John Westerby

Sports writer for The Times

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"As an older player, you realise I’m not the star of the show any more"
The ever engaging Jonny May on the brutal realities of ageing as a winger and the drunken phone call that persuaded him to join a ProD2 club he'd never heard of @TimesSport
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"I’d like to think there’s always space for trying to score four or five tries in a game, no matter what team you’re playing in"
Interview from earlier this season with Seb Atkinson, the world's fittest rugby player @TimesSport
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"I struggled that my job was causing my family pain. It's not something they should have to go through"
The trailblazing Hollie Davidson on coping with abuse, being strong enough to change her mind and redrawing the landscape of the game @TimesSport https://t.co/coe25c90Qe

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From verge of quitting to Melbourne main draw: Fran Jones' breakthrough year

Rare genetic disorder slowed Yorkshirewoman’s early career progress, but aged 25 she has risen 91 places in world rankings to No69. So what went right?

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🏉 After 11 consecutive wins, Steve Borthwick faces a welcome dilemma at centre before England's Six Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham next month

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @johnwesterby asks whether he can he find a title-winning combination ⬇️

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🏉 Newcastle Red Bulls haven't won a game in the league this season, but sell-out crowds suggest energy drinks giant's investment is working

⬇️ Story from @johnwesterby

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Bad news: still 17+ hours until the Ashes begins

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This is an excellent profile of Jake Weatherald (AKA DJ Teriyaki Tofu). Must read before the Ashes begins.

Courtesy of ⁦@johnwesterby⁩ 🏏

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It's nearly time for The Ashes 🏏

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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s grandfather was an ANC activist who fled to England in 1961, where his dad grew up. The fly half spent three months at a Welsh school

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🌹 How a small corner of Lancashire became a hotbed for England coaches

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🏉 High-ball law change has made rugby a better spectacle (and more dangerous)

Air supremacy is more important than ever, which explains why Steve Borthwick has amassed a pool of aerial experts for England's autumn internationals

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James O'Connor. Some career. And still reinventing himself...

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How James O’Connor’s latest revival act was inspired by Danny Cipriani

Australian on his transformation from hell-raising outside back to the resurgent fly half who is returning to the Prem with Leicester | ✍️ @johnwesterby

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🏉 Jack Van Poortvliet: I wasn't always enjoying playing for England — now I am

The Leicester Tigers scrum half talks to @johnwesterby about leadership, maturity, potato farming and has his eye on Steve Borthwick's squad
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From rugby-mad Dutch boy to All Blacks’ rising star

Seeing New Zealand play on TV as a five-year-old in the Netherlands fuelled an obsession for Fabian Holland, who is now proving himself as their imposing second row

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James Horwill: I was ready for Lions controversy… but not involving me

Former lock recalls stamping ‘circus’ that overshadowed his time captaining Australia against touring side in 2013

Interview by @johnwesterby⬇️

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Jofra Archer and the long, long road back to Test cricket

Bowler has come through injury struggles and is set to play first match for England’s red-ball side in 1,596 days after help from ECB’s PDF file — and his menagerie of pets | ✍️ @johnwesterby

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🗣️ “Whatever I need to do to get back in that 23, whether it’s learning new positions, playing No12, I’ll take that with both hands”

⬇️ Freddie Steward interview | ✍️ @johnwesterby

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'It's like playing with 17 men' - How Gabriel Ibitoye became heart of Bristol Bears attack

@johnwesterby says the wing has become team's prime creative influence after stint with Tel Aviv Heat and will present huge test for Bath in play-off semi-final ⬇️
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[Will Kelleher @willgkelleher]

"Some things that I'd change have involved drink. I’m an adult now, I need to stop it. I feel a better partner, dad, friend & a better person."

With @1_Dickie on "the worst 4 years" between Lions calls & giving up drinking.

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