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owenslotTheTimes
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Chief Sport Writer on The Times












Special magic of Six Nations is that emotion can mean more than ability Read @owenslot's column ⬇️ thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…

"Whenever Steve Borthwick is involved in competition rugby he pulls up the drawbridge and reverts to the safety-first option of the boot. It is time for a change." | ✍️ @SBarnesRugby on what England should do next Read his column ⬇️ #Echobox=1773531620" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…



"How can Bill Sweeney give England their optimum chance in the 2027 World Cup? Stick with Steve Borthwick or twist? With Eddie Jones, he stuck and then twisted too late. Yet this is an infinitely harder decision." | ✍️ @owenslot Read his column ⬇️ #Echobox=1773088553" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…






Oxygen depletion, airbags and no chairlifts in sight — welcome to ‘skimo’ As ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut, @owenslot finds it to be a most excellent kind of nuts as he watches the drama unfold amid a snowstorm ⬇️ thetimes.com/sport/winter-o…

🗣️ "It’s a clear and obvious error of judgment not to have made him captain years and years ago." Andrew Harriman, the uncle of Maro Itoje, reflects on his nephew reaching 100 caps, his solitary Test appearance and race ⬇️ thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…