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The game that made Maro Itoje a star in rugby

Jim Hamilton gives an analysis of the incredible performance of Maro Itoje in the Rugby World Cup semi final against New Zealand in 2019.

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PMcD 3 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

I think he would be perfect in the PREM, especially where he gets to set the culture/environment from the beginning and would almost be the ideal person for Red Bull as they look to build a platform for the future.

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PMcD 3 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

Spot on - he has become too predictable and there isn’t enough variety in his decision making whilst trying to play the Quins way with the players they have available.

It’s hard to see how that will change with Quins in the short term and I struggle to see which team could take him as a marquee player and provide the forward platform he needs (Leicester maybe) but then you are talking La Rochelle or the next wave of Racing 92, which means his International career is done (in order to improve). Very tricky balance to see the outcome on this one.



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PMcD 3 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

If I were the current incumbent wingers and was seeing both Noah Calouri & Tyler Offiah coming through, I would be very concerned for how long I can retain that shirt.

Whilst Calouri is the better of the two, they are almost clones, same age, similar height, similar style and both play with those fearless overhead catching ability and are super strong aerially.



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Hard Boiled 3 hours ago
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This article has aged like salad in a bag

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PMcD 3 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

Great post Toko and absolutely spot on.

The only thing I would say, when you see potential of players like Noah Calouri and Tyler Offiah, ENG already have the next wave of wingers coming through who do items 1 & 2 far better than the current incumbents, so it’s only going to get harder to contest in those areas.



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TokoRFC 5 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

This is a good reminder that Furbank was looking locked in at 15 for England 2 years ago. He was very good on their tour to NZ if I remember right.

The blocking law change has created a bit of a renaissance for Steward though. I think (read: hope) either AUS or NZ can come up with a system to counter the aerial assault. It’s a tricky thing though, I’m thinking something like a combination of:



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Eric Elwood 6 hours ago
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With an academy team LaRochelle were never going to win but questions might be asked about Stormers ability to sustain their run of form deep in the season which is what will be required. If they want a run in the Champions League they need to beat Munster to winning the group which will give them home advantage to at least the QF. They can do it but they will need to improve.



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Eric Elwood 6 hours ago
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The scoreline flatterred Munster and was hard on Gloucester who were in the match for most of it. Another error strewn performance by Munster echoing their compatriots in Leinster. Ulster and Connaught’s accuracy is good in comparison.

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Once Glasgow scored the first try, a sweeping backline move, suddenly the mood changed. They then turned over Toulouse attacks and countered deep into Toulouse territory before working it into a forward close range goal line assault.



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Eric Elwood 6 hours ago
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You were right but it happened first rather unexpectedly in Glasgow!

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Eric Elwood 6 hours ago
Something all rugby fans need to remember... particularly Bok fans

The author opines with substantiation, that large scale over reactions happened to an article about player rankings with a lot of personal abuse in the comments. He is entitle to his original opinion (without the abuse) and he is open to challenge in the comments section.

You seem to imply that these commentators are entitled to their opinion without that opinion being challenged. They are not.



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NB 7 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

I think the Prem would be a far more attractive prospect fro Stuart than it was say, seven or eight years ago.

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NB 7 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

Generally I’ve noticed he doesn’t keep the run/kick/pass options open for long enough, the best 10’s like DC make their minds up very late, you can see it in SFM now too… Marcus tends to give away what he wants to do pretty early with his shape, and when D’s have seen enough of him they learn the tells…

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NB 7 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

I think they are already looking at those 6’4/6’5 types who could also conceivably play back row in another era. If Caluori adds another 10 kilos he will be indistinguishable from Theo McFarland!

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NB 7 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

Topic for another article P, maybe 6N preview?😁

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GH 7 hours ago
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The Stormers is on fire! Though they should look at their dissipline.

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Wayneo 9 hours ago
Stormers blow past Ronan O'Gara-less La Rochelle in Champions Cup

Could easily have been 50+ points difference.

Stormers ticking along nicely, have their defense sorted so they can fully concentrate on scoring absolute BS tries from nowhere.



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Benji7 10 hours ago
Wallabies star Len Ikitau surges past World Cup winners in Top 100 rise

Not entirely sure how he can be above De Allende and Kriel…

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John 11 hours ago
The three unsung heroes of the 2025 Wallabies

Totally agree, I think Pietsch has been so good in his few moments and he has a point of difference. Nonggorr may have to bide his time but it all depends on Tupou’s selection and AAA’s form.

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John 11 hours ago
The three unsung heroes of the 2025 Wallabies

I want to see him kick on in 2026! And it all starts from scrummaging! Him and De Lutiis could be a great one two punch.

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