Fortunately England still have the chance of the…
...Grand Slam. Get the funny feeling that's all they were thinking about when the little matter of an Italian side could quite have easily spoiled the party. ...read this Blog post →
It’s Philippe Saint-André what won it for…
...England. If England go on to win the Grand Slam or just the Championship they need to strike one more medal and award it to the current French coach because on Saturday he made sure it could happen. ...read this Blog post →
Was that the making of this England…
...team? The previous two home victories, against New Zealand and Scotland, were good but was winning away in Ireland the indication of where this England rugby team is under Stuart Lancaster? ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, Alex Goode, Ben Youngs, England, France, Ireland, Irish, James Haskell, Jocks, New Zealand, Owen Farrell, Rugby, Rugby Union, Six Nations, Stuart Lancaster
Jim Telfer, stick that up your kilt and…
...smoke it. Arrogant enough there Jimbo? Scotland talked a good game and again were sent home from Twickenham to “think again” as England won the Calcutta Cup in their opening game of the 6 Nations. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, Calcutta Cup, England, Jim Telfer, Owen Farrell, Rugby, Rugby Union, Scotland, Sport, Stuart Lancaster, Toby Flood
English rugby’s greatest victory for…
...nearly a decade...and it was Toby Flood-less. Any coincidence? I think not. But will they learn from this? ...read this Blog post →
Winning Le Crunch is still…
...special. Beating the Jocks is always good - though it'll never make up for the pain of 1990 - but doing the Frogs in their own back yard, even if it isn't the Parc des Princes, is still the best in the 6 Nations, no matter what state they're in. ...read this Blog post →
Management by numbers…
...cost England. Stuart Lancaster had pretty much done a good job as interim England head coach and the game against Wales looked to be his crowing glory, if he hadn't just blown it with stereotyped substitutions. ...read this Blog post →