James While

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@TheMiddleStump The grains on that bat are outrageous.

2000+ runs twice in a season. An absolute gentleman as well. Was privileged to interview him... youtube.com/clip/UgkxIPM4J…

🗣️ "Thomas Ramos, Charles Ollivon and Louis Bielle-Biarrey were across five weeks of quite extraordinary rugby, three of the finest performers this competition has witnessed in a generation." #GuinnessM6N ✍️ @jameswhile

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@neil_treacy Yep, he's started there once, v Zebre. 2017.

Jacob Stockdale at 13, emphasising Ulster's injury problems in the centre this week. By my count, he's started a game in the centre once, back in March 2017.

@slatterywill Watch the game, not the shirt number. In attack, Menoncello plays at outside centre.

Have seen many Six Nations team of the tournament selections with McCloskey AND Menoncello picked despite both playing 12 There can only be one - make a decision!

@RyanCoetzee @thepaulwilliams *jol !

@RyanCoetzee @thepaulwilliams Thx Ryan- Callas is a long time friend of mine trough cricket and we had a hol catching up too!

Wonderful piece. You would enjoy it, @thepaulwilliams - Gerber was special. Would have adapted to the structure of the modern game easily enough, and god help the defense in broken play. The slightly more recent player he reminds me of is actually Christian Cullen.

How good was Danie Gerber? I sat down with his former provincial centre partner, @ProteasMenCSA cricketer Dave Callaghan, to learn about Gerber’s influence. Turns out it’s a lot deeper than we may have thought #Springboks planetrugby.com/news/ex-south-…

@jaredwright17 Temu Henry Pollock

Cameron Hanekom is BACK!

Friends, I don't ask much of you, so can I ask a favour? @talkSPORT's coverage of the Lions Tour has been nominated for the TV & radio industry awards! It's a public vote, so if you'd do the honours we'd be very grateful. "Live Sport" category, vote here: poll-tric.org.uk

@SamTalksRugby7 Lomax? Riccione? Scalvi? Gorgotsev?

Top 10 3s in international rugby right now: 1. TDT🇿🇦 2. Louw🇿🇦 3. Ferrari🇮🇹 4. Tameifuna🇹🇴 5. Newell🇳🇿 6. Fagerson🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 7. Tupou🇦🇺 8. Heyes🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 9. Furlong🇮🇪 10. Stuart🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

My unsung 6N hero is FFR accred manager, whose ticketing incompetence consigned the great (and rather indignant) @robkitson to filing copy from the local crêperie….

@rugby_ap I think I’ve got it. Is it Handre Fourie?

Here’s a clue. He covers 7,8 and lock and was absolutely outstanding for the Boks in 2024.

@Hathers46allout @talkMacca Caledonian Sleeper?

@jameswhile @talkMacca I'm napping for two days

After talking about the options of resting 6 Nations players this weekend, it would seem that Ollie Chessum is going to be involved for Tigers against Bristol - as we've just spoken to him on the media call!

🗣️ "Attacking systems have found an answer to the defensive structure" 🏉 Has defence got worse, or has attack got better? The evidence behind the broken records ✍️ by @jameswhile #Echobox=1773776312" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">planetrugby.com/news/has-defen…

Shaun Edwards (7 times champ!) says we’re seeing more tries than at any moment in rugby. Why? I try to unpack the reasons in this piece. #fraveng #guinnessm6n #sixnations planetrugby.com/news/has-defen…

🗣️ "Attacking systems have found an answer to the defensive structure" 🏉 Has defence got worse, or has attack got better? The evidence behind the broken records ✍️ by @jameswhile planetrugby.com/news/has-defen…

I clicked on this hoping to poo-poo it. However, the argument is outstanding and underlines the points I've been making about rugby structures for years.