After seven weeks of rugby bliss we left our Rugby World Cup bubble. What a mighty fine bubble it was too
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Greetings from New Zealand, from where I have spent a fabulous few days with former England captain Phil Vickery
The Heineken Cup semi-finals await, but an elephant lurks in my office which I must banish before we go any further
ITV Sport's Craig Doyle reflects on the Crusaders v Sharks Super Rugby game at Twickenham and looks forward to Round 19 of the Aviva Premiership
After Ireland's win over England on Saturday, my thoughts turn from the Aviva Stadium to the Aviva Premiership. Country colours are swapped for club colours as the domestic season goes full tilt towards the play-offs
It was a perfect Ireland performance. I cannot find a single fault with their 24-8 beating of England last Saturday which denied Martin Johnson's team a Grand Slam.
Three straight losses can be classed as a blip. Four becomes a full-blown slump. Five is close to a crisis and Northampton Saints now find themselves in the last category, writes Craig Doyle
ITV Sport's Craig Doyle wonders if the Exiles really needed to sign an international centre
ITV Sport's Craig Doyle says England winger Chris Ashton might be wise to cut out the diving against the French - and looks forward to this weekend's Aviva Premiership fixtures
ITV Sport's rugby presenter Craig Doyle admits an Italian win would have been the right result against his beloved Ireland in Rome last week: and looks ahead to Aviva Premiership Round 14