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Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson is a renowned rugby correspondent with many seasons’ experience covering the Six Nations, the Lions, and World Cups.

CJ Stander scores a try 19/12/2020

Peter Jackson: Monstrous Munster revival lays claim to greatest comeback of 21st century

Munster didn’t merely win the apparently un-winnable; they won it, to borrow a bit of racing parlance, going away

Sun, 20 Dec, 2020

Racing 92 v Connacht - Heineken Champions Cup Pool B Round 1

Peter Jackson: Champions Cup tarnished if losers already giving up the ghost

Weekend takeaways from the European Champions Cup

Mon, 14 Dec, 2020

Exeter Chiefs v Racing 92 - European Champions Cup Final - Ashton Gate

Peter Jackson: Exeter Chiefs, the Leicester City of rugby, revitalised Champions Cup

Over the last 10 years pre-Covid, three clubs monopolised the Heineken Champions’ Cup: Leinster, Saracens, Toulon

Fri, 11 Dec, 2020

Jonathan Sexton 31/10/2020

Peter Jackson: Take note Johnny, great captains never seem to lose their cool

Had he been in a different place at a different time, Johnny Sexton’s glaring strop over his premature exit in Paris would probably have cost him the captaincy

Fri, 06 Nov, 2020

Owen Farrell lifts the Guinness Six Nations Trophy with his team as Six Nations Champions 1/11/2020

Peter Jackson: Six Nations 2020 proves the best team doesn't always come first

Another title title slips from the grasp of the team playing the best rugby

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

Leinster v Saracens - Heineken Champions Cup Quarter-Final

Peter Jackson: Leinster’s unexpected demise may do deeper damage

Of all the painful images from a Champions’ Cup weekend of double Irish capitulation, the most revealing centred on Leinster’s unmasking as the best team in Europe.

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020