The British and Irish Lions 2017 – The Update
Apr17

The British and Irish Lions 2017 – The Update

Starting with an apology for the lack of articles over the 6 nations, I would like to get in a quick “movers and shakers” update on my predicted Lions squad. As the primary northern hemisphere competition, the six Nations is as good a barometer as any of judging a players ability at the top level and therefore their performances in said competition gives a good guideline of where they currently are on form. As always starting off up...

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New Zealand vs England –  Focus on Englands Defensive Woes
Jun25

New Zealand vs England – Focus on Englands Defensive Woes

Alas it was not to be, 3-0 to New Zealand. Expected? Maybe so, but England must have hoped for a test win. They showed a lot of encouraging signs but for all their endeavor they still came up significantly short. Combative yes, competitive, yes, but for about 30-40 minutes of the test series New Zealand tore England apart with attacking Rugby that exposed huge flaws in their game. Defence has been a big part of England's...

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Anatomy of a Try – Ben Smith New Zealand vs England June2014
Jun16

Anatomy of a Try – Ben Smith New Zealand vs England June2014

It's been a couple of weeks since our last Anatomy of a Try, or Video, but we touched on this try in our article focusing on the second test. It's an absolute gem and a lot happens in the sequence so I wanted to come back and break it down in a bit of detail. England had a great start to this test match but you're never going to sit on a  lead against the All Blacks, so it can't have been much of a...

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