Fin Smith scores five conversions and two penalties in stunning display – Getty Images/David Rogers Northampton 41 Saracens 30 Forget Good Friday; This couldn’t have been a better day for Northampton, who sent a bonus point to Saracens to pull them clear of the chasing pack at the top of the Premiership table. And on… Read More »
George Furbank crossed the try line for England’s second against Ireland – Getty Images/David Rogers At Twickenham on Saturday a team recorded 522 running metres, 164 completed passes and eight clean breaks and kicked the ball 23 times. The other hit the ball 28 more times, but was lower by other metrics; He managed a… Read More »
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to make England debut against Ireland – Getty Images/Dan Mullan Wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will start on the right wing as England head coach Steve Borthwick makes three changes from the team that lost 30-21 to Scotland in Ireland’s visit to Twickenham. Scrum fly half Alex Mitchell returns to partner George Ford, who starts… Read More »
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scores England’s second try at Murrayfield – Dan Mullan/The RFU Collection via Getty Images Steve Borthwick’s problem is that even gradual rebuildings labeled as evolution rather than revolution still require time. And after taking over as England head coach 14 months ago, he inherited a fan base that was rightly fed up with… Read More »
Elliot Daly is a trusted lieutenant of Steve Borthwick – Getty Images/Bob Bradford Perhaps Elliot Daly represents the electoral predicament facing Steve Borthwick better than any other actor; That dilemma will come under fierce scrutiny as England finish the Six Nations with three tough games to go. On the one hand, the 31-year-old offers continuity… Read More »
Try and 97 running meters help Aaron Wainwright score big in round one – PA/Joe Giddens There is no need to dwell on the heartbreaking mistakes of my World Cup fantasy campaign. I have completely given up favoring Max Malins over Henry Arundell, who scored five tries for England to beat Chile. Will there be… Read More »
Try and 97 running meters help Aaron Wainwright score big in round one – PA/Joe Giddens There is no need to dwell on the heartbreaking mistakes of my World Cup fantasy campaign. I have completely given up favoring Max Malins over Henry Arundell, who scored five tries for England to beat Chile. Will there be… Read More »
Tommy Freeman (centre) was at the center of many promising England attacks – Getty Images/David Rogers The opening game of a Six Nations campaign is always messy, as England know from the deflation brought on by failing to win four in a row between 2020 and 2023. Often, it is necessary to look beyond the… Read More »