2001 – Catt & Greenwood not Ashton & Balshaw?

Even in the now-faded afterglow of victory at RWC 2003, most nostalgic (English) rugby fans look back at 2001 as the best of times to be an England supporter.
Who knows what might have been had at not been for Foot & Mouth, but the record books show that when the game against Ireland was eventually played, Ireland won 20-14 [...]

Cipriani shocking dropping

Cipriani has been dropped from the team to face Scotland in Murrayfield on Saturday.
Having done the vast majority of England fans a favour by relegating to the bench the liability that is Balshaw, Cipriani’s shot himself in the foot with some injudicious late night behaviour.