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Give Robshaw a break

The England captain is being pilloried for a wise decision, even if it didn’t work out right

3 October 2015

9:00 AM

3 October 2015

9:00 AM

Pity poor Chris Robshaw. England’s sturdy captain might have a knockout girlfriend and exceptional skills on the cappuccino machine, but he has taken one hell of a pounding from Her Majesty’s armchair battalion of former players and coaches, much more than he took from Sam Warburton at Twickenham on Saturday.

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