SIX NATIONS AND STUART LANCASTER
Some pupils of the school have had the chance to interview Stuart Lancaster, an ex-pupil of St Bees School and is now the England rugby head coach. The interview was done over the phone and involved five of the year 8 pupils:
Q:Are you happy with the six nations result or did the final loss ruin the work you've done this season?
A:No it didn't ruin the work we've done, but obviously it was disappointing to lose against Wales.
Q:The team didn't seem to have same need to win as they did in all the other games. Wales seemed to want it more. Is that fair? Or were there other elements to the final defeat?
A:Well that's a very simplistic way to look at it, I can tell you now that the team wanted to win.
Q:So, what are you planning to do next?
A:The British Lions are going on the Africa tour, so I'll see who's picked for that, I'm going on holiday, but when I get back I'm going to work with the team.
Q:What are you planning to do give the team that edge and become world cup champions?
A:There are lots of things I think we could work on, but we have a lot of young players so we need to mature them a bit and work on their decision making.
Q:Which do you prefer, playing or coaching rugby?
A:That's a good question, obviously I enjoyed playing when I did, but I'm older now and you get more enjoyment from the experience of helping others.
Q:Have you got any tips or help for young players that want to do well in the game?
A:Another good question, in my opinion there are three main things you need to work on;
You've got to condition yourself, you need to be fit, and you need to strong,
You have got to mentally able to play the game, you've got to enjoy the physical element, deal with pressure, and want to play,
It's important to be competitive, you have to want to win, you've got to be disappointed when you lose.
Q:How did you get into rugby?
A:St Bees. I played football and came to St Bees when I was 10, I was brought into rugby and been involved ever since.
Q:What do you look for when you choose the squad? Do you decide on what you know they can do, or on recent performance?
A:Both, I go on known ability, but if someone isn't on top form and there are others who are playing well then I will try and provide the best team possible. They have also got to be good people, they've got to be nice.
The six nations was within England's grasp but was lost at the last leg against Wales. In the end the six nations went very differently to what people thought what would happen, everyone expected that Scotland and Italy would be battling it out for the wooden spoon. Many people also thought that France and Ireland would do much better in the tournament. One reason that Ireland didn't play as well as they should have because they sustained a lot of injuries. The final results were: Ireland: 1 win 1 draw 3 losses
England: 4 wins 1 loss
Wales: 4 wins 1 loss
France: 1 win 1 draw 3 losses
Scotland: 2 wins 3 losses
Italy: 3 wins 2 losses
Some pupils of the school have had the chance to interview Stuart Lancaster, an ex-pupil of St Bees School and is now the England rugby head coach. The interview was done over the phone and involved five of the year 8 pupils:
Q:Are you happy with the six nations result or did the final loss ruin the work you've done this season?
A:No it didn't ruin the work we've done, but obviously it was disappointing to lose against Wales.
Q:The team didn't seem to have same need to win as they did in all the other games. Wales seemed to want it more. Is that fair? Or were there other elements to the final defeat?
A:Well that's a very simplistic way to look at it, I can tell you now that the team wanted to win.
Q:So, what are you planning to do next?
A:The British Lions are going on the Africa tour, so I'll see who's picked for that, I'm going on holiday, but when I get back I'm going to work with the team.
Q:What are you planning to do give the team that edge and become world cup champions?
A:There are lots of things I think we could work on, but we have a lot of young players so we need to mature them a bit and work on their decision making.
Q:Which do you prefer, playing or coaching rugby?
A:That's a good question, obviously I enjoyed playing when I did, but I'm older now and you get more enjoyment from the experience of helping others.
Q:Have you got any tips or help for young players that want to do well in the game?
A:Another good question, in my opinion there are three main things you need to work on;
You've got to condition yourself, you need to be fit, and you need to strong,
You have got to mentally able to play the game, you've got to enjoy the physical element, deal with pressure, and want to play,
It's important to be competitive, you have to want to win, you've got to be disappointed when you lose.
Q:How did you get into rugby?
A:St Bees. I played football and came to St Bees when I was 10, I was brought into rugby and been involved ever since.
Q:What do you look for when you choose the squad? Do you decide on what you know they can do, or on recent performance?
A:Both, I go on known ability, but if someone isn't on top form and there are others who are playing well then I will try and provide the best team possible. They have also got to be good people, they've got to be nice.
The six nations was within England's grasp but was lost at the last leg against Wales. In the end the six nations went very differently to what people thought what would happen, everyone expected that Scotland and Italy would be battling it out for the wooden spoon. Many people also thought that France and Ireland would do much better in the tournament. One reason that Ireland didn't play as well as they should have because they sustained a lot of injuries. The final results were: Ireland: 1 win 1 draw 3 losses
England: 4 wins 1 loss
Wales: 4 wins 1 loss
France: 1 win 1 draw 3 losses
Scotland: 2 wins 3 losses
Italy: 3 wins 2 losses