WITH THE naming of the England squad it became easy to take the return of Tom Croft to international rugby as the headline. Of course, his comeback from a broken…
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RBS 6 Nations: Old-stager Jones happy to take on captaincy role
AGE. IT is tricky to come to terms with. Grey wings in your hair; you’re distinguished. Too many crow’s feet; even worse, you can’t judge a dancing competition any more.…
RBS 6 Nations: Howley steers an upturn in Welsh fortunes
IT'S FAIR to say Rob Howley has been subjected to a testing introduction to life as an international head coach but chatting to him at The Vale, ahead of tomorrow's…
RBS Six Nations: France search for the perfect combination
THIRD TIME lucky for France? Philippe Saint-Andre will be hoping so when his third half-back pairing of the Six Nations run out against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday evening. The…
Rugby World TV: Six Nations round 4 preview
THE TEAMS have changed and, if they’re not careful, some coaches could be for the chop if they don’t get a win in this weekend’s RBS 6 Nations! In this…
RBS 6 Nations: Inside the England Camp Part Four
MIKE BROWN and David Strettle give each other plenty of stick in our latest behind-the-scenes video from the England training base while Dan Cole and Billy Twelvetrees look at lessons…
RBS 6 Nations: Weir to starve Wales of rhythm
NO ONE in the Scotland camp would ever say it, but they fear Wales running. Picking Duncan Weir at fly-half for the game at Murrayfield on Saturday could be seen…
RBS 6 Nations: Omitting O’Gara from the discussion
THE FIRST, fast, now ethos of modern media means that you are furnished with soundbites and breaking news at breakneck speed. However, aside from endless repetition and retweets, we are…
Focus on Wales: Five Things we’ve learned
Stephen Jones has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. Jones has had a magnificent career - racking up 104 caps for Wales and six for…
Smash! Wayne Barnes gets hit in the face
IT’S A tough life being a referee – hundreds of decisions to make, crowds jeering you, coaches blaming you. There was an even more painful moment for Wayne Barnes recently.…