After 17 minutes England were 17-3 down and it was looking like a long afternoon for the near 82,000 Twickenham faithful. A sucker-punch try after only 108 seconds from Julian…
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Five ways England can beat New Zealand
The All Blacks are unbeaten in 2013 but they are not unbeatable. This is not a flawless side and has areas which can be exploited if the opposition is up…
Geoff Parling: “All Blacks have no ‘mystique'”
Talking before England’s Test against the All Blacks, Geoff Parling cuts through the bluster
France can build on All Blacks performance
There were times on Saturday night when France made the All Blacks look ordinary. But ten years from now the record books and the rugby websites won’t mention that fact.…
Were yellows for Gethin Jenkins and Coenie Oosthuizen right?
LET’S SET the scene first: on Saturday at the Millennium Stadium referee Alain Rolland pulled out a yellow card and sent off the loose-head from Wales and the tight-head from…
Ireland: Five things we learned against Samoa
Beforehand Joe Schmidt would have probably settled for a five try to nil haul for his first game in charge but the new Ireland coach is a perfectionist and while…
England: Five things we learned against Argentina
Two from two for England and they’ve hit the targets many would have set before autumn
Scotland: Five things we learned against Japan
Scotland escaped from a bruising encounter with the Japanese last weekend and now look ahead to the visit of South Africa on Sunday. What did we learn?
Autumn Series. Match verdict: Wales 15-24 South Africa
THE GAME set-off at a furious pace with Jonathan Davies, twice, make telling incursions behind the Springbok defence but after South Africa scored their first try, against the run of…
Match verdict: England 31-12 Argentina
How did England's performance rank against the Pumas?