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Andy Goode
Following an 18 year career which led to him becoming the second highest points scorer in Premiership History, Andy Goode is fast becoming one of the top rugby pundits in the UK. Goodey provides RugbyPass with weekly analysis and opinion on European rugby with a particular focus on England and the Premiership. He is also the host of a regular ‘Ask Goodey’ Facebook live.
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My Lions team for the first Test – Andy Goode
Owen Farrell’s call-up might polarise opinion among squad and fans
The telltale Lions selection that foreshadows Tests – Andy Goode
The winners and losers in Lions defeat in Dublin - Andy Goode
Leicester must avoid mistake we made in 2005 – Andy Goode
Bath have to be favourites after dominating the regular season and with a treble on the line but Leicester have the game to upset …
Andy Goode: My high-scoring prediction for Champions Cup final
Champions Cup finals are normally tight, tense affairs but Northampton and Bordeaux might just deliver one for the ages in Cardiff…
Sam Prendergast's time will come - but not this year: Andy Goode
On the final weekend of British & Irish Lions auditions it was a tale of two youngsters as one played their way onto the plane and…
Player-led change gets thumbs up but jury out on selection: Andy Goode
Steve Borthwick is talking a good game but some of his picks for the Wales game are leaving everyone scratching their heads yet ag…
Jettisoning your best attacking player makes no sense – Andy Goode
Steve Borthwick’s decision to jettison his best attacking player for the game where you should have the most success ball in han…
England can't afford another false dawn against Scotland – Andy Goode
England need to prove they don’t have a mental block when it comes to facing Scotland and take advantage of momentum being in th…
Borthwick's England selection smacks of desperation – Andy Goode
Nobody can accuse Steve Borthwick of being timid but his team changes do suggest an air of desperation might be setting in.
Where the blame really lies for latest England flop – Andy Goode
There were positives again for England in Dublin and the talent is there but familiar failings suggest lessons are not being learn…
One baffling omission aside, England can win Six Nations – Andy Goode
England have the squad to win the Six Nations title this year but Ben Spencer’s absence is mystifying.
Hansen saga has no winners but rugby needs characters and referees – Andy Goode
There is no perfect solution when it comes to refereeing criticism but the Mack Hansen situation is a mess and nobody comes out of…
Springboks dominate my team of 2024 – Andy Goode
It’s been a year of transition for a lot of teams, as is often the case in the 12 months after a World Cup, which means new star…
The 8 teams I predict will make Champions Cup quarter-finals – Andy Goode
There’s always conjecture around the Champions Cup but the best club competition in the world never fails to stir the emotions a…
What the RFU must do about Bill Sweeney's pay optics – Andy Goode
Sweeney isn’t the first chief executive to take home a bumper pay packet – and he won’t be the last – but the scale of it …
The appointment I would make to save Steve Borthwick – Andy Goode
Asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness, and Borthwick should be looking to surround himself with more experience off …
The England weak spot the Boks will expose again - Andy Goode
The difference between the English and Springbok bench tells a story and Steve Borthwick’s use of his replacements needs to impr…
How much I expect England to beat Australia by - Andy Goode
They will have been favourites when hosting the Wallabies in all four Tests since being humbled at their home Rugby World Cup almo…
Borthwick, it's time to own up – Andy Goode
England are always in the fight under Steve Borthwick but the head coach has to take accountability for repeatedly failing to land…
Joe Marler has sold England down the river – Andy Goode
Joe Marler’s haka comments have been an unwelcome sideshow and the main event needed no help to achieve top billing.
The real danger with England's new hybrid contracts – Andy Goode
Steve Borthwick’s first ever enhanced Elite Player Squad selection looks fairly predictable on the face of it but it might just …
Clearly the unluckiest player to miss out on England – Andy Goode
There may have been some unwanted upheaval behind the scenes but Steve Borthwick’s squad selection for the Autumn Nations Series…