Rugby Shorts

Robinson set to go LONDON – England rugby coach Andy Robinson will soon be leaving his post, the BBC reported yesterday, following their eighth defeat in their last nine matches.

England lost to South Africa 25-14 on Saturday for the third defeat of their four autumn internationals at Twickenham. According to BBC Radio Five Live’s Sportsweek programme, a “well-placed” source claimed Robinson would be asked to resign or be axed.However following Saturday’s loss, Robinson had insisted: “I’m not walking away from this.”Reigning world champions England are now just seventh in the IRB world rankings, having lost 13 of their 22 Tests under Robinson, with the World Cup just next year.- Nampa-AFP Victory spring in White’s step LONDON – Jake White will return to Cape Town to face his detractors buoyed by the Springboks’ 25-14 win against England, their first in eight meetings with the world champions.Victory was also South Africa’s first away success this year and first at Twickenham since 1997 and came just days before White’s meeting with the South African Rugby Union’s influential presidents’ council on Wednesday.Last week it was announced that White would be making a 48-hour round trip to meet with the council, made up of the heads of South Africa’s 14 provincial unions, before returning for the tour finale against a World XV at Leicester, central England, a week Sunday.Nampa-AFPAccording to BBC Radio Five Live’s Sportsweek programme, a “well-placed” source claimed Robinson would be asked to resign or be axed.However following Saturday’s loss, Robinson had insisted: “I’m not walking away from this.”Reigning world champions England are now just seventh in the IRB world rankings, having lost 13 of their 22 Tests under Robinson, with the World Cup just next year.- Nampa-AFP Victory spring in White’s step LONDON – Jake White will return to Cape Town to face his detractors buoyed by the Springboks’ 25-14 win against England, their first in eight meetings with the world champions.Victory was also South Africa’s first away success this year and first at Twickenham since 1997 and came just days before White’s meeting with the South African Rugby Union’s influential presidents’ council on Wednesday.Last week it was announced that White would be making a 48-hour round trip to meet with the council, made up of the heads of South Africa’s 14 provincial unions, before returning for the tour finale against a World XV at Leicester, central England, a week Sunday.Nampa-AFP