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Sam Roberts

Broadcaster and writer Sam Roberts has been working on English Rugby for twenty years. You can hear him commentate on BT Sport, Channel 5 and around the world with DAZN. He also broadcasts for The Times, Sky Sports and the RFU. Like many good players, he has history with Bedford Blues.

Three, possibly four, Premiership clubs are in genuine danger of going under

In England, the balance is precarious... top-flight clubs had to act promptly in cutting staff and player salaries as the money fr…

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
01 Apr 2020, 1:13

Exeter's Premiership dominance will be very hard to break... and it's all thanks to Saracens

The overspending at Saracens has engendered this Devon cream, Rob Baxter’s men digging further and deeper than perhaps they woul…

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
25 Feb 2020, 11:22

Manner of France defeat is proof England have yet to come to terms with World Cup final loss

England, a team so recently famous for its togetherness, found themselves relying on individual moments of skill.

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
03 Feb 2020, 9:07

'The reality is I just love the club... I am so desperate for it to do well'

RugbyPass chews the fat with Billy Twelvetrees and sees first-hand why he is so popular at Gloucester... he has a perfectly manicu…

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
11 Dec 2019, 4:54

The heartbreakingly simple truth of the Rugby World Cup

That’s the thing with sport, it doesn’t have much of a memory. However much we’d like to think it cares about what has come …

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
03 Nov 2019, 1:41

'No one likes England' - but Eddie Jones' team hate everyone else so much more

Eddie Jones will have to beat the Springboks in a different fashion, but there is no one better placed to pull it off.

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
27 Oct 2019, 10:46

England's biggest hurdle this weekend could well be what cricket legend Brian Lara once alluded to

A 24-year-old quip from cricket legend Brian Lara sums up what England's rugby team face this weekend as they prepare to cope with…

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
25 Oct 2019, 3:00

The Rugby World Cup weekend that nobody wanted

It is true. For all the good that sport does, the way it can reach into the soul and nourish your nether regions, it doesn’t alw…

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
23 Oct 2019, 11:48

Confessions of a No.7 - Gruesome accidents, referees and why Luke Wallace believes he's a Test animal

Thousands of miles from the Twickenham Stoop, amongst the sprawling slums of Kolkata, Luke Wallace hands out brand new rugby shirt…

Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
12 Aug 2018, 7:45