Brian Ashton
Brian Ashton
William Brian Ashton MBEis an English rugby union coach and former player. He has been head coach of the England and Ireland national teams...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth3 September 1946
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In my opinion, we looked the more challenging side, but we made too many silly errors which gifted them soft points.
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Any semi-final is very important. There is a lot of personal and team pride at stake and it is a route into Europe. We are going into Wales to play a Welsh team, so there are lots of factors surrounding the game that make it a pretty exciting occasion. Everyone involved from this club is really looking forward to 5.15pm tomorrow.
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It needs a strong leader at the top, not necessarily involved with coaching. Clive has done that job before and there's not the slightest doubt, if he wanted to do it again, that he has the capability. I think it is possible to revive the England side before the World Cup next year. The playing talent is there and more is coming through.
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There will be no excuse for not playing rugby on a pitch as good as this one. Given the playing surface at the Recreation Ground, I am not sure whether there is greater pressure on us playing at home or away. We have a good record against French teams in the Heineken Cup, but the past is no guide to what will happen on Saturday. We are aware of the challenge which faces us.
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There were some fantastic matches between the two sides in the late eighties and into the early nineties. Perhaps not so much with the first team as these tended to be second team matches played on a Friday night, but that did not stop the two sides from going at one another, and I expect that to be the main theme on Saturday evening. We will both have a go at one another within the spirit of the game.
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This is desperately bas luck for a player who was in form. I feel he would have made the England twenty-two, if not the starting XV.
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This is something that needs to be tried in the courts. This is a huge tragedy. The family continues to suffer, and they'll never recover. I couldn't even fathom the pain that they feel through this whole thing.
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I feel I've got unfinished business at international level.