The Sporting Almanac Podcast · Jack Senior and Ben Davies

The Six Nations - England (A Post-Mortem)

·54 min·5 clips
If you could pick one word to describe English rugby, it's probably arrogant.
The hosts deliver a passionate, critical post-mortem of England's disappointing Six Nations campaign, arguing that systemic cultural issues—arrogance, conservatism, and a fixation on weaknesses over strengths—are to blame for the team's underperformance. They dissect recent results, player examples, and coaching philosophies to make their case.

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England's rugby self-myths get a blunt, lively airing.

The Sporting Almanac treats England's Six Nations loss to Ireland as a sharp, if slightly loose, piece of rugby self-examination. It works best when it sets old English certainties against what is happening now, and the back and forth keeps the episode moving.

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Why you'd press play

If you want a frank England rugby reckoning after the Ireland loss, start here.

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