Award for ‘angering millions of teenage girls’: Mike Phillips Mike Phillips has had an interesting year. Sacked from Bayonne for allegedly turning up to training under the influence, he switched…
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Round 5: Six Nations Team of the Weekend
Mike Brown’s remarkable consistency continued in Rome, but the Scarlets' bomb-diffuser supreme was brilliant against Scotland and demonstrated that Wales have more than one rapier full-back. In the right place…
Six Nations: Bet you never saw this!
Saw it all, did you? Well, Rugby World spotted these crackers from the latest round of the Six Nations!
Saints & Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Genius Joe Five years since their Grand Slam, Ireland have their hands on the Six Nations trophy once again, thanks in no small part to…
England: Five things we learned v Italy
So that’s that. England’s Six Nations ended in a balmy, frantic Rome afternoon. There is no further silverware to complement their Triple Crown, but over the course of a 52-11…
Round 4: Six Nations Team of the weekend
Before this weekend there were (theoretically speaking) five sides still in the Championship hunt. Wales left the running after being comprehensively ousted at Twickenham, while Ireland brushed off hard-working Italy…
England: Five things we learned v Wales
It’s tempting to splurge on hyperbole. On Sunday, England accomplished a revenge mission and drove away the demons that have haunted them over the past 12 months. Some facets of…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Brilliant BOD Only one man could head up the Saints list this week – the irrepressible Brian O’Driscoll, who became the world’s most-capped Test player…
Six Nations: England 29-18 Wales
England 29-18 Wales The match in 30 seconds England avenged their heavy defeat in Cardiff last year with a comprehensive win over a faltering Wales, winning a Triple Crown in…
Rugby World trains with England
Our (Scottish) writer recently headed down to Twickenham in order to take part in a full England training session, hoisting up kicks for Marland Yarde, running cuts with Alex Goode…