In the recent fans’ Q&A Pat described how he wanted players to develop ‘atomic habits’ by Year five of his tenure. Unfortunately, the second half on Friday revealed them to be more Atomic Kitten, as the scrum rolled over and got its tummy tickled by the remorseless Saracens wolfpack who succeeded in squeezing any sortContinue reading “A Friday night showdown of high kicks and rare flicks is Strictly average”
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England were hoping for a landslide when all they got was a decent majority
England’s performance against Italy was definitely an improvement on the black comedy at Twickers the previous week, but if you are coming from the level of an omnishambles then an upward trajectory is really the only way to go. That said, they passed more, kicked less and consequently made the Red Rose side of theContinue reading “England were hoping for a landslide when all they got was a decent majority”
Scotland wield the knife to England’s sickly game plan
The Scotland team that ran amok at Twickenham on Saturday with a swashbuckling display of high tempo, aggressive and possession focused rugby earned an historic return on their substantial investment with a first win on English soil since 1983. Two years ago, they had got tantalisingly close with a Lazarus-esque second half performance that pulledContinue reading “Scotland wield the knife to England’s sickly game plan”
Filthy Rig 