From New Zealand’s link-up with Harlequins to the brilliance of Dan Leavy, Paul Williams reflects on the big talking points in March
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Six Nations 2018 Round Five – Six things we learnt
Ireland’s old-school tactics help win Grand Slam Ireland have the Grand Slam and well deserved it was too. The performance against England was near faultless and the highlight of the…
Six Nations 2018 Round Four – Six things we learnt
From possession masters Ireland to the high quality of Hadleigh Parkes, Paul Williams analyses the latest round of Six Nations action
Six Nations 2018 Round Three – Six things we learnt
From Finn Russell’s brilliance to Mathieu Bastareaud’s power, Paul Williams picks out his highlights from round three of the 2018 Six Nations
Six Nations 2018 Round Two – Six things we learnt
From England’s kicking kings to Ireland’s pick-and-mix styles, Paul Williams reflects on round two of the 2018 Six Nations
Six Nations 2018 Round One – Six things we learnt
From that Johnny Sexton drop-goal to speedster Sam Simmonds – Paul Williams wraps up the talking points from the first round of the Six Nations
Five things we learnt in rugby in January
We're a month into 2018 and Paul Williams pinpoints what we've learnt in the year so far, from scrums to Super Rugby and full-backs to flawed cups
Five things we learnt in rugby – December
Paul Williams takes a look at the goings-on in the game at the end of 2017
Wales v New Zealand – Five things we learnt
Possession not enough There was a time in test rugby, roughly from 2009 – 2014, where goal kicking was enough to win you games. Where a game plan could be…
Wales v Georgia – Five things we learnt
Too many changes If I was in charge of the playlist at the Millennium Stadium yesterday, I would have found it nigh on impossible not to slip Bowie’s ‘Changes’ on…