Andy Goode: Ex-England fly-half compelled to resign by wounds

Previous England fly-half Andy Goode is to resign subsequent to neglecting to recoup from steady wounds.

Goode, 35, played 17 Tests for his nation and joined London Irish in the late spring in the wake of leaving Wasps.

The previous Leicester, Saracens and Worcester back is the second most elevated focuses scorer in Premiership history.

"I can genuinely say I've adored playing for each group and I feel hugely pleased to have accomplished what I have at every club," he said.

Goode joined Irish with the goal of playing one more season in the Premiership and Europe.

Be that as it may, taking after interviews with the club's restorative staff and his own particular doctor, he will call time on his playing vocation and leave the Exiles.

"I'm truly baffled I can't proceed with my vocation at London Irish and I've truly made the most of my brief time with them," Goode said.

Amid his first spell with Leicester, he was a piece of the side which won four progressive Premiership titles and the European Cup twice.

He likewise invested energy playing for South African Super Rugby side the Sharks and with Brive in France's Top 14.

Rugby World Cup 2015: What's the condition of the home countries?

Rugby World Cup

Host: England Dates: 18 September-31 October

Scope: Live critique on BBC Radio 5 live and games additional, in addition to live content analysis on each match on the BBC Sport site.



The 2015 Rugby World Cup begins in under two weeks, when has England play Fiji at Twickenham on 18 September.

Ruling champions New Zealand will go into the competition well clear at the highest point of the global rankings and top choices to hold their title.

Be that as it may, England head mentor Stuart Lancaster says a modest bunch of different groups - including both Wales and Ireland, and in addition his own charges - are not kidding contenders to lift the Webb Ellis Cup.

With all the home countries having played their last warm-up matches, we evaluate their certifications heading into the greatest occasion on the rugby schedule.

Britain unobtrusively sure



The competition hosts will be charmed to be heading into the World Cup with a 21-13 win over Ireland, despite the fact that there must in any case be a couple questions drifting around the camp.

After a jolting begin against Ireland in which they played with pace and width, England lost control of the amusement toward the begin of the second half as Ireland scored 10 unanswered focuses.

Coming after their weak indicating in the initial 70 minutes of the past match against France it proposes a stressing level of irregularity.

On a more positive note the first-decision midfield of Brad Barritt and Jonathan Joseph have at last played together, Tom Wood and Ben Morgan appear to have nailed down beginning compartments in the back column and the front line out wide looks sufficiently sharp to panic anybody, given the open door.

Britain have some force heading into the competition and with home favorable position there must without a doubt be more to originate from Lancaster's men.

Previous England and Lions scrum-half Matt Dawson on BBC Radio 5 live: "Britain are learning. Playing at home will be a colossal favorable position yet they have a few changes to make. In the event that they are restrained, and guard as they did against Ireland on Saturday they must better than average chance come World Cup time."

Britain's Pool An installations: Fri 18 Sep v Fiji, Sat 26 Sep v Wales, Sat 3 Oct v Australia, Sat 10 Oct v Uruguay

Wales reeling after late blows

Halfpenny realistic

Wins in their last two warm-up recreations - one against a close full-quality Ireland in Dublin - would have been adequate for Wales a month prior.

In any case, the wounds to Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb, with the previous unquestionably out of the competition with a knee damage and the last holding up to find the degree of a genuine looking lower leg harm, unified to the unconvincing way of the 23-19 triumph over Italy, mean mentor Warren Gatland has a ton to contemplate.

He will require officially harmed Liam Williams and Samson Lee to pull through and trust Alun Wyn Jones' forces of recuperation match his aptitudes as a second column.

With England and Australia lying in hold up, Gatland needs his best players fit and terminating. That may not be an extravagance he can appreciate.

Previous Wales and Lions flanker Martyn Williams on BBC Two Wales: "You can't over-accentuate how essential Rhys Webb and Leigh Halfpenny are to Wales. The chances will be against Wales and it puts a considerable measure of onus on the players coming into fill some really enormous shirts."

Wales' Pool An installations: Sun 20 Sep v Uruguay, Sat 26 Sep v England, Thu 1 Oct v Fiji, Sat 10 Oct v Australia.

Euro 2016: What has turned out badly with Netherlands?

By Elko Born Dutch football writer



Having secured capability for Euro 2016, England, Iceland and Czech Republic had motivation to celebrate throughout the weekend. For Netherlands, it was an alternate story.

In the wake of losing 1-0 to Iceland on Thursday, the Dutch were beaten 3-0 by Turkey on Sunday, sliding down to fourth in their gathering.

With just the initial two positions ensuring direct capability for the competition, Netherlands now appear in a bad position.

Hypothetically they could in any case wind up third and meet all requirements for the play-off stage, however just if Turkey lose one of their next two matches.

With their rivals noticing blood, capability is no more in Netherlands' grasp. It appears Euro 2016 may need to proceed without the Dutch.

How has it result in these present circumstances?


Danny Blind assumed control as head mentor in July after the takeoff of Guus Hiddink

At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Netherlands figured out how to awe companion and adversary alike by completing third, beating the powerhouses of Spain and Brazil along the way.

From that point forward, on the other hand, one noteworthy thing has changed for the Dutch. Louis van Gaal, who was seen by numerous as the driving force behind Netherlands' fruitful crusade, has left to wind up Manchester United supervisor, constraining the men in orange to essentially begin once again.

From multiple points of view, Van Gaal's style of administration and strategies characterized the way the group of 2014 played and carried on.

Take the arrangement, for instance. Typically, the Dutch pride themselves on playing assaulting football in a 4-3-3 development. Van Gaal got rid of this. Settling on a 5-3-2 development, he liked to avoid ownership and play on the counter.

Dutch fans and media reluctantly permitted Van Gaal to execute his irregular strategies, yet just consequently for stone icy results. After the World Cup, the group was relied upon to come back to ordinariness. Guus Hiddink, who succeeded Van Gaal, appeared to understand this, rapidly changing the group back to the old methods for assaulting 4-3-3 football.

Attributable to their 'Aggregate Football' roots, the Dutch say they like to "control" matches. Playing to their qualities, their point is to have the most ownership and sit tight for chances to over-burden rivals in their own particular half with dazzling, assaulting football.

A smart thought in principle, yet something that has demonstrated difficult to execute. Hiddink paid the cost for a keep running of awful results when he was sacked and supplanted by Danny Blind in July.

What's diverse in the squad?


Manchester United winger Memphis Depay had a splendid amusement against Turkey

At first sight, Netherlands' squad appears to be generally the same. Demonstrated veterans, for example, Robin van Persie, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben still lead from the front, while more youthful players, for example, Daley Blind, Georginio Wijnaldum and Memphis Depay are making up the supporting spine.

A more critical look, nonetheless, uncovers a few splits in the squad's make-up.

The protection, for instance, needs encounter. The prime sample is Porto focus back Bruno Martins Indi, who was sent off in Netherlands' match against Iceland after stupidly fouling Kolbeinn Sigthorsson in an one-on-one duel. The 23-year-old's conduct, fans and media concurred, was amateurish, maybe as a result of his generally youthful age.

At that point there is the brutal truth that their veteran cutting edge may very well be past their prime.

Van Persie, the Premier League's top scorer in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, has left Manchester United to join Fenerbahce in Turkey. Sneijder has never entirely coordinated the statures of the 2010 World Cup, when he motivated the Dutch to the last, while Robben appears to be tormented by harm issues.