Thirteen years
later. England finally won their first Grand Slam since their World Cup triumph, thirteen whole years ago, with a victory in Paris over the French. read the rest of this rubbish
Tag: Stuart Lancaster
England, better with thirteen men than
with fourteen. England nearly blew it again against the Taffy Boyos but the pundits got it wrong to blame the near defeat on Eddie Jones' substitutions. 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
England’s new era started with a win
and that's about it. England's opening game in the Six Nations went pretty much like nothing had changed since the World Cup and the old regime was still in charge. read the rest of this rubbish
Lancaster’s needless by the numbers tinkering
cost England yet again. It was never going to be the so called gamble of Lancaster's starting XV that would cost England in their second group match. read the rest of this rubbish
Second place is the first
loser. Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie is right when he said a fourth consecutive second-placed finish for England in the Six Nations is "not acceptable". read the rest of this rubbish
No matter what Stuart Lancaster says he’s the one
to blame. For all the good he's done in building this current England side yet again Stuart Lancaster couldn't help himself managing by numbers and playing his part in England losing the Six Nations championship. read the rest of this rubbish
Gatland shouldn’t have called them boys, it made
men of them. England's defeat of a Welsh side containing 12 British Lions, taking the Triple Crown and keeping their title hopes alive was another big step in the making of many of Stuart Lancaster's teams. read the rest of this rubbish
Slammed and it wasn’t
grand. Can't say I was feeling that confident about an England grand slam before Saturday's game. My confidence having dropped over the last couple of outings. And then the ref being announced. read the rest of this rubbish
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 the rest of this rubbish