Andy Robinson
Andy Robinson
Richard Andrew 'Andy' Robinson OBEis an English rugby union coach and retired player. He is the current Director of Rugby at Bristol Rugby. He is the former head coach of Scotland and England...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth3 April 1964
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That's not happened at all. I'm very happy with what's happening in the dressing room.
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I very much hope we score some early points and get the thing won in the first 20 minutes, as we have on previous occasions. But we all understand we're facing a great battle here. If we're sloppy at the set pieces, give away penalties and allow the Italians to establish a foothold in the game, we may find ourselves having to use our bench players to win, which is not a position in which we tend to find ourselves against these opponents.
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The series has captivated the nation and I hope that everyone involved with the win enjoys the celebrations that will deservedly follow.
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A number of the sevens team will go on tour.
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A player of ours has been proven guilty of biting. That's a scar that will never heal.
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I've been really pleased with the four days here,
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I've been targeting this game for Matt. It's a horses-for-courses selection. He's got great experience and an ability to control the forwards. Against France we've got to be right in their faces. They have a powerful pack that can be dominant if you let them play. If you let your concentration drop, or miss one-on-one tackles, they can carve you up. So we've got to be astute and squeeze the life from them. We've got to stop the band playing and get the crowd whistling.
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The team has moved forward and I thought Andy Goode, coming in at fly-half for his first start, had a very, very good game. He showed some real composure under pressure.
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Rugby is a physical game and sometimes it erupts but we are not condoning it and it's disappointing,
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We are both going into the game with the potential to win the championship.
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Unfortunately the players are caught in the middle at the moment. I thought the preparation we did in the autumn was spot on but that has not happened this time.
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It is important to use the bench and take advantage of the impact those players can make. We have laid solid foundations and it is now about growing as a team. We need to be able to play the game in three or four different ways.
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It is important to take responsibility for this, for all the fans who were brilliant again. The players put their hands up like the good professionals they are. We will bounce back at Twickenham.
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With a couple of exceptions, I can picture the team running out against Australia,