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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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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One of things I looked at was our ability to use the bench. It's important we are able to bring our bench on and that is what we were able to do today. This is a whole team effort.
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Julian has performed well off the bench in the last two games. He has performed well for Leicester over the last month. He has improved. He has worked hard on his mobility. It is the same with Andrew Sheridan, they are working together.
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No, it would not. I'm not trying to undermine Martin in any way, shape or form. He's the captain and a very strong one. We needed impetus in Scotland and the bench has made an impact in other games.
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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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Like everyone connected with his club and England, I would like to wish him a full and speedy recovery.'
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A number of the sevens team will go on tour.
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If we get our tactical game right, are able to dominate possession, make a high percentage of tackles, keep chasing play, finish our opportunities and, most importantly, keep the scoreboard ticking over and get a lead built, we'll be fine.
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But a couple of high shots were dangerous, and that does need to be cleaned out of the game.
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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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On behalf of the England squad I was very sorry to hear that Trevor was retiring from rugby,
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It's very frustrating. The lads showed a lot of ambition in the first half, they went out to sustain it in the second but couldn't build on it.
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I am excited about the players we have available to us, and as coaches we are looking forward to working with them.
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It's been good to see the likes of Mark and Alex fit straight in, looking to express themselves and not hide in their shells. The camp has been key to establishing our attacking platform. Everyone has interacted really well. There's been a lot of honesty. The proof, of course, will only come when we play.