Is it time England kicked their rugby anthem into touch?
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Is it time England kicked their rugby anthem into touch?
I was never much of an egg-chaser.
At 6’5 with broad shoulders I should’ve been knocking on the door of the county team but instead, I found myself slowly drifting down the second row pecking order, behind James ‘Bowl Head’ Pike and Stuart Hooper, the current captain of Bath.
The truth is, something never quite fit.
I’d jump up for a line out and elbow a teammate in the face; when setting for the scrum I’d reach for a handful of the prop’s shorts and end up with a handful of something else; and the one time I managed to get the ball over the line the try was discounted for a ‘double mo…
At 6’5 with broad shoulders I should’ve been knocking on the door of the county team but instead, I found myself slowly drifting down the second row pecking order, behind James ‘Bowl Head’ Pike and Stuart Hooper, the current captain of Bath.
The truth is, something never quite fit.
I’d jump up for a line out and elbow a teammate in the face; when setting for the scrum I’d reach for a handful of the prop’s shorts and end up with a handful of something else; and the one time I managed to get the ball over the line the try was discounted for a ‘double mo…





