So now it’s official, at least in France. The most dangerous position on a rugby field is hooker. The results were released last week of a three-year medical study commissioned…
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Ireland: Five things we learnt v France
By Whiff of Cordite Ireland’s Six Nations three-peat hopes are all but over after a dispiriting one point defeat in Paris. The game was eye-bleedingly poor and was undoubtedly the…
Scotland: Five things we learnt v Wales
A better performance but another Scottish loss to Wales. Rory Baldwin looks at the good and the bad from Cardiff
Wales: Five things we learnt v Scotland
The dilemma of winning v progressing Despite beating Scotland by 27-23, Wales find themselves in a difficult and rather weird position. They are winning, but maybe not progressing as the…
12 of the best pictures from the Six Nations round two
England, France and Wales were the victors in round two of the 2016 Six Nations
RBS Six Nations: Italy 9-40 England
What’s hot and what’s not from the final round two game of the 2016 Six Nations
RBS Six Nations: Wales 27-23 Scotland
Wales and Scotland played out an entertaining game in which the hosts emerged victors but only after a stern test from a pumped-up Scotland outfit. Gareth Davies got the scoring…
RBS Six Nations: France 10-9 Ireland
Ireland‘s hopes of making it three RBS Six Nations titles on the bounce look all but dead after a 71st-minute try from Maxime Medard took France to a 10-9 victory…
Three changes for England as Ben Youngs comes in to face Italy
Ben Youngs, Mako Vunipola and Courtney Lawes return to the starting line-up for England's game against Italy in Rome on Sunday
Letter from South Africa – February
Pollard and Lambie culled The Springboks’ first and second choice fly-halves – Handré Pollard and Pat Lambie – both sustained serious injuries just two weeks before the opening matches of…