By Paul Williams Why can’t our southern hemisphere coaches coach the southern hemisphere way? We, in the northern hemisphere, want to play rugby like the southern hemisphere. The quality of…
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Six Nations: France continue to flatter to deceive
One British newspaper offered a sympathetic assessment of France’s 19-10 defeat to Wales, describing Les Bleus as “transitional”. If only it was that simple. The fact is, however, that between…
Poll: Which of these has been the best try of the Six Nations so far?
We've picked our favourite scores from the 2016 Six Nations so far. Which of these is the best?
Wales: Five things we learnt v France
The wonder of winning ugly, Mr Consistent Taulupe Faletau and areas for Wales to address
RBS Six Nations: Wales 19-10 France
What’s hot and what’s not from Wales’ 2016 Six Nations encounter with France at the Principality Stadium
The Master of Menace: French enforcer Gerard Cholley
There is a lot of fiction surrounding Gerard Cholley. But first the facts. He was indeed a former boxer, a former paratrooper and a front-row forward of the highest order.…
From Narbonne to Perpignan: An alternative Six Nations weekend
By Kate Rowan It only takes two words: Six Nations. As well as conjuring images of red, white, green and three shades of blue, those two words also have the…
Study in France reveals findings on frequency of rugby injuries by position
So now it’s official, at least in France. The most dangerous position on a rugby field is hooker. The results were released last week of a three-year medical study commissioned…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints JJ steals the show Jonathan Joseph helped England turn pressure into points with three really well-taken tries during their 40-9 RBS Six Nations win over Italy in Rome.…
RBS Six Nations: France 10-9 Ireland
Ireland‘s hopes of making it three RBS Six Nations titles on the bounce look all but dead after a 71st-minute try from Maxime Medard took France to a 10-9 victory…