Two much needed wins close out this international window of games. Here is my review of the weekend. So how did the predictions go? First up here's the link to my predictions. 1 out of 2, decidedly average. This was one of my best opportunities to get a clean sheet and I missed it. England 26 v 17... Continue Reading →
The Pain Barrier
Sharing Sunday: This week a post about playing on with injuries, I totally agree with this post and think we should be encouraging players to come off. You only have to look at the recent coverage of Sam Burgess for example to see that we are glorifying playing on when seriously injured. If he had... Continue Reading →
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Rugby Thoughts – Lancaster’s muddled thoughts
This international window has been disappointing for England what ever the result this weekend against Australia. The long term contracts given to Lancaster and his coaching squad were supposed to provide stability and give them confidence to continue their plan. Unfortunately all we seem to have seen is muddled thinking and I'm going to take... Continue Reading →
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Have the All Blacks peaked mid-cycle?
The All Blacks remain the #1 ranked nation in the world, but have they peeked too soon in the World Cup cycle? They clearly have not been as dominant this year so let's have a look at their record since the last world cup and compare it to previous cycles. The All Blacks have had this... Continue Reading →
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Aviva Premiership 2014-2015 Round 9 Predictions
The international players are trickling back into the premiership as we reach round 9. Here are my predictions. First up here's a link to my review of round 8. So how did your predictions go last weekend? 4 from 6 was a good effort with Sale upsetting the form book to win away to Quins... Continue Reading →
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November Internationals 2014 Round 5 Predictions
And so we enter into the last paragraph, here are my predictions for the final weekend of international rugby. First up here's a link to my review of last weekend's action. So how did your predictions go last weekend? 6 out of 9 is OK considering that two games that I got wrong were between... Continue Reading →
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Aviva Premiership 2014-2015 Round 8 Review
Another good weekend of Premiership rugby, here's my review. So how did the predictions go? First up here's the link to my predictions. 4 from 6, as Sale are starting to show the form of last year and Saints pulled off an important victory on the road. Harlequins 12 v 16 Sale Sharks As I... Continue Reading →
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November Internationals 2014 Round 4 Review
Another weekend of scintillating international rugby, whilst most of the endings we expected, the journey there was not predictable. Here's my review of the weekend's international games. So how did the predictions go? First up here's the link to my predictions. 6 out of 9, is OK. Argentina used the drop goal to good effect... Continue Reading →
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Natural selection? England 2012-4
Sharing Sunday: A very good blog looking at England’s selections during Lancaster’s 32 games in charge (written before the Samoa game).
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Rugby Thoughts – Aviva Premiership Table
I had a longer look at the Premiership table this week and few interesting things jumped out, so here are some thoughts on the Premiership table. Perhaps I should wait a week before writing this, if my predictions are correct Exeter will be topping the table and that would be amazing. OK it would be... Continue Reading →
