The Saints Diamond chip The most delicate of dinks created the solitary try of Saturday’s European Champions Cup semi-final between Clermont Auvergne and Saracens. Clermont No 10 Brock James popped…
Katie Field
Saints and Sinners: the weekend’s talking points
The Saints Chiefs in charge A strong – in every sense – performance from the Exeter Chiefs pack earned the Devon side a 21-10 win over reigning Aviva Premiership champions…
Saints and Sinners: the weekend’s talking points
The Saints Europe’s finest Stand up and take a bow all the players who threw caution to the wind in the final round of RBS Six Nations matches and served…
Six Nations: Vern Cotter and Joe Schmidt are Friends Reunited
It will be a case of fingers and toes at the ready on Saturday, as everyone tries to calculate the points-difference totals of England, Wales and Ireland to determine who…
The Craig Chalmers Column
RESULTS AREN’T coming for Scotland but head coach Vern Cotter has got my backing. Even after four successive Six Nations defeats, I can see that things are moving forward. The…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Take a bow, Paulie He ended up on the losing side and was even robbed at the lineout on one occasion, but Ireland lock and captain Paul O’Connell…
Hotshots: Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Ali Price
You were born in England, so how are you Scotland qualified? My mum, Carol, is Scottish, but I was born in King’s Lynn and went to Wisbech Grammar School. When…
Hotshots: Scarlets wing Joshua Adams
When did you start playing rugby? I started at Hendy when I was about six. I played rugby and football until I moved into youth rugby, then the games were…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints That’s the Wade to do it Christian Wade gave Stuart Lancaster a timely reminder of his try-scoring prowess with a superb try for Wasps against Saracens in the…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Rockin’ Robbie It was the RBS Six Nations game of the weekend, the Grand Slam eliminator, and while a clinical team effort from Ireland took them to a…