish Lions, humour, lions, new zealand, new zealand rugby, rugby, Rugby union, satire
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Finding my joy
Me for Sport 500 about how the Six Nations is the saviour for pretty much everything Sam Roberts © 2017. (Text only). All Rights Reserved
Posted in rugby, Sport
Tagged england rugby, france, ireland rugby, italy, rugby, Rugby union, scotland rugby, six nations, Wales
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The man you want on your side
As Tom Varndell crossed for his third and decisive try on Boxing Day in front of a particularly festive Ashton Gate crowd, one Bristol back row forward pumped his fist a little harder than most. Nick Fenton-Wells, the boy who … Continue reading
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Tagged aviva premiership, bedford blues, bristol rugby, Nick Fenton-Wells, rugby, Rugby union, Stormers, Western Province, worcester warriors
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Humphreys, Harlequins and Henson – a review of Aviva Premiership Round 7
Click here for my review of round seven on the Aviva Premiership of the Rugby Pod
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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Shark soup, pinball wizards and black, gathering clouds – Round 6 Review of the Aviva Premiership.
Click here to read my piece for The Rugby Pod and see my team of the week Boom! Round 6 in your face! What a week: we started with a Club v Country row, got sidetracked with one of the … Continue reading
Splasher turns Gnasher and a FIFA audition – Week 3 Review of the Aviva Premiership
Click here to read my thoughts for The Rugby Pod Week three of the Aviva Premiership and the gifts just keep on coming. So much rugby, so many tries, red and yellow cards, and maybe even a citing. Pay attention … Continue reading
Catching Bath
Bath, the city: with its Bath stone buildings, creamy yellow in the September sun, rising up and around like the sides of a colosseum. It is a natural amphitheatre; all the roads seem to lead towards the centre. And under an … Continue reading
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Tagged aviva premiership, bath, bath rugby, england, george ford, leroy houston, Recreation Ground, rfu, rugby, Rugby union, todd blackadder
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Double Dummy Scissors 