THE SAINTS Gav rolls back the years It’s 12 years since Gavin Henson famously dumped Mathew Tait on the Cardiff turf with what would now be deemed a tip tackle…
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The Lions XV at the midway point of the Six Nations
The British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland must be tearing his hair out about who to pick for the squad in New Zealand in the summer, never mind the…
Best rugby signings for 2017-18
By Alex Shaw The announcement of new signings for the 2017-18 season is an almost daily occurrence in the northern hemisphere at the moment, as clubs, regions and provinces all…
Six Nations: The XV Eddie Jones should pick for the Italian job
Eddie Jones has won everything since he took over with England but he is in a no-win situation ahead of the game against Italy next Sunday. England should win on…
Round Two: Six Nations Team of the Week
By Alex Shaw Round two of the 2017 RBS Six Nations is in the book and the upcoming rest week gives us all a little longer to digest it. From…
Six Nations: Five things we’ve learnt – Wales 16-21 England
The little things Despite a rugby landscape dominated by 105kg wingers, fleets of Cryo-chambers and salaries approaching 1 million euros a season, rugby remains a game decided by the little…
How important is the role of the captain?
Martin Johnson always reckoned that us lot in the media made too much of the role of a captain – he said he had a team of leaders around him…
Six Nations: Eddie Jones and Gareth Southgate share tips before Wales Test
Eddie Jones called in expertise from some unconventional sources yesterday when England football manager Gareth Southgate visited Jones’s team in training at Pennyhill Park. Southgate was sharing some wisdom with…
Six Nations Team of the Week
The wild and wacky era of bonus points in the Six Nations kicked off at the weekend and, well, nothing really changed. No try bonus points were awarded and although…
Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
THE SAINTS Hogging the headlines The BBC showed a great graphic ahead of the Scotland-Ireland game on Saturday, highlighting the total absence of Scotsmen from Lions Test XVs over the…