Brian Moore

Brian Moore

Brian Moore is a Telegraph Rugby columnist of more than a decade, delivering his verdict on biggest talking points every Monday morning. A three-time Grand Slam winner with England and capped five times by the British and Irish Lions, Moore is now a vastly experienced broadcaster and voice on the game.

Steve Borthwick's honeymoon period with England could last a single match

Borthwick's England need a good Six Nations after being booed off the Twickenham pitch following their home loss to South Africa in November

Brian Moore 16 Jan 2023, 7:00am

Sledging in rugby is a myth - Joe Marler went too far and deserves a longer ban

Harlequins prop has been banned for six weeks - four of them suspended - after accepting a charge regarding comments made to Jake Heenan

Brian Moore 1 Jan 2023, 9:00am
Good luck Steve, you've just got these five big problems to fix for England

There are not many issues that are trivial and all of them are interlinked

Brian Moore 19 Dec 2022, 7:00am
Eddie Jones lost his England job because he started listening to too many people

Lack of consistency in selection – of coaches and players – led to mixed messages and his use of the barbed quip may have worked against him

Brian Moore 12 Dec 2022, 6:05am

Eddie Jones deserves better than a kangaroo court

Eddie Jones should receive the respect of having his future properly considered and being allowed to put his case

Brian Moore 5 Dec 2022, 7:00am
I am at a loss to understand what Eddie Jones is doing

Jones must now accept that Owen Farrell is not a Test No 12

Brian Moore 28 Nov 2022, 7:30am
Why can't England play without risk and with ambition?

It should not take England as long as it did to the point where replacements are needed to save them

Brian Moore 21 Nov 2022, 6:44am
Why World Cup final defeat is such a bitter pill to swallow

Shaunagh Brown's admission that she felt nothing but numb after losing to the Black Ferns mirrored my own emotions from 31 years ago

Brian Moore 14 Nov 2022, 7:28am
England women simply have to bring the World Cup home

If England are not mentally right in Auckland, they will find out that sport does not care about their record run of victories

Brian Moore 7 Nov 2022, 8:00am
The three things I want England to work out this autumn – or risk World Cup failure

For England, there is an opportunity to avenge their Rugby World Cup 2019 final defeat to South Africa when they take on the Springboks

Brian Moore 31 Oct 2022, 7:00am

Rugby cannot grow during this player exodus

If players below the top two leagues want to earn extra money pay them for being involved in school programmes not simply turning out

Brian Moore 24 Oct 2022, 10:00am
Rugby’s waste of money below the Premiership is nothing short of scandalous

Take player wages across the English rugby tier system and start investing it where it is really needed

Brian Moore 17 Oct 2022, 8:00am
If Wasps need to be relegated then so be it – there can be no exceptions

The Premiership rules were agreed by everybody – equally big clubs have survived suffering relegation and not complained

Brian Moore 10 Oct 2022, 8:00am
More tries will not fix Premiership's financial problems

Far-reaching reforms are needed for the Premiership to fulfill its potential

Brian Moore 3 Oct 2022, 7:00am
There is no easy answer to Premiership's problems – I fear more casualties

For each solution offered, such as a Premiership made up of 10 clubs, there is a significant downside

Brian Moore 26 Sep 2022, 7:00am
I hope Eddie Butler knew how much I loved him

I never told Eddie how much I rated him as a professional, especially his brilliant montages, and how highly I regarded him as a man

Brian Moore 16 Sep 2022, 7:17pm
I'm a BBC commentator and, like Gary Lineker, I will not be silenced

If we ban the freedom to speak on certain topics, why should this not apply to everyone else paid from public purse, including MPs?

Brian Moore 8 Sep 2022, 7:39am
Australia's crass goading backfired but England still need more snarl

Eddie Jones’s challenge is to make sure that the edge that England found in the second Test is always present, without any indiscipline

Brian Moore 11 Jul 2022, 7:27am
Time for Eddie Jones to make important changes to keep England's World Cup hopes alive

Any call Jones makes will involve pain for someone, but that's why he's paid the big bucks

Brian Moore 4 Jul 2022, 7:45am
A series win against Australia will not mask England squad's lack of direction

France, Ireland New Zealand and South Africa are all far more settled with the World Cup just a year away

Brian Moore 27 Jun 2022, 8:00am
Leicester Tigers triumph had all the hallmarks of a Kevin Sinfield masterclass

Defence coach's message is heightened when players see how good he was, his passion and desire and extraordinary charity runs for Rob Burrow

Brian Moore 20 Jun 2022, 7:30am
Hookers are grossly underpaid – when will we get the respect we deserve?

If hookers want to feel valued, perhaps they should take a lessons from our rail working friends and go on strike

Brian Moore 18 Jun 2022, 3:29pm