Robert Kitson
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The Guardian's rugby union correspondent. Author of Around the World in 80 Minutes: In Search of Rugby Greatness and Exe Men.
Joined January 2011
No dogs this time. Just my sincere thanks to all the contributors and everyone involved at @BloomsburySport & @DLuxAssociates for helping to bring this book to life. If you like your rugby, (or know someone else who does), this is for you. Thank you. https://t.co/23xZsCfLIX
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Some Eng v NZ reflections...
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Beating the All Blacks shows how far Steve Borthwick’s men have come – but there remains yet more room for improvement
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The 2026 Nations Championship looms...exact dates/venues to follow tho understand that Fiji v England could be played in South Africa...
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A significant win for England on multiple fronts. Outstanding generalship from George Ford once again.
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Something to read on the train to Twickenham ahead of the big game....
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Maro Itoje and company have talked the talk and are hungry to follow through with a first win at home over New Zealand since 2012
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Legendary Getty Images photographer David Rogers chooses some of his favourite frames from a nearly 50-year-career covering rugby union for @TimesSport unseen special edition https://t.co/yf8hwjnY4x
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Do you have any family or friends that have quit church?
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England without the injured Tommy Freeman and Ollie Chessum but Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Sam Underhill, Tom Roebuck, George Ford, Freddie Steward and Fin Baxter all back in the starting XV to face the ABs. Marcus Smith named on the bench
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Rob Steen, the former Guardian sports writer & Sunday Times deputy sports editor, has sadly passed away at the age of 67. ✍️ @JedNovick: '“He cared more about sports journalism than anyone I’ve met,” a lecturer at Brighton Uni, where Rob taught, told me.' https://t.co/j2DUUqzTT3
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Other lives: Sports writer who authored a series of accomplished biographies and a cult football classic, The Mavericks
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Written while smiling up at an imaginary set of posts...this week's Breakdown on DMac and Beauden...
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The veteran All Black duo both grew up on dairy farms and may not have flourished in English rugby’s rigid system
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Nine wins in a row for England but can they beat NZ next week to nudge that sequence into double figures? The answer will, as ever, define their autumn.
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England v Fiji? A few pre-match thoughts...
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With Marcus Smith at full-back and a highly mobile back five in the pack, Steve Borthwick could play with the handbrake fully off
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England team v Fiji: the Smiths are back along with Ollie Lawrence and Chandler C-South, plus Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Henry Arundell on the bench. Ellis Genge to lead the team out with co-capt Maro Itoje on the bench...
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Really sorry to hear that the great Richard Sharp has passed away. A wonderful player and a lovely, thoughtful man. It was a privilege to interview him at his home in St Ives a few years ago. RIP
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Robert Kitson: In the harsh winter of 1963, England won the Calcutta Cup and the Five Nations after their quicksilver fly-half and captain scored probably the most elegant try ever seen at Twickenham
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On 'Bomb Squads' and 'Q4' power surges...this week's Breakdown column...
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Every team aspires to their own ‘Bomb Squad’ and the modern-day arms race is focused on unleashing heavyweight power from the bench
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England beat Australia with something to spare. Roll on the Ashes....
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Wallabies missing a few but their team-sheet contains 7 of the same starting pack from their dramatic win over England 12 months ago...
Your 23 Wallabies to take on England. Read more - https://t.co/LaoBQasBjh NEXT UP 🆚 England 📅 Saturday 1 Nov ⏰ 3:10pm Local | 1:10am AEDT +1 📍 Allianz Stadium, Twickenham 📺 @stansportau
#Wallabies
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Great opportunities for Guy Pepper, Tom Roebuck and Joe Heyes...Steve Borthwick has certainly given the England selection wheel a decent spin...
Team news is in 📋 Steve Borthwick has named his 23-player squad for Saturday’s @QuilterNations opener against the @wallabies. @O2 | #WearTheRose
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