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 for England against Australia in two weeks time, so who is the best bet to [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘south africa’
November 23, 2008
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 [...]
October 28, 2008
Realistic Ambitions
What is a realistic ambition for the four autumn internationals?
Given where we’ve been and where we are, a good but bruising win against the Pacific Islanders is a must and if we can somehow get a draw and two narrow losses against the big three of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa then consider ourselves [...]
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