Players and referees must cut out worrying trend in rugby – Andy Goode
Bevan Rodd and Ben Curry are probably a bit embarrassed about their actions on Saturday and they are just the latest examples in a…
Following an 18 year career which led to him becoming the second highest points scorer in Premiership History, Andy Goode is fast becoming one of the top rugby pundits in the UK. Goodey provides RugbyPass with weekly analysis and opinion on European rugby with a particular focus on England and the Premiership. He is also the host of a regular ‘Ask Goodey’ Facebook live.
Bevan Rodd and Ben Curry are probably a bit embarrassed about their actions on Saturday and they are just the latest examples in a…
Steve Borthwick has a great rugby brain but he needs to surround himself with the right people above and below if England are to f…
It might be the game nobody wants to play in but England won’t want to lose the third place play-off and hopefully we’ll get a…
England are rightly significant underdogs against South Africa but they were four years ago as well against New Zealand in the sem…
You have to credit Steve Borthwick for not being too conservative in his selection, now we just need the game plan to go with it a…
Steve Borthwick has some huge decisions to make after England’s abject showing against Samoa, especially at fly half, and he has…
Steve Borthwick has reverted to type after his attacking team selection against Chile and we knew it was coming but Owen Farrell 
The leading nations in world rugby have to end the self-interest and short-termism that has blighted the game and come together to…
Eddie Jones has won just two of his last 11 Tests as an international head coach and another defeat to Wales this weekend could, o…
Momentum is huge in sport and, after a rare positive week for Steve Borthwick as England head coach, all that matters is the resul…
I’m not buying that Steve Borthwick is immune from the sack regardless of the performance at this World Cup but this should be a…
Rugby World Cup preparations for England could scarcely be any worse and their final Summer Nations Series game against Fiji feels…
We’re edging ever closer to the starting XV that’ll be rolled out to face Argentina on September 9 and now we need to see the …
Henry Slade’s omission is a major surprise but after another drab performance in Cardiff and a dispiriting England Rugby World C…
Richard Wigglesworth might be toeing the party line by saying England’s game against Wales this weekend isn’t a last chance sa…
Steve Borthwick has named more squads than I have had hot dinners this summer – but he keeps missing the opportunity to connect …
It won’t go down well in the court of public opinion and social media but I think the independent disciplinary committee got the…
The omission of Zach Mercer and Alex Mitchell from England’s latest World Cup training squad is baffling and hints even more at …
The Super Rugby final laid bare how much work there is still to do in terms of the officiating ahead of the World Cup and there is…
Saracens are favourites but, with everything going on in the Premiership at the moment, it’d be good for the league to have a le…