How England can win the Rugby World Cup
As an England fan, the last three years have been tough to watch. England has had three consecutive 2-3 losing Six Nations campaigns, with no signs of progress. The latest campaign was arguably the lowest point, with a record defeat in the Six Nations to France, followed by a limited performance in Dublin that never…
Was replacing Eddie Jones the right call?
After 7 years, 81 matches, 59 wins, 3 Six Nations Titles (including 1 Grand Slam), 2 Triple Crowns, 1 Autumn Nations Cup, and a World Cup Final, Eddie Jones has been sacked by the RFU. Jones leaves as England’s most ever successful coach in terms of win percentage (73%) and with a huge number of…
England sit at a crossroads entering a vital year
On a day when Ireland and Wales created history by toppling for the very first time Southern Hemisphere superpowers New Zealand and South Africa in their own back yard, England’s victory in Brisbane was overshadowed. But it was hugely significant for the team and Eddie Jones 15 months from a defining World Cup. England show…
Eddie Jones is no longer the right man to lead England
England were outclassed in Paris on Saturday night to conclude a second consecutive abject Six Nations campaign. French errors kept the scoreboard respectable but the gulf in class between the sides was clear as day. France flicked on the switch three times to score tries at crucial times, England huffed and puffed but scored only…
England suffer record home defeat to Ireland to leave their campaign in tatters
England’s faint Six Nations title hopes disappeared at Twickenham with a record home defeat 32-15 to Ireland. The loss of Charlie Ewels to a red-card after 82 seconds for a head-on-head tackle on James Ryan gave England a mountain to climb. England fought bravely for an hour and clawed the game back to 15-15 thanks…
A new look England face a stiff Six Nations examination
The ghosts of England’s disastrous 2020 Six Nations campaign where locked down England fans were forced to endure some of the worst performances of Eddie Jones’ reign were expunged by an outstanding trio of Autumn wins against the Southern Hemisphere. England’s victory over the World Champion Springboks, despite the absence of key players, was a…
A disappointing 2021 leaves English cricket at a crossroads.
Chris Silverwood’s England tenure started off in hugely promising fashion. Test series wins in South Africa, against Pakistan and the West Indies and in Sri Lanka gave England supporters hope going into a defining year in 2021. Sibley and Burns, playing in a more conservative fashion that Silverwood encouraged stabilised the top order batting, making…
World Champions toppled at Twickenham as Eddie’s kids send a statement
Erasmus banned for a year World Rugby’s decision to ban South Africa director of Rugby and former World Cup winning head coach Rassie Erasmus for 2 months from all Rugby, 1 year from Springbok matches and publicly apologise to referee Nic Berry dominated the build up to this encounter. Erasmus’ social media video criticising Berry’s…
T20 World Cup 2021 Preview-India stand between Morgan’s men and global domination
Five years, six months and twenty days ago on the 3rd April 2016 Carlos Braithwaite hit Ben Stokes for four consecutive 6’s to win West Indies the T20 World Cup. ‘Carlos Braithwaite, remember the name’, are the words of Ian Bishop that England fans and players have heard again and again and again ever since.…
The strongest top 4 in over a decade of the Premier League set up a wide open title race.
It looked for a period of the Summer like Manchester City might romp to another title this season. Last season Man City won the title last year by 12 points, won the league cup and had a 21 match winning run from December to March. The only blight on their season was losing to Chelsea…
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