Freddie Steward is determined to regain his place in the England team, PA/Adam Davy Freddie Steward’s heart rarely slips far from his sleeve. On the field, the 23-year-old embodies commitment and courage; especially when you’re hovering over flailing limbs to claim high balls. Outside of that, the 23-year-old is admirably authentic. He radiates an infectious … Read more
Curtis Langdon dives forward to score the first try for Northampton Saints – Getty Images/David Rogers Northampton Saints 40 Leicester Tigers 17 An East Midlands derby that effectively spelled the end of Leicester Tigers’ hopes of reaching the Gallagher Premiership play-offs, and importantly, provided compelling evidence that Northampton Saints are the real deal. As the … Read more
Manu Tuilgai returns to the England squad on Saturday – Getty Images/Alex Livesey Manu Tuilagi is set to make an international farewell appearance after being named in the England matchday squad to face France in the final round of Six Nations matches. As Telegraph Sport first reported, Tuilagi has been named as a replacement, with … Read more
Ben Earl’s brilliance was rewarded with a try – Getty Images/Harry Murphy Getting started quickly is relatively easy. The true test of any game plan is collective conviction. Can your players maintain the same approach when the wind is taken out of their sails and it seems like opponents have noticed? At half-time of this … Read more
George Furbank crosses the try line before England’s second match against Ireland – Getty Images/David Rogers On Saturday at Twickenham, one team recorded 522 running metres, 164 completed passes and eight clean breaks, kicking the ball 23 times. The other kicked the ball 28 more times but was inferior by the rest of those stats, … Read more
Huw Jones sliced through the English midfield ahead of Duhan van der Merwe’s first try – Shutterstock The least satisfying spectacles in sports are the ones that float by and then disappear before we learn anything. Murrayfield would probably never fall into that category on Saturday, such were the interwoven subplots. A fourth successive Scotland … Read more
England held an open training session at Twickenham to improve relations with fans – Andrew Boyers/Reuters Just over a week before England were due to take on Scotland and bid to go three from three to start this Six Nations, they held an open training session at Twickenham. An uplifting morning provided a glimpse into … Read more
Steve Borthwick has named his England squad for the Six Nations England fear fly-half Marcus Smith could miss the entire Six Nations Championship after suffering a calf injury during training on Monday. Meanwhile, Charlie Ewels has returned to the England squad to prepare for the start of the Six Nations after Nick Isiekwe withdrew from … Read more