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
good italy playing respect round team win wins
We know that Italy is a good team and we respect it. It will be important to win because we are playing on the road. There were no away wins in the first round of the competition.
aims belief confidence full game playing team total win
I have got total belief in this team. Sunday's game will tell us where we are. We want to win the championship, it was one of our aims for the season, and I have full confidence in the way the team is playing the game.
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I think that it's still progressing. I was pleased with the players in the autumn. In the three games we set a benchmark and it's important that we build on that. The importance is the whole team development. It's about playing with speed of ball and understanding. If we can get quick ball then the midfield combinations will have more time to work and expose the space that we're trying to attack. I was pretty pleased with the way the midfield went.
england example jason led member playing rugby team three
Jason is an outstanding member of the England team who has led by example for the three years he has been playing international rugby union,
bringing consider felt matt playing
I always said I would consider bringing Matt back if I felt he was playing well for his club,
certainly george playing pushing
George has been playing consistently well for Leicester, and he was certainly pushing to be in the 22. It is unfortunate for him.
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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.
england impressive line performance playing returning starting
I congratulate Iain in returning to the starting line up this week. He is playing well for Tykes and put in an impressive performance for England A.
people rightly upset
There are a lot of upset and distraught people in the squad, as are the public, and rightly so.
band knew today
We knew over here it was about silencing the crowd, but today the band played.
balance move
We can now move forward. There's always more to come. The balance was good, as was the ambition.
charge cope doubt referee upset
We are very disappointed, and this will hurt, there is no doubt about that. We are upset now, but the referee is in charge and he has called it his way, and we have got to be able to cope with that.
everybody honesty
Everybody will be reviewed, it is important that we have that honesty.
deal team
Every team has injuries, so that is something you have just got to deal with.