England's Six Nations post-mortem reveals multiple pathologies
Joe Schmidt’s men secured just the third Grand Slam in Ireland’s history on Saturday afternoon, St Patrick's Day, at Twickenha…
Alex Shaw
18 Mar 2018, 10:29
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Alex went from reporting on rugby and scouting out the best young talent in the game to heading up the player recruitment at Ealing Trailfinders. He still turns his hand to the odd article here and there whilst trying to help push the London club to the Premiership.
England Player Ratings vs Ireland
England’s disastrous 2018 Six Nations came to a lacklustre conclusion at Twickenham today, with Ireland winning just their third…
Alex Shaw
17 Mar 2018, 15:09
England vs Ireland: Player-vs-player preview ratings
From Grand Slam hopefuls gunning for a historic third-successive title to trying to salvage anything from a disastrous campaign, E…
Alex Shaw
15 Mar 2018, 12:37
Five coaches who could solve England's attacking woes
Just over two years since Eddie Jones and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) halted their search for a permanent attack coach, the Aus…
Alex Shaw
14 Mar 2018, 6:05
Leicester cult hero on the move
According to a report in The Rugby Paper, Leicester’s versatile front-rower Logovi’i Mulipola could be on his way out of Welfo…
Alex Shaw
13 Mar 2018, 6:00
Six U18s players that are primed for rapid Premiership rises
The top six U18 teams in England met at Allianz Park on Sunday to decide the final standings for the 2018 season, and there was pl…
Alex Shaw
12 Mar 2018, 8:25
Rest England players before they are flogged to death... and bring back Tuilagi
After an impressive performance in Dublin stretched Ireland’s lead at the top of the Six Nations table to 10 points, England nee…
Alex Shaw
11 Mar 2018, 5:29
England Player Ratings vs France
England failed to rebound from their Calcutta Cup loss, going down 22-16 to France in Paris, with Ireland being crowned Six Nation…
Alex Shaw
10 Mar 2018, 13:49
Bristol's recruitment spree continues
Despite Bristol announcing nine new signings back in January, as well as the high-profile addition of Charles Piutau earlier in th…
Alex Shaw
09 Mar 2018, 5:55
France vs England: Player-vs-Player Ratings
Will France build on their victory over Italy or will England bounce back from their Calcutta Cup loss?
Alex Shaw
08 Mar 2018, 5:45
The complex and deep-seated factors underpinning England's breakdown malaise
The fallout from England’s loss to Scotland at Murrayfield is nothing new. There are exceptions, but for the most part, Engl…
Alex Shaw
06 Mar 2018, 14:37
Two All Blacks set to join Boyd at Northampton
Two fellow Kiwis could be on their way to join Chris Boyd at Aviva Premiership club Northampton according to reports.
Alex Shaw
06 Mar 2018, 4:29
Top 10 Northern Hemisphere signings for seaon 2018-19
With much of the transfer business now concluded in the northern hemisphere, we thought we would look at the 10 most influential s…
Alex Shaw
05 Mar 2018, 6:17
Irish must not throw the baby out with the bathwater
It was an unenvious position for Nick Kennedy and his coaching staff to be in right from day one.
Alex Shaw
02 Mar 2018, 5:28
Tigers to lose another hooker
It looks as though Leicester are set to lose another of their promising hookers, as George McGuigan closes in on a return to Newca…
Alex Shaw
28 Feb 2018, 4:15
A hot favourite has emerged in bid to sign Springbok Venter
According to Rapport, Francois Venter could be the next big name to announce a move to the Aviva Premiership, with Worcester Warri…
Alex Shaw
26 Feb 2018, 7:45
Six Nations XV of Round 3
The 2018 Six Nations passed the halfway mark this weekend, as the runners and riders positioned themselves for their final push fo…
Alex Shaw
25 Feb 2018, 11:52
England short of game-winners, heavy on game-managers
The next two weeks in the England rugby camp are going to be fascinating.
Alex Shaw
25 Feb 2018, 5:42
Scotland vs England: England Player Ratings
The 125th edition of the Calcutta Cup played out today and, with little surprise, it duly delivered a fascinating rugby spectacle.
Alex Shaw
24 Feb 2018, 14:06
Scotland vs England: Player-vs-Player Preview Ratings
It may have been a rather one-sided match-up in recent years, but there is still something very special about the Calcutta Cup, es…
Alex Shaw
22 Feb 2018, 6:27
