Alex Spink

@alexspink.bsky.social

Sports writer, 25 years Mirror rugby & athletics correspondent. Now Planet Sport https://www.planetrugby.com/author/alex-spink

“Steve Borthwick is technically outstanding but do you follow him over the top of the trenches into a war? I don’t know him well enough. That, I think, is what they need to solve” Bob Skinstad on Saturday’s South Africa v England clash @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/bob-ski...

Ex-Springboks captain: 'Everyone out to get' Rassie Erasmus' men who embark on 'year like no other'

🗣️ "Not only are the Springboks a team with a target on their head because of recent success, they're embarking on a year like no other." #RSAvENG

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"I take or leave rugby depending on how exciting & enjoyable it is. I'm loving it at the moment" Piece with Jeremy Guscott, one of the great players of this or any other generation, ahead of a game history suggests Bath can't afford to lose. www.planetrugby.com/news/jeremy-...

Jeremy Guscott finds England snub 'difficult to understand' and likens Springboks powerhouse to Martin Johnson

🗣️ "I'm at a loss as to why he wasn't given an opportunity in the Six Nations." #BATvLEI #PREMRugby

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“I’m not trying to sell myself for any other role, I’m not trying to do anything but my best for Esher” After 20 years at the top, Mike Brown is readjusting to life down the league ladder. Still driven, still saying it as he sees it 💥 @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/harlequ...

Harlequins legend claims he's been 'erased' from club as he calls on top dogs to take 'responsibility'

🗣️ "I'm thinking what I need to do for this club."

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When Johann van Graan joined #Bath one of his first moves was to watch their Euro Cup triumph in Bordeaux. The club was at rock bottom. He wanted to understand how far it had fallen. Four years on they are back in the city and the big time. This is HIS story www.planetrugby.com/news/this-is...

'This is our story' - Johann van Graan credits success on return of a 'champion' as Bath look to take their 'moment in time'

🗣️ "Sport is about moments in time. We have got to take ours.”

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“If you’re happy to play in the bland marshmallow land that is neither a promotion nor a relegation environment, why would you suddenly be a sharpened tool in a Test environment?” Bob Skinstad believes England ‘may live to regret’ PREM’s lack of jeopardy www.planetrugby.com/news/ex-spri...

Ex-Springboks captain: PREM Rugby 'will regret' controversial decision as it 'fails' English Rugby and leaves Steve Borthwick with blunt 'tools'

🗣️ “There's absolutely no jeopardy in the players’ lives beneath Test level.”

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“The top two inches are hugely important. It’s a mind game” The assumption that could break Scottish hearts .. if Glasgow get ahead of themselves. @johnbarc86 examines the likelihood of that happening. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/glasgow...

Glasgow Warriors star admits it would be 'arrogant' to look ahead to final while 'emotional heartbeat' expected to bring the energy

🗣️ "This is the best opportunity they will have for a while"

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“When they told me what they were going to do I was like, ‘not a chance’. They were like, “Hmm, you don’t really have a choice’” Sky F1 presenter Natalie Pinkham opens up on spinal surgery and emotional return to F1 paddock. Interview for @planetf1com.bsky.social www.planetf1.com?p=914864

Natalie Pinkham explains ‘gross’ surgery moment that removed her voice box

Natalie Pinkham reveals the shocking reality of the operation that kept her away from the F1 paddock.

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📻 From hospital radio to Hollywood ⚽️The night I threw my radio against the bedroom wall 🗣️ The great commentators that inspired me 🏎️ The ‘other’ F1 boy from Stevenage Interview with ‘Voice of F1’ David Croft #f1 @planetf1com.bsky.social www.planetf1.com?p=914721

David Croft relives Stevenage to Times Square as F1 2026 looms

From standing with Lewis Hamilton in Times Square to decoding F1’s most radical rules overhaul, Crofty opens up on the sport’s next era.

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🇫🇷 3, 🇮🇪 2, 🇮🇹 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1 Pick out 10 standout players in #SixNations, they said. Don’t worry, nobody will disagree 🙉 @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/six-nat...

Planet Rugby's top 10 players of the 2026 Six Nations thus far

👏 Planet Rugby runs the rule over the first three rounds of the Six Nations and picks out 10 performers worthy of praise. #GuinnessM6N

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“It’s absolutely important for rugby to call these comments out but it shouldn’t need me or anyone else to say, ‘We shouldn’t have this in our game?’ It’s obvious” Jim Hamilton blasts 🏉 trolls but says abuse is a snapshot of society we find ourselves in www.planetrugby.com/news/this-is...

'This isn't rugby' - Jim Hamilton brands social media abuse 'a disgrace'

🗣️ "This isn’t rugby, right. This isn’t a rugby issue, it’s a social problem."

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"I could never lose to a Tier 2 country. If I did, there was three months notice. And in a calendar year, I had to beat a Tier 1 team" EXCL Richard Cockerill's extraordinary explanation for Georgia sacking and renewed Six Nations plea @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/exclusi...

'Maybe that suits World Rugby' - Richard Cockerill's plea to bigwigs after failing 'two KPIs' led to Georgia dismissal

💬 "For whatever reason Georgia don't seem to be fashionable enough to be granted that opportunity."

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