Category Archives: rfu

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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Six Nations Prediction

England could finish anywhere. With a whole big pot of luck, they could win it. With an average run of luck and injuries, they could finish somewhere between third and fifth. With a poor run, they could conceivably finish last. … Continue reading

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Lion Man

Just reading Ian McGeechan’s autobiography Lion Man. I recommend it. McGeechan is so renowed for his coaching that it’s easy to overlook what a good player he was (and he stopped playing before I can remember watching much rugby). However, … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Weekend Predictions, Challenge Guscott!

Some really hard games to call this weekend, complicated further by International call ups. How will the teams who lose their star Internationals fair? Will the other clubs benefit? I don’t have a clue. Will Dom add his predictions? Will … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Hey Ackford, use your own ideas!

Well, it has been months and months since I wrote anything on this site, real life work and a new baby has seen to that. Finally I have a spare moment and I must say how it is gratifying to … Continue reading

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