After their poorest pair of tournament performances in years, Steve Borthwick’s project is inevitably under scrutiny
The band on the stadium concourse were playing a familiar tune in the immediate aft…
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Revitalised Scotland trample all over Steve Borthwick’s lofty ambitions | Robert Kitson ⊖
A humbling Six Nations defeat at Murrayfield has left the England coach with significant questions to answer
Some of life’s certainties are impossible to sidestep. And to the trinity of death, taxes a…
16 days ago
Suffocating Scotland key to Borthwick’s plan for England Calcutta Cup success | Robert Kitson ⊕⊕
England head coach warns against conceding penalties and intensity drop-offs before Six Nations visit to Murrayfield
England’s players normally look forward to a Calcutta Cup examination at Murrayfiel…
18 days ago
Six Nations on road to perdition unless chastening Celtic wake-up call is heeded | Robert Kitson ⊕
Championship risks becoming a two-tier affair as Ireland, Wales and Scotland all lose on the opening weekend
Few competitions in the world have the capacity to turn wine into water quicker than the Si…
42 days ago
Razor’s All Blacks lacked sharp edge but sacking Robertson does not guarantee revival | Robert Kitson ⊕
There is still time before 2027 World Cup to rescue the drooping silver fern but rebuilding an international team is hard and New Zealand’s aura has faded
As a keen surfer Scott Robertson is well awar…
86 days ago
Favourable 2027 Rugby World Cup draw provides few potholes for England | Robert Kitson ⊕
Signs are encouraging for an improving squad to invoke the glory of 2003 with rivals facing trickier routes in Australia
As the Ashes have reminded us, it never pays to get too excited in advance abo…
3 months ago
England keep sights on rugby’s Everest in relentless climb to game’s summit | Robert Kitson ⊕⊕
Beating the All Blacks shows how far Steve Borthwick’s men have come – but there remains yet more room for improvement
After finally scaling Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953 the first …
Erasmus’s coaching scholarship takes South Africa to a higher plain | Robert Kitson ⊕
Victory in Paris with 14 men showed what the world champions can still do, leaving New Zealand and others playing catchup
Some wins count double in terms of the message they send. And amid the blizzar…
Henry Pollock can be the spark England need to become World Cup contenders | Robert Kitson ⊕⊕
Exuberant back-row’s confidence in win over Australia gave a glimpse of how compelling England could become
The sporting gods can sometimes be mischievous. Steve Borthwick’s vision of rugby heaven is …
4 months ago
There are good guys and then there is Lewis Moody – MND has cruelly singled out the bravest of men | Robert Kitson ⊖
Moody’s diagnosis with the incurable disease MND at the age of 47 is desperate news for all those who know and love him
Back when he was captaining England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Lewis Moody wen…