France’s dramatic triumph was proof that Test rugby played at full throttle ranks among the most compelling spectacles
L’Équipe’s front page headline summed it up perfectly. “So Crazy” did not just re…
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Steve Borthwick’s England selection has the whiff of damage limitation | Robert Kitson ⊕
Unadventurous team will need to improve significantly on multiple fronts if they are to poop France’s potential title party in Paris
So let’s rewind for a moment. Just four weeks ago England had beate…
41 days ago
Borthwick’s Six Nations spring clean makes a fresher-looking mix but raises questions over logic | Robert Kitson ⊕
Will it be the players’ fault if a slightly cobbled together England goes down in Roman flames after a selection that suggests the head coach’s patience snapped?
The temperatures are rising, the daffo…
50 days ago
England’s zombies have rapidly descended into collective brain fog in Six Nations | Robert Kitson ⊖
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…
57 days ago
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…
62 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…
64 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…
89 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…
4 months 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…
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 …