England Team for All Black Humiliation

Delon Armitage (London Irish)
Paul Sackey (Wasps)
Jamie Noon (Newcastle)
Riki Flutey (Wasps)
Ugo Monye (Harlequins)
Toby Flood (Leicester)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Tim Payne (Wasps)
Lee Mears (Bath)
Phil Vickery (Wasps)
Steve Borthwick (Saracens, capt)
Nick Kennedy (London Irish)
James Haskell (Wasps)
Michael Lipman (Bath)
Nick Easter (Harlequins).

Replacements
Dylan Hartley (Northampton)
Matt Stevens (Bath)
Tom Croft (Leicester)
Tom Rees (Wasps), Harry Ellis (Leicester)
Danny Cipriani (Wasps)
Dan Hipkiss (Leicester)
Oh joy so it seems more muddled [...]

No Magic Wand in January

What makes the current situation even more depressing is that the EPS agreement allows for only five changes to be made to the squad in January. The agreement unfortunately also stipulates that zero coaches can be swapped out, even if they have been sub standard under three successive head coaches.
Ok, so Jonno might fiddle a [...]

Between a rock and a hard place

Before the start of the autumn internationals, I said that if we got a win against the big three, we could consider ourselves ahead of schedule.
Three down, one to go and we’ve not even got close to the draw against one onf the big three that I considered a successful campaign.
The game against South [...]

Half-Term Mini-Report

As the first part of the season comes to a close, and the club game gives way to the fest of entertainment that is the Autumn Internationals, I would like to reflect on my pre-season wish list, and admit that I obviously know nothing about club rugby!
Yes it is early days but already my [...]

Jamie Noon – Why?

Jamie Noon. I’m sorry, I just don’t get it. Successive England coaches have seen something in Jamie Noon that I just seem to miss. When fit, he is a mainstay of the England squad. Even the mighty, messianic Jonno has handed him the number 13 jersey for this weekend’s clash with the Pacific Islands. Now, it [...]