Six Nations: Martin Johnson salutes the rise of Chris Ashton
England coach Martin Johnson has saluted the rise of Chris Ashton from struggling Rugby Leaguer to Six Nations great. Read this plus more Six Nations news here
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Six Nations round-up: Nick Easter calls for honesty amongst the England ranks
February 8, 2011 - 1:32 pm
Tags: England rugby union, Nick Easter, Six Nations, Wales rugby union
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Nick Easter says England need to be honest with themselves and address their problems now if they’ve any hope of clinching the Six Nations, despite beating Wales in Cardiff on Friday, plus other news. Read full story here
Six Nations: Warren Gatland self-imposes media ban
January 27, 2011 - 2:11 pm
Tags: Dylan Hartley, England Rugby Team, Irish Rugby Team, Italy Rugby Team, Martin Johnson, Nick Mallett, Wales Rugby Team, Warren Gatland
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Warren Gatland, the Wales coach, is to undergo a self-imposed media blackout after lighting the touch paper and handing it to England. Read here, plus all today’s Six Nations news.
Six Nations: Wales coach sparks war of words with England
January 26, 2011 - 5:05 pm
Tags: England, Martin Johnson, Wales, Warren Gatland
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Warren Gatland, the Wales coach, has initiated verbal conflict with the England camp, highlighting Dylan Hartley as a weak link. Read full story here plus other news.
RFU hand England tough Six-Nations target
January 24, 2011 - 4:18 pm
Tags: England Rugby, Hendre Flourie, John Steele, Martin Johnson, RFU
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Martin Johnson’s side given a minimum requirement of a top-two finish by the RFU. Read full story here.
Ashton signs new deal with Northampton
January 14, 2010 - 3:40 pm
Tags: Chris Ashton, Franklin's Gardens, Guinness Premiership, Jim Mallinder, Northampton Saints
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It’s been a rollercoaster two days for Northampton Saints’ winger Chris Ashton. Yesterday he was included in Martin Johnson’s elite player squad for next month’s Six Nations, and today he’s signed a two-year contract extension at Franklin’s Gardens. With Europe’s best clubs monitoring the player’s development closely, keeping hold of the young winger is a [...]
Johnson names Hape and Ashton in Six Nations squad
January 13, 2010 - 3:26 pm
Tags: Ben Foden, Chris Ashton, Courtney Lawes, Danny Ciprani, England, Jonny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson, Riki Flutey, Shontayne Hape, Six Nations, Toby Flood, Wales
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England head coach Martin Johnson has handed rugby league converts Shontayne Hape and Chris Ashton call-ups to his revised elite player squad ahead of next month’s Six Nations. Ashton, the Northampton Saints wing, has been instrumental for the Guinness Premiership club this season, scoring 15 tries from 16 games in all competitions, including nine in [...]
Neck injury rules Vickery out of Six Nations
January 8, 2010 - 4:07 pm
Tags: England, Martin Johnson, Phil Vickery, Six Nations
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Veteran England prop Phil Vickery has been ruled out of next month’s Six Nations after failing to recover from neck surgery in time. The 33-year-old had the operation in November but has taken longer than expected to get back to full fitness. His club, Wasps, now say he will need at least another eight weeks [...]
England handed Flutey boost
January 5, 2010 - 4:12 pm
Tags: Delon Armitage, England, Guinness Premiership, Harry Ellis, Martin Johnson, Riki Flutey, Shane Geraghty
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England have been boosted by the news that centre Riki Flutey has made a return to action ahead of next month’s Six Nations championship. The 29-year-old left the Guinness Premiership in the summer following two separate two year stints at London Irish and London Wasps to join Top 14 outfit Brive. Flutey was the joint-highest [...]
No room for sentiment as Johnson plans for Six Nations
November 23, 2009 - 3:32 pm
Tags: Autumn Tests, England, Martin Johnson, New Zealand, RFU, Six Nations, Twickenham, World Cup
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Under-pressure after the poor performances against Australia and Argentina, Martin Johnson and England had to produce a significantly improved display against New Zealand or run the risk of a severe backlash from the critics. They managed it, just, but with the Six Nations championships only three months away, the autumn internationals have done little to [...]
Under-fire Johnson hoping to ride out the storm
November 20, 2009 - 4:20 pm
Tags: Argentina, Autumn Tests, England, Martin Johnson, New Zealand, Twickenham
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The 2003 World Cup triumph must feel like a lifetime ago for England coach Martin Johnson. The pride of a nation after captaining the team to glory in Australia, his mighty reputation could be irreversibly tarnished if the team’s performances don’t start improving. This weekend sees New Zealand come to Twickenham and England fans have [...]
