The Off-Field Review
Ben ColesInsights and opinion from Ben Coles, a rugby journalist now with The Observer and elsewhere.
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An attempt at a measured appraisal of England's tough outing in Vannes
Concerns around ruck defence and set-piece should be addressed cautiously given personnel missing
Given that within the space of 24 hours you had the URC, Super Rugby and PREM finals taking place, I can understand if events in Vannes on Fr...
The option Bath should have taken against Exeter - and it wasn't a drop goal
PREM semi-final for the ages saw Bath blow a chance to rectify their dreadful second half
It will go down forever as one of the great PREM finishes of all time, a display of defensive defiance that left Rob Baxter feeling understandably em...
Picking a PREM team of the 2025/26 season
Six clubs are represented including a bunch of names you would have never guessed back in September
The end of the regular season in the PREM means that it is time for this exercise, which is always harder for some positions than others.
If Shaun Edwards is leaving France, the RFU must pick up the phone
Trophy-laden defence coach gave an interesting interview to ITV after the Six Nations finale and is now reportedly leaving France after seven years
The end of France versus England in March, as you may remember, was utter bedlam, a 48-46 w...
First-half apocalypse forces Leinster to ask the big questions
In the Bilbao heat Leinster punched themselves out of the final. But the damage was done tactically before that
No one wants to see a blowout in a cup final, however, one advantage of a 35-7 scoreline at half-time is that you rarely need t...
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The Off-Field Review is a weekly rugby column by sports writer Ben Coles, currently with The Observer and previously The Daily Telegraph.
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