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Not long ago it was Leicester who monopolised the England squad while others struggled to get a look-in. That may still be true among the management - even the Australian-reared attack coach, Brian Smith, used to play for the...
Easter moan day: 'We must not gift the Boks suicidal penalties as we did in the World Cup' By PETER JACKSON England's self-destructive capacity for conceding kickable penalties has been described as ‘suicidal’ by one of their...
What do you want from your captain? Tub-thumping, jaw-jutting, eyes-popping leadership by example, or what Sir Clive Woodward wanted: fire in the belly but ice in the brain? The question is asked because Steve Borthwick, the...
Even when he is attempting to fool only some of the people some of the time, as opposed to all of the people all of the time, Martin Johnson is not one of life's naturals. During his playing career, his "little boy lost" look...
Phil Vickery has urged team manager Martin Johnson to stick by his new England side even though he admitted the 28-14 defeat against Australia at Twickenham was 'unacceptable'. The veteran prop had been restored to Saturday's...
