A troubling subject but an excellent piece

Remember the hype around Anthony Stokes and thinking that he was going to be the business for Arsenal.

I was wrong about that, but boy I did not think I would be this wrong…

Oh my fucking Christ

I’m a bit late to the hype train but - reiterated by Quins’ performance at Bordeaux - how Will Collier hasn’t had a go with England in a position that’s been a problem since the 2019 World Cup is wild

Need Harry Kane to join City in the summer so someone else can win it

I wrote this week that Bordeaux-Quins “may be the most jouer-jouer eggball rampage we have ever seen”.

It was fireworks in a phone box rugger

Rugby for the purists

Winning in Toulouse would be the most impressive Exeter result ever

One player is set to make Champions Cup history, Will Skelton has been an awfully-nice bloke, and which Fijian is storming the Challenge Cup?

Read my Times Sport hype piece ⬇️
thetimes.co.uk/article/64870c…

FINISH THE STORY, ARSENAL

Yeah not the crimes, corruption, the Ferdinands as pundits or anything like that. Socks

Who is the real Ben White? ⚽️

Reserved but steely and loved by his team-mates, Gregor Robertson speaks to those who know him best ⬇️

If you love Ben White, buy The Times tomorrow

The Six Nations star who wants to carry on being a pizza delivery boy 🍕

Ross Vintcent tells Will Kelleher he wants to achieve more with Exeter after going from a student job with Domino’s to history-maker ⬇️

#GallagherPrem

thetimes.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

The Bray Wyatt documentary is incredible

Meet my new favourite player: whacky hair, fun celebrations, and just generally a unit

We've also got some amazing ties, a bloke who's 40 cutting about in the Challenge Cup . . . and Dupont and Ntamack are back

Read it on Times Sport ⬇️
thetimes.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

🇫🇷 The Dupont-Ntamack axis returns
💎 The 'diamond' with wacky hair and electric running
🔁 Why Bordeaux-Bègles v Saracens II is less predictable than the original

🔽 Champions Cup round of 16 guide | ✍️ Matt Cotton thetimes.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

Saliba and Gabriel are decent tbf

A yellow card to Josh Hodge for actually making an attempt to catch the ball - even getting two hands to it - is scandalous and inconsistent

#SALvEXE | #GallagherPrem

I know this isn't exactly breaking news but, my god, Ehren Painter is a big, big dude

#SALvEXE | #GallagherPrem