BEING BACK is more than just a relief for England sevens captain Tom Mitchell. It also offers a series of welcome challenges for the man who endured a torrid summer,…
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Six Nations: Salute Eddie Jones for showing the courage of his convictions
Last Thursday, two days before England were due to face Scotland at Murrayfield, Eddie Jones told us his work was done and everything from then on was up to the…
Six Nations analysis: Three key areas from England 15-9 Scotland
In late December 2015, England’s new head coach Eddie Jones was appraising the backroom staff in Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup group. As part of that process, as a consultant/analyst I…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Double dose of Vunipola magic The Vunipola brothers both played a leading role in England’s 15-9 win over Scotland on the opening day of the RBS Six Nations.…
RBS Six Nations: Scotland 9-15 England
A round-up of what’s hot and what’s not from the Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield
Six Nations: How Eddie Jones will set England up for hostility of Murrayfield
By Adam Hathaway The scrum The scrum is traditionally England’s strong point and it was all going so well under Graham Rowntree until France did a number on the pack…
Five talking points from rugby in January
The Rio dream, not as easy as some thought. January saw Sonny Bill Williams make his debut for the New Zealand Sevens team in Wellington. Despite being part of the…
Brookes and Kvesic among eight England players released ahead of Scotland clash
Eddie Jones releases eight players back to their clubs ahead of England's clash with Scotland, as three uncapped players remain in the final 25
Phil Larder: ‘We solved the problem in 2003, now Eddie must do the same’
Eighteen years separate the appointments of Phil Larder and Paul Gustard as England defence coach but a strand exists between the two, because Gustard was a Leicester player during their…
What’s inside our Six Nations special?
Find out who and what is featured in Rugby World’s Six Nations-tastic March issue