Best Of The Weekend: England Salvage Pride

- June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

May’s try gives England much needed victory A tour in which English rugby has been given a massive dose of reality finished with a ray of light in Cape Town. Two weeks of errors being repeated and repeated and repeated gave way to a more disciplined and controlled performance in their

Best Of The Weekend: Pressure Builds On Jones

- June 18, 2018June 18, 2018

England’s South Africa tour continues to create problems For the second week in a row, England managed to undo the good work they had done in the early parts of their fixture against South Africa. It is a growing concern that they are unable to react to the way a game

Best Of The Weekend: Springbok Comeback Stuns England

- June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

South Africa lay waste to England’s foundations Watching the opening 20 minutes of England’s opening fixture on their tour to South Africa, you’d have been forgiven for thinking that the clock had reversed and taken you back to late 2016/early 2017. Back then, Eddie Jones’s side were looking to topple the

Best of the Weekend: All Blacks Seize Control

- June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

Clinical Kiwis tame Lions The first test. All of that build up. All of the excitement. The thrills of the opening fifty minutes or so. The outcome? A deflating and frustrating 30-15 loss for the Lions. New Zealand were at their clinical and skilful best. Surprisingly, they didn't create as many chances

Best Of The Weekend: Power Wins It For Lions

- June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

Lions win crucial Maori clash The British and Irish Lions warmed up for their first fixture against New Zealand with an emphatic 32-10 victory or the Maori All Blacks. Whilst the game was full of Lions dominance in many facets, which will be playing of New Zealand's minds, there will be

June Internationals 2017: Round 2 Predictions

- June 15, 2017June 15, 2017

Last weekend's picks weren't bad, but the Springboks were better than expected in their first outing this year, and I should probably back them this week. Tonga v Wales It's a young Welsh side, and it will be interesting to see how Sam Davies goes at fly-half. Should be a straightforward

Rugby World Cup 2019: Pool Draw

- May 10, 2017May 10, 2017

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6 Things We Learned From The Weekend’s Rugby

- November 29, 2016November 29, 2016

England still need to face sternest test of the Autumn England showed tenacity and gall buy the bucket load in the face of adversity at the weekend, in a performance that may well be looked on in years to come as one of the defining moments of Eddie Jones’ tenure as

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

Who exactly is refereeing the matches now? The much maligned Beauden Barrett try at the weekend will be debated for a long time and what effect it had on the final result in Dublin on Saturday evening, but what was most farcical was who made the final decision on it. Jaco Peyper

Best Of The Weekend: All Black Revenge And Italy’s Incredible Victory

- November 21, 2016November 21, 2016

New Zealand exact revenge in brutal encounter Two weeks ago, Ireland had stunned the rugby world with their most famous win, beating the All Blacks for the first time. It was somewhat unfortunate for them that New Zealand had an opportunity to re-establish their authority so soon. They did so using