R.I.P. Big Jack
Charlton. It's not been a good few months in lockdown for some of the legends of Leeds United, with Jack Charlton's death following his partner Norman Hunter and Trevor Cherry. read the rest of this rubbish
Tag: Ireland
Listening to Bono will do that to you
thankfully for England. Can't be many who saw that coming as England destroyed Ireland's Grand Slam and Triple Crown hopes in a display we hadn't seen from the home side so far in the Six Nations. read the rest of this rubbish
Drawing with the Jocks is still a sacking offence
Eddie. It was a sacking offence losing to them when Andy Robinson was coach, it was a sacking offence to draw with them when Martin Johnson was coach, it's a sacking offence to coach England to a loss then a draw with them, Eddie Jones. read the rest of this rubbish
What they didn’t mention about England’s victory
over Ireland. In wondering how the team that finished fifth in last season's Six Nations, England, managed to overcome one of the heavy favourites for the World Cup, Ireland, in their own back yard a number of pundits missed the obvious. read the rest of this rubbish
Can England go one further than the last time
they were this bad? For only the third time since the competition expanded to the Six Nations, England ended up losing three games, this years competition has echos of the one in 2006, which a year later brought a World Cup final. read the rest of this rubbish
Lesson will be learned from
this. The more things change the more they stay the same. How many times under previous management have the English rugby side said they'll learn lessons from blowing it? read the rest of this rubbish
…and sent them homeward to think
again. Nothing as delusional as a Jock supporter after the team has won a game, so after winning two they were confident of victory over England at Twickenham. read the rest of this rubbish
Roy will be overjoyed with Iceland
a lot easier than Tesco. Yes we had to go with the obligatory supermarket reference to the fact England will be facing the smallest nation in the tournament, Iceland, in the last 16 of Euro 2016. read the rest of this rubbish
You have to wait an hour before England are
watchable. Eddie Jones' England side rumbled past Ireland to keep their unbeaten record in this years Six Nations but it's not great to watch until he corrects his errors on the hour. read the rest of this rubbish
There’ll only ever be one Jonah Lomu
R.I.P. Sad news that one of rugby's greats, All Black, Jonah Lomu has died aged only 40 years old. read the rest of this rubbish