England to start march towards World Cup with victory over Wallabies November 27, 2014 AFTER months of careful planning, preparation, and fans’ anticipation, England’s Autumn Internationals all comes down to this. The Red Rose will run out at Twickenham tomorrow for the final time of 2014 to take on Australia, knowing that yet another defeat to a Southern Hemisphere side will cast serious doubt on their ability to emerge [...]
Twelvetrees in line for England place as Lancaster names squad November 25, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has rewarded the players which arrested a deflating five-match losing streak against Samoa by last night naming an unchanged squad for Saturday’s concluding autumn fixture against Australia at Twickenham. Gloucester’s Billy Twelvetrees looks likely to compete with Owen Farrell for the inside-centre position after Lancaster confirmed man of the moment [...]
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Lancaster: Ford has earned right to start Australia Test November 24, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed he is set to retain George Ford at fly-half when his side conclude their autumn programme against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. Bath No10 Ford is now the man in possession after impressing on his first international start as England ended a deflating run of five successive defeats [...]
Lancaster: Ford has intensified fly-half debate November 23, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster admits the enterprising performance of George Ford against Samoa on Saturday has blown fly-half selection wide open ahead of the weekend’s final autumn clash with Australia at Twickenham. Saracens No10 Owen Farrell had been the man in possession but the 23-year-old was switched to inside-centre after successive uninspiring showings against [...]
Youngs: Orchestrator Ford will carry England fight November 20, 2014 RESURGENT England scrum-half Ben Youngs has dismissed any notion of having to take new boy George Ford under his wing when they reprise their half-back partnership against Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday. The duo were paired together at Leicester before Ford’s defection to Bath at the start of last season but England head coach Stuart [...]
England to reverse recent record with comfortable victory over Samoans November 20, 2014 ENGLAND fell to their fifth straight loss when South Africa continued their recent dominance over them, winning 31-28 at Twickenham last Saturday. The Springboks had been thrashed by Ireland seven days before, so it was frustrating that England couldn’t end a 12 game winless run against these opponents. Although both Autumn International defeats have been [...]
Lancaster: New boy Ford ready to boss Samoa November 19, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is relishing the prospect of finally unleashing George Ford against Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday as his side bid to revive their flagging autumn programme. Ford is set to make his first Test start following four appearances as a replacement and his inclusion represents one of five changes to the [...]
Sir Clive Woodward offers Stuart Lancaster his advice: “Work your socks off” November 19, 2014 Sir Clive Woodward has offered his advice to beleaguered England head coach Stuart Lancaster: keep working your socks off. The mastermind behind England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup triumph said that Lancaster, whose England side has lost five games in a row, must demonstrate to his players that he’s up for the fight. England [...]