Stuart Barnes is a sports journalist and writer for The Times, with a focus on national (United Kingdom) rugby coverage. His articles provide insights and analysis on rugby matches, players, and teams, offering expert commentary on the sport. His work has also been featured in CODE magazine.
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Steve Borthwick has loosened and liberated the style of his team. Now he has to do the same for his game management if England are to understand when to go for broke and when to tighten tactics
By: Stuart Barnes
The team who have lost the past five Tests have had enough chances. It’s time to make wholesale changes, and if the management don’t make them it will reveal a fear of failure
Is the struggling England centre not up to international level or is the coaching letting him down? Japan will not provide tough enough opposition to find out
South Africa have used 52 players this year as they set their sights on winning a third straight World Cup in three years’ time
While it was difficult to deduce anything against Eddie Jones’s team, playing Fin and Marcus Smith in tandem would certainly create a deadly counterattacking option
Domestic game offers spectacle, but it needs to find a balance of attack and defence if it is to serve as a launchpad for internationals
If Borthwick ironed out kinks in his game the Bristol man could become a match-winner – just South Africa’s star wing
By: Stuart Barnes
Gallagher Premiership teams have won more games overall than their French rivals in the past two seasons – and I expect that trend to continue this season
By: Stuart Barnes
England rely on one scrum half while South Africa make use of four – time is being wasted unless young players are granted an opportunity at a higher level
With Leicester and Northampton beating weakened Sharks and Bulls sides, the European competition is being damaged by a lack of commitment from Springbok players
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