Category Archives: elite squad
England Losing out in the Numbers Game
They say that you can show anything with statistics if you know what you are doing. Well I don’t know what I am doing but I never the less decided to compile some statistics from the first three rounds of … Continue reading
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Latest Defeat Last Straw for England Fans
I am not a fair weather England fan. I have supported the national team through thick and thin and spent a vast amount of money on tickets/travel/booze supporting them. When fellow blogger Dom was down on them this season I … Continue reading
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Jonny Wilkinson – Can’t Live With Him, Can’t Live Without Him
In the aftermath of England’s less than convincing win against Italy, the cold eye of assessment is falling as never before upon English rugby’s pre-eminent icon. No, not James Haskell, but the demi-god Jonny Wilkinson. The drop goal hero with … Continue reading
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Tactics, Not the Team, is What Matters.
As England prepare for the start of their 6N campaign tomorrow, the issue for me is not who is in the side. The issue is how will England play. Just what kind of team does Martin Johnson want England to … Continue reading
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Forget Avatar 3D – It’s England v Wales in 3D!
Can’t be bothered or unwilling/unable to shell out over a hundred quid for the day to watch dull as ditch water England probably lose to the Taffs on Feb 7th? Mother-in-Law coming round? No worries! England might be as potent … Continue reading
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God I hate being right all the time….!
Sadly, as predicted on these pages: I think however that we will see a fairly routine victory for New Zealand by 12-15 points. I expect England to stay in touch for fifty or so minutes before the superior class of … Continue reading
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Can the Not-So-Sweet Chariot Swing Any Lower?
I really enjoyed the game on Saturday. Why? Because my money was on Argentina. With the weather forecast looming and knowledge of England’s poor out of hand kicking, I viewed the 5/1 on offer as fair game and well it … Continue reading
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Welcome Argentina!!
Argentina. Land of Corned Beef, Eva Peron, the Tango, and Los Pumas rugby team. Whilst their footballing counterparts, driven by Maradonna and primadonnas, have twice won the World Cup, the Argentine rugby team has never dominated on the world stage. … Continue reading
Welcome back Steve Thompson!
Congratulations to Banjo on his selection for tomorrow’s test match against Australia, and welcome back to International colours. When he retired in 2007 due to a serious neck injury, few would have thought such a comeback was possible. Dom and … Continue reading
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Not going doesn’t feel so great…
With England’s first autumn international just one day away, the decision not to go – made on sound economical grounds – doesn’t feel so great. We’ve got the usual buzz, got the butterflies, not got the tickets. (You can still … Continue reading
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