Category Archives: New Zealand
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
Filed under autumn internationals, elite squad, jonny wilkinson, martin johnson, New Zealand
Autumn Internationals Round Three – Welcome New Zealand
New Zealand. Land of One Tree Hill, lamb, Russel Crowe and of course, the incomparable New Zealand All Black rugby team. Now, if there is one team that a fragile England do not want to face, it is New Zealand. … Continue reading
Lewsey Wades into England Coaching Regime
The pressure on the England coaching regime is getting serious. England legend Josh Lewsey has waded in with a scathing attack to match his famous Matt Rogers tackle: “Mike Ford didn’t win anything, while John Wells never played international rugby. Wells’s … Continue reading
Filed under autumn internationals, england, gameplan, martin johnson, New Zealand, rob andrew, rugby
Despair
After the latest team announcement, all I now need is for the RFU to sell the naming rights to Twickenham and my misery will be complete. “And a warm welcome this afternoon to the Nike Rugby @ Twickenham Stadium to … Continue reading
Filed under autumn internationals, england, gameplan, jonny wilkinson, martin johnson, New Zealand, rfu, rob andrew, rugby, RWC 2011
Erinle Selection
The selection of Erinle at inside centre guarantees that, apart from a couple of inside passes to Cueto hitting the line from fullback, the ball is going to get to 12 and no further. To be fair, despite Geraghty at … Continue reading
Filed under autumn internationals, courteney lawes, england, martin johnson, New Zealand, rfu, rugby, RWC 2011
Ambition 0 Inhibition 1
On Friday and Saturday, I was having some doubts about not going. On Sunday, boy was I pleased that I hadn’t wasted my money on that drivel. What is so completely wrong with the setup that the same problems which … Continue reading
Filed under australia, autumn internationals, england, martin johnson, New Zealand, rugby
Return of King Jonny Fails to Turn Aussie Tide
For the first 10 minutes of yesterday’s match, it was as if we had been set into a time machine, back six years. Here was Jonny Wilkinson, dropping a goal, kicking a penalty, ticking the scoreboard over, giving England an … Continue reading
Filed under australia, autumn internationals, england, gameplan, jonny wilkinson, martin johnson, New Zealand, results, rfu, rob andrew
Moody the Man Again?
One of the sub-plots of yesterday’s clash between London Irish and Leicester was the battle of the open sides. The old nutter Lewis Moody versus the young wrecking ball Steffon Armitage. One of them is almost certain to line up … Continue reading
Filed under australia, autumn internationals, england, Lions, martin johnson, New Zealand, premiership, rfu, six nations, south africa
England Injuries – Crisis or Blessing?
Who would be a coach eh? It is bad enough for us pub selectors to try and pick a team from the rubble of the EPS, so imagine how it must feel for Jonno as he sits through each weekend … Continue reading
Filed under australia, autumn internationals, cipriani, england, gameplan, italy, Lions, martin johnson, New Zealand, rugby, six nations, strettle, wales
Ah, Autumn Rugby is Back!
As the nights draw in and the condensation starts to form on car windows in the morning, thoughts start to turn to getting the overcoats out of the back of the wardrobe and putting the lawn mower away for the … Continue reading
Filed under australia, autumn internationals, cipriani, england, Lions, martin johnson, New Zealand, rfu, rugby, six nations
