Alex Goode
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England want Mark McCall - but does he want the England job?
- International
- May 14, 2019, 11:31
It has been a long time since the Rugby Football Union trusted anyone from a high-profile English club side to coach its national team. In theory the (...)

Saracens dethrone Leinster in Champions Cup final
- European Cup
- May 11, 2019, 18:56
Saracens 20 Leinster 10 The drive for five will have to be resumed next year. Leinster gave it the good fight, defending heroically and they kept pr(...)

Isa Nacewa: Leinster can expect all out war against Saracens
- European Cup
- May 11, 2019, 06:00
April 2012. Someway, somehow we kept out Clermont Auvergne under blazing Bordeaux sun. Walking back down the tunnel at Stade Chaban-Delmas that unmist(...)

Champions Cup final: Saracens player profiles
- Rugby
- May 10, 2019, 17:49
15 Alex Goode Age: 30 Height: 5’11” Weight: 91 kg (14st 4lbs) Minutes: 640 Points: 0 He has beaten more defenders (35) is this season’s tournament t(...)

Leinster come in to Champions Cup final in fine fettle
- European Cup
- May 10, 2019, 12:23
Champions Cup final: Leinster v Saracens Kick-off: 5pm, Saturday. Venue: St James’ Park. How to follow: The Irish Times liveblog will start at 4pm. O(...)

Numbers prove Leinster and Saracens match up well on paper
- Rugby
- May 9, 2019, 07:00
Interpretation is nine-tenths of the law so to speak when it comes to statistics, more often than not governed by the subjectivity in arguing one pers(...)

Final countdown: Paddy Johns was a Saracens standout, on and off the pitch
- European Cup
- May 8, 2019, 06:00
The greening of Saracens Part II Former Ireland captain and secondrow Paddy Johns was highly regarded during his three years at Saracens, not just by(...)

Robbie Henshaw stresses need to win breaking ball against Saracens
- European Cup
- May 8, 2019, 05:00
Familiarity breeds contempt it’s said, but for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup final it’s surely more a case of respect. For not the least intriguin(...)

Robbie Henshaw’s return perfectly timed for Leinster’s drive for five
- European Cup
- May 7, 2019, 17:29
Robbie Henshaw’s return a week before the Champions Cup semi-final against Toulouse was as well timed as his injury was freakishly unlucky. Hurt in (...)

James Lowe in line to start for Leinster in Champions Cup final
- European Cup
- May 7, 2019, 02:00
Leinster’s three-into-two conundrum in having to omit one of their “non-EU” players appears to have already been resolved for Saturday’s Heineken Cham(...)