Results for tag: Martin Johnson
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Betting.Betfair
on Mar 2, 2011 at 11:29:17 AM
When it comes to talking a good game, Warren Gatland is right up there with the best of them. A few weeks ago he was rubbishing England's scrum before watching them take his own Welsh forwards to pieces. And now he's at it again.
Hot on the heels of less than convincing wins over Scotland and Italy he's sent Martin Johnson a warning. "I don't think England will win all their games and if they slip up we are waiting to pounce. We can still win the title," is his Six Nations verdict.
When I read it first I laughed. And Betfair's punters aren't taking the idea too seriously either. Despite them occupying second place in the table you can currently get 55.0 to back the Welsh as outright winners with Ireland 50.0 and France 9.4 ahead of them in the betting. (Grand Slam chasing England,...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Feb 22, 2011 at 05:22:28 PM
[b]England players have been undergoing a series of Jungian psychological tests to boost team bonding. Ralph Ellis wonders if the Red Rose can put a feather in their caps by beating the French or whether this will go down as a bird brained experiment.[/b]
So now we know why Chris Ashton loves that flying try celebration. He's actually a bird. And not just any bird, but a yellow peacock.
That's how English rugby's emerging superstar has been categorised in a series of psychological tests carried out under the instruction of Martin Johnson. England's manager seems to be copying the "no stone unturned" approach of his World Cup winning mentor Clive Woodward ahead of this year's competition.
All the elite stars in the Six Nations squad spent a day doing detailed quizzes under the guidance...