When Exeter Chiefs staged their first two games of the new era in February and March, we caught glimpses of the player-movements that will dominate the next few months till the new Tyrrells season finally begins. Alongside less familiar names to play Newcastle Falcons and the British Army were: Garnet Mackinder and Hannah Duffy (both
There may have been more dramatic seasons than 2019-20, but it’s not likely. The curtain was brought down in March 2020 as the full effects of Covid-19 took their toll. In short order all the familiar forms of the game came to a shuddering halt. Nobody knows when the lockdown will be unlocked, we can
How do they match up? New Zealand, England and France – it’s stretching the point a bit far to refer to them as a trinity. After all, Canada’s Maple Leafs now stand 1.5 points ahead of les Bleues in world rankings, but they finished two points behind them in the Super Series and have yet
The die is cast: now we know the make-up of the Tyrrells 2021 version. Two clubs, Firwood Waterloo and Richmond, have been shown the exit-door; two others Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks, have found favour despite being barely formed. As I suspected, the changes are limited to two, removing any chance of Championship clubs making
The abrupt end to the third Tyrrells Season sharpens the debate The tricky situation the RFU gave itself about the future of the Tyrrells competition has been further complicated by the decision to declare the season over and leave the league tables as they stand. This is the final Tyrrells table 2019-2020 after 12 completed
How good is your knowledge of England’s rugby players past and present? Have a go at our quiz and let us know what you think – answers will follow! (An asterisk (*) indicates a question covered in one of my pieces on the site.) 1. Place these players in order according to the number of
The Tokyo Olympics have at last been postponed. It took a while for the IOC and the Japanese Olympic Committee to decide which of them would make the call, but now we know. What we don’t know is precisely when they will be staged in 2021. The most likely call will be exactly twelve months
We shouldn’t let this truncated campaign pass by without giving a huge thank-you to everybody involved, especially the players. Along with almost every activity we can think of, the Six Nations programme has come to an abrupt halt. We can only guess when normal service can be resumed. The 2020 version has been left in
Rugby 2020-style isn’t over quite yet. There’s still the Pick-Your-Team-of-the-Six-Nations tournament to be decided. Already declared are Giselle Mather’s Sky line-up and the Burford-Donnelly-Hammond combo: But there’s a late starter! The Perkins-Powell duo hoping to hit the jackpot. What have they come up with? Perkins-Powell Long Shot 15 Trémoulière – France 14 Dow – England
6 Nations Quiz 2020 (as of 15 March, Scheduled date of Round 5) Hello rugby fans – how many of these can you answer? Scroll down further for answers. 1. Which two nations played consecutive 6 Nations matches against each other (2019/2020) at their Headquarters’ grounds? 2. Who scored the most points in the 2020
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