By Rich Freeman If any of the England players want to know what their new boss is like then they could do a lot worse than contact Toshiaki Hirose. The…
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England name Eddie Jones as head coach
England have named 55-year-old Australian Eddie Jones as their head coach. He becomes the side’s first ever foreign coach. The well-travelled Jones has signed a four-year deal which begins in…
Top 14: French leave no easy option
So Jonathan Davies is the latest player to fall short in France. The 27-year-old centre announced last week that he’ll be rejoining the Scarlets next summer, declining to take up…
European Champions Cup analysis: Brendon O’Connor makes excellent Leicester Tigers debut
Leicester Tigers gave an emphatic statement on Friday night with their 33-20 European Champions Cup defeat of Stade Francais at Welford Road. And an assertion of intent was uttered with a New…
Stuart Lancaster: An honest man who failed on the biggest stage
When looking at how England have found themselves coach-less 11 days after their own World Cup finished, it’s only right and proper to rewind to January 2012 when Stuart Lancaster…
Vote now: Who should be the next England head coach?
As the bookies go wild with anticipation, following the news that Stuart Lancaster has stepped down as England head coach, we want to know who you would like to see…
Stuart Lancaster: an inevitable conclusion to his reign as England coach
Head coach Stuart Lancaster’s departure from the England coaching team – officially by mutual consent – has drawn a veil on a four-year reign that will inevitably be remembered for…
Five talking points from the last month in rugby
Burgess – one bad decision led to dozens more A single decision dictated the entire outcome of Sam Burgess’ career in union – was he a back or a forward?…
Sam Burgess leaves union fans wondering what might have been
Remember, remember the 5th of November. Lancaster, Burgess and flop? Okay, I’m being glib, but I feel for Sam Burgess. He didn’t ask to become the most-hyped league convert in…
Rugby World Cup 2015: Alternative Awards
Philanthropy award of the World Cup – Sonny Bill Williams Good old Sonny Bill. In a career where he has been accused of putting his own ambitions before the team,…