Despite good form in the build-up to Twickenham, the Light Blues go in to the Varsity Match as clear underdogs against an Oxford team chasing a seventh straight success Vice-like grip: Oxford celebrate winning last year, an undistinguished match that was settled by the bootRecords are there to be broken and Cambridge University will draw comfort from current form as they attempt to end …Continue reading »
Examining the data behind the tries England racked up this year can tell us a great deal about the identity of Eddie Jones’ team
Game, set and match: Jonathan Joseph kills off Australia with England's 46th and final try of 2016Self-awareness spurs ambition like nothing else. Despite a perfect year in terms of results, Eddie Jones’ England need no reminding of their …Continue reading »
With Ireland beating the All Blacks in Chicago a chink of light has appeared on the Lions horizon and after a month of progress in the North, a squad is starting to take shapeLeader of men: Alun Wyn Jones led the Lions in the deciding Third TestAny Lions squad member selected in April will have to have multi-faceted skills, one-trick ponies need not apply. Any tourist …Continue reading »
England went unbeaten during their Autumn Series and now have fourteen consecutive wins but there's still room to improve, which bodes well for the futureIn it together: The England squad congregate after their emphatic Autumn SeriesBy Alex Shaw What a difference a year makes. After bowing ignominiously out of their own Rugby World Cup at …Continue reading »
Up for debate is the shock introduction of bonus points to the Six Nations, mid-air collisions, supporting the Pacific Islands and positional switchesChanging times: Bonus points will be introduced for the first time to the Six NationsSix Nations finally gets bonus points November saw the Northern Hemisphere’s premier test competition finally adopt the bonus point system. …Continue reading »
