England’s World Cup squad shows few surprises following the announcement on Monday. Henry Slade is perhaps the most significant omission of them all. The likes of Alex Dombrandt, Jamie Blamire, and Joe Cokanasiga have all paid the price for England’s disappointing performance in Cardiff on Saturday. Borthwick will feel the doubters circling after a desperately […] READ MORE
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England rugby squad need to work on a game plan and attacking efficiency
The ideal scenario for England rugby squad is of course four wins out of four during this 2022 Autumn Nations series. However, two priorities that continue to hinder England and Eddie Jones are their attack and the side’s game plan. That would be the wins for England during this autumn nation series – produce a […] READ MORE
Candidate choices as the England new centre (among roles under scrutiny)
England may have ‘scraped their way to victory’ over Wales on Saturday, but little was done to instill confidence in this team. Positional analysis might be searching for improvement and/or change, including areas like the candidates for an England new centre Though some individuals stood out, the overall performance was rather underwhelming for a number […] READ MORE
Harlequins trio to launch England’s siege of Rome – 2022 Six Nations
Eddie Jones has copped a fair bit of criticism this week after a frustrating loss to Scotland last weekend. Eight changes to the line-up against the Italians on Sunday would suggest a radical shake-up. However, Charlie Inglefield thinks he has made the right selection choice here. England have to score points to have any remote […] READ MORE
Staggering recovery earns Harlequins Grand Final place against Exeter Chiefs
It took one of the most remarkable recoveries in Premiership Rugby history, to see the Harlequins Grand Final place secured after a staggering recovery against league-leaders, the Bristol Bears. Next weekend, it will be Exter v Harlequins though the ‘Quins players may need an extra day for recovery; that is after extra time was added […] READ MORE
Rugby World Cup – England ready to fire in Japan
With the Rugby World Cup less than a fortnight away Charlie Inglefield looks at where England stand heading into the tournament. Joe Marchant takes his chance The last four warm-ups have served their purpose for England. They are coming to the boil nicely even if Italy was a bit of a stop-start affair. Despite a […] READ MORE
Five England players to look out for against Italy
Just one more warm up game stands ahead of Eddie Jones’ England and a flight to Japan as they face Italy at St James Park on Friday night. Last Word on Rugby’s Katy Homewood looks at five England players to look out for against Italy. Joe Marchant Eddie Jones does what Eddie Jones does best […] READ MORE
England’s strength in depth gives Eddie Jones glimpse of future
The extent of England’s strength in depth was on full display on Sunday afternoon after an impressive win over a powerful Barbarians outfit. 12 months ago, Fijian wizards Semi Radradra and Josua Tuisova in combination with Chris Ashton tore England to shreds. This time around a young England team outclassed the infinitely more experienced Barbarians. There […] READ MORE
La Rochelle Shine On European Debut
The question most fans had was ‘whether La Rochelle could travel as well as they could host?’. So their bonus point 34-27 win in the English capital answered that, as La Rochelle shine in the Champions Cup competition. Currently legitimising last season’s breakthrough brilliance, by winning five of their opening seven games in French Top […] READ MORE
Premiership Players to Watch This Season
The Premiership season is rushing up on us. It is time to start dusting off our rugby hats and ready our analytical pads to watch the teams go head to head. Last season there were a few players that came to the forefront of the Premiership scene. Its time to discuss those who may have […] READ MORE