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Robert Kitson

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3 days ago

Favourable 2027 Rugby World Cup draw provides few potholes for England | Robert Kitson

Signs are encouraging for an improving squad to invoke the glory of 2003 with rivals facing trickier routes in Australia

As the Ashes have reminded us, it never pays to get too excited in advance abo…

20 days ago

England keep sights on rugby’s Everest in relentless climb to game’s summit | Robert Kitson

Beating the All Blacks shows how far Steve Borthwick’s men have come – but there remains yet more room for improvement

After finally scaling Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953 the first …

27 days ago

Erasmus’s coaching scholarship takes South Africa to a higher plain | Robert Kitson

Victory in Paris with 14 men showed what the world champions can still do, leaving New Zealand and others playing catchup

Some wins count double in terms of the message they send. And amid the blizzar…

34 days ago

Henry Pollock can be the spark England need to become World Cup contenders | Robert Kitson

Exuberant back-row’s confidence in win over Australia gave a glimpse of how compelling England could become

The sporting gods can sometimes be mischievous. Steve Borthwick’s vision of rugby heaven is …

61 days ago

There are good guys and then there is Lewis Moody – MND has cruelly singled out the bravest of men | Robert Kitson

Moody’s diagnosis with the incurable disease MND at the age of 47 is desperate news for all those who know and love him

Back when he was captaining England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Lewis Moody wen…

69 days ago

England have won hearts and minds, a prize even greater than the World Cup | Robert Kitson

The Red Roses have done for rugby what the Lionesses have done for football – putting women’s sport at the forefront

Sometimes it is about more than just a shiny trophy. Yes, the Red Roses are now the…

70 days ago

‘Kildunne and Dusted’: Red Roses dialled up to 11 for emotional World Cup victory | Robert Kitson

Shaggy-haired secret weapon Ellie Kildunne settles England’s early nerves against Canada for a feelgood triumph that will echo down the years

They think it’s all over. And finally, for England’s women…

77 days ago

Box office Kildunne dances rings around France but England’s final will be no waltz | Robert Kitson

Canada may be underdogs but on the evidence of their semi-final will be the sternest test for the Red Roses

Hang on to your cowboy hats. England are into the Rugby World Cup final against Canada next …

3 months ago

4 months ago

Lions had special moments but lacked consistency needed to be ranked among greats | Robert Kitson

Andy Farrell’s team deserve place in history after a 2-1 series win but return from Australia nursing nagging regrets

How best to describe the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour? Even before the final Te…

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