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There is a familiar feel to England’s team for the arrival of the Irish on Saturday afternoon. Eddie Jones will be particularly delighted that Mako Vunipola and Sam Underhill are fit. George Ford should be tested at scrumhalf Apart from a couple of positions, England’s starting fifteen on Saturday looks like being the first choice […] READ MORE
A final chance for England’s forgotten men? The Gallagher Premiership has served up an absolute feast of rugby this season, perhaps the greatest in the professional era. To add yet more intrigue to the semi-finals, there may be an unexpected chance for England’s hopefuls to impress head coach Eddie Jones and the England Rugby selectors. […] READ MORE
England v Italy should be a foregone conclusion this weekend but, the Six Nations does unique things. England must take the Italian Rugby challenge seriously, though England Rugby head coach Eddie Jones must learn from lessons of the past. This year’s Six Nations is far from over. Current standings aside, results over the next two […] READ MORE
On the one hand, England Rugby head coach Eddie Jones heads into the festive break confident that his team is back on track after a tricky 2018 campaign. On the other hand, will he or should he be concerned that only Saracens have fired a shot in the 2018/2019 Heineken Champions Cup? What the Champions […] READ MORE
With the Rugby World Cup in Japan less than a year away Eddie Jones’ England side remains unclear. The fly half position, which seemed settled last year is now one the most debated positions in the England team. England’s Rugby World Cup Fly Half Selection Most would see the selection dilemma as a straight shootout […] READ MORE
England, double Six Nations champions in 2016 and 2017 limped into 5th place, on the final weekend of the competition, their worst finish for 31 years. There has been plenty of debate as to why the beginning of 2018 has left England in freefall. Fatigue after a Lions year? Imbalance in the back row? George […] READ MORE
Leicester Tigers slipped to a 6th straight Aviva Premiership defeat at Exeter Chiefs last weekend. With a team packed with internationals, should the England management be worried about England fly-half George Ford’s form? Wind Behind, A Wall In Front 6-3 down at half time on a blustery Devon afternoon. For the first 40 mins, Leicester […] READ MORE
Last weekend’s Aviva Premiership Round Four action saw Exeter Chiefs win, in the anticipated replay of last year’s final. If that was not ‘hot enough’ Leicester Tigers and Northampton continued to rejuvenate their seasons, after below par performances early on. And boiling away, there was also wins for Saracens, Newcastle, and Gloucester. Knowing this, Last […] READ MORE
George Ford opposed the man who, according to Eddie Jones, will be shining his boots when the England squad join up for a training camp next month. And it was the master, if George Ford can be called such a thing at such a tender age, who got the final word over the apprentice Marcus […] READ MORE
It was a victory 14 years in the making as 24 unanswered points gave Bath victory over Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in the final game of the opening weekend of the season. George Ford, Leicester Tiger’s major summer acquisition, must’ve had a suspicion that his old outfit, whom he made such a case for […] READ MORE
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