Privacy Policy Feedback. Nik joined the Mail on their graduate scheme in He became Mail on Sunday rugby corespondent in and was named SJA rugby writer of the year in Coverage: Sport. An extensive menu of set-piece offerings that gets trimmed down closer to matchday, stored on digital files that are shared with the players over iPads and projector screens.
Around 6pm on Tuesday, the England players sat on their hotel balcony, taking turns to have their hair cut, watching the sun set over the Costa Brava ahead of the Six Nations opener against Ireland. He was surrounded by youngsters from traumatic upbringings. Because his old rivals are trickling through to the Grand Slam circuit.
English clubs, with dwindling budgets, are no match to take on the best of France. Pollock is one of the shining lights, invited down to Twickenham this week. Queen's Honours, delight, divorce, bankruptcy. Curry was knocked out during last week's defeat by Australia and has been drafted back into England's team after completing his day stand-down period on Thursday.
After a run of five straight defeats, Steve Borthwick has called upon familiar combinations to face Eddie Jones ' side, with George Furbank recalled at full-back. Borthwick has the board's backing to turn things around but his popularity points in these quarters are tumbling.
England skipper Jamie George has told his players be ready for 'brutal' physicality against the world champion Springboks at Twickenham. NIK SIMON: One source suggested the competition could operate like a 'touring circus', playing fixtures around the world, while taking the sport into new, untapped markets.
