England cantered to their first win over South Africa in 10 years at a packed out Twickenham, but the performance was far from perfectWinners are grinners: George Ford celebrates his tryBy Alex Shaw Eddie Jones’ England kept their undefeated year on track on Saturday, recording a 37-21 victory over South …Continue reading »
The former England coach was dumped unceremoniously as Bristol's director of rugby. But with new signings on their way, should he have been given more time?Rough justice? Bristol drew criticism for their handling of Andy Robinson's sacking It is ironic that the Springboks were in London when Andy Robinson lost his job as director of rugby with …Continue reading »
With Billy Vunipola's admission that he might try out for the NFL after the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the portents do not look encouraging if you look at previous attemptsStellar year: Billy Vunipola mooted that he could be interested in an NFL switchJust weeks after Twickenham played host to an historic NFL game, the influence and pull of the gridiron field looks …Continue reading »
The continued excellence of Saracens, lenient biting bans, Keelan Giles' massive potential and the emergence of China as a global player in rugby are all coveredMaking an impact: 18-year-old Keelan Giles has scored eight tries in four games‘Pick and Mix’ rugby is a dangerous game. The days of a six month rugby season are long gone. Rugby …Continue reading »
Eddie Jones has a backrow conundrum, and time is running out fast before the game against South Africa on 12 November, how is he going to solve it? We asked an expertThe Holy Trinity: Vunipola, Haskell and Robshaw have been Eddie's Jones' preferred trioMany of us have tried to read the mind of Eddie Jones but most have failed to do a decent …Continue reading »
