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Posts Tagged ‘John Kirwan’


Rugby Personality of the Year 2012

Posted 156 days ago

quins champions

AT THE end of a rollercoaster year, the BBC’s annual Sports Personality of the Year bash was extravagant as it was tearful. We are desperately trying not to let go of the year that has passed and already the backs of our shirts are worn thin from patting ourselves collectively on the back, but why shouldn’t this be the case? 2012 was a year so stuffed with success that merely looking through the crowd at the packed out gala event made you swell with pride.

England 57-26 Barbarians: The Verdict

Posted 361 days ago

Chris Ashton

By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor
In a nutshell
A scrappy match littered with errors, but England ran out comfortable winners against a rather tired looking Barbarians side at Twickenham. It wasn’t always pretty, but England showed far more attacking intent and invention than was witnessed in the Six Nations to score eight tries to the Baa-Baas’ four.
Key moment
Chris Ashton’s second…

Were the RFU right to snub John Kirwan?

Posted 444 days ago

John Kirwan

By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor
I WAS indulging in some girly pampering on my day off on Friday, but I couldn’t resist the odd glimpse at my Twitter feed. That’s where I saw the news that John Kirwan was out of the running for the England job because he was seen as too inexperienced. After reading that I needed…

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