Analysing The Opposition: Forza Azzurri?
Murrayfield: 4.00pm. We will know by then if Scotland have beaten the Italians at home and handed them the wooden spoon.
Analysing The Opposition: A Fresh Approach To An Old Adversary
For one week I knew what it was like to be English.
Analysing the Opposition: the Tame Dragon?
On Saturday the Welsh drip into the capital with wistful prayers and an empty win column. They haven’t won a game of international rugby for just under a year.
Six Nations: The Opposing Squads
Like a Big Fat Gypsy Wedding the 6N is sidling into view, all bright lights and funny accents. As Andy Robinson prepares to kick off our campaign and puts the squad through its paces I will look at the squads that the opposition teams have picked and assess their strengths, weaknesses and how controversial some […]
Analysing the Samoans
When you look at the Samoan team there are a few frames that stick out. Namely, those of Mapasua and Tuilagi.
Analysing the Springboks
This coming Saturday it won’t be wave after wave of clinical attack, but it will be a display of blunt force trauma. S.A. have lost experience in their backline and have a 9 who has little experience at test level (perhaps the reason why Lawson was picked ahead of Laidlaw). Looks like this one is […]
Analysing the All Blacks
At 5.15 on Saturday a few boys may get the shock of their lives. According to Allblacks.com the grumpy headmaster Graham Henry respects Scotland enough not to tinker…too much. Al is right, the All Blacks aren’t Supermen. So looking at our team selection and the way NZ coasted past England in 2nd gear, what do […]