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Firstly, let us celebrate a contest for the ages, showcasing English club rugby in rude health, with scenes of intense drama at the iconic Recreation Ground, often voted the most picturesque rugby venue in the world. As someone who played there and lived in the city for a decade, I can certainly attest to that. […]
It may be a few years since I relinquished the Chair role at EPCR but it doesn’t prevent a sense of pride at the continuation of Six Nations-like drama in the world’s top rugby club competition.
First, some plaudits which may have been missed in the sensational last weekend of a 6 Nations series which had everyone on the edge of the sofa or else hiding behind it. Ireland have won 5 trophies in the last 5 years, a record a certain other country and many others would give their right […]
This headline recalls the original, dramatic reasons behind the Trojan War, or the time when US wines were favoured over French wines in an unforgettable and unprecedented tasting. On Saturday it will have a third meaning, either to herald an unlikely but not impossible England victory (recall 1991,1992,2016), or to acknowledge the repeat Six Nations […]
I resisted the initial temptation to join the general outrage following the England performance the other weekend. I have been on the receiving end of a significant if not heavy defeat a couple of times when playing for England and it hurts. But they were away from home (a blown World Cup Final was painful […]
A quick trip down memory lane first, as I was challenged by some Scottish mates to remember our 1986 drubbing by 33-6 in sub zero temperatures at a joyous Murrayfield, not that there were many similarities with the clash of 2026. In 1986 we beat Wales with a last minute drop goal from Rob Andrew, […]
In another blazing week of sporting drama, The British & Irish Lions lost the front page if only because their performance was expected and the result was never really in doubt.
Of all the weekend results in the hectic if not chaotic off season series, it is England who take the justified plaudits
One of the most heart warming features of this year’s B&I Lions squad announcement was the social media coverage of some of the players reactions. It shows just how much this accolade still means.
When two becomes one springs to mind at this stage of the Rugby World Cup 2023. I remember being told that the quarter finals of the Heineken Champions Cup were in some ways the highlight because of the titanic struggles which used to occur. This has most likely happened here, although all for the wrong reasons. The lopsided draw made it look as if we were witnessing two different competitions which have now merged into one.
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