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Posted 786 days ago
THERE WAS an alarming amount of doom and gloom around last month when England ended their Six Nations campaign with a 24-8 loss in Ireland.
It seemed all the progress the side had made over the past 12 months, and the fact that they had won their first Six Nations title for eight years, was forgotten. But that isn’t the view…
Posted 786 days ago
THE SIX Nations was disappointing for Wales and, looking ahead to the World Cup, I’m not optimistic. Before the Six Nations we’d probably have been happy with three wins out of five, but it’s not just about the results. It’s about performance and we never got going.
We only played well in patches and the worst game of all was against…
Posted 786 days ago
The new edition of Rugby World Magazine goes on sale today with a host of exclusives from some of the biggest names in rugby including England captain Lewis Moody, Gavin Henson, Ryan Jones, Tom Wood, Ben Youngs, Eoin Reddan, Paul Wallace, Luke Fitzgerald and Jim Hamilton’s incredible story. We also bring you previews of all four Heineken Cup quarter-finals, a…
Posted 789 days ago
EUREKA! Declan Kidney finally got the new high-tempo Irish game clicking at the final hurdle of the Six Nations.
The ball-in-hand game failed to click against Italy and though it yielded three tries against France, the loss saw a regressive kicking game implemented for the ensuing games. Then, with the pressure of a Triple Crown and title gone, Ireland cut loose.
There…
