By Claire Glancy It’s time to expect the unexpected from Ireland Who in their right mind could have predicted that part of Joe Schmidt’s game plan would be to attack…
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Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
You wait 21 matches for your first Test try, then score two in two weeks. That’s what has happened to England full-back Mike Brown, who is in the form of…
Six Nations: Scotland 0-20 England
All the stats and quotes from Scotland versus England, and a look ahead
Six Nations: Saint-Andre picks youth for Italy clash
What has happened to Philippe Saint-Andre? The once arch-conservative coach has sprung another surprise by handing 23-year-old Stade Francais Hugo Bonneval his first cap on the wing against Italy on…
Six Nations: Ireland v Wales. Five key battles
TOMORROW'S GAME has already provided acres of newsprint, social media debate and heated discussion in hostelries from Llangollen to Tipperary, and it's hardly surprising with more subplots than Dynasty providing…
Six Nations: Will we see Calcutta Cup cutting edge?
SPORTS PEOPLE often talk about the ‘control-ables’ – the things you can have an impact on. In modern rugby that means striving for a high tackle count, carry rate or…
Championship blog: Round 14 wrap
It’s all change at the top and tight at the bottom of the GKIPA Championship with London Welsh slipping to a third defeat and bottom placed Ealing closing the gap…
Scotland: Five things we learned v Ireland
AS INSIPID as an intro about Groundhog Day would be it, is cruelly apt that the famous holiday of fell on the same day as Scotland plodded into Dublin. In…
Ireland: Five things we learned v Scotland
For the first time in a long time, players are not going to be guaranteed their position in the starting XV or matchday squad. Understandably the likes of Paul O’Connell…
Six Nations: Bet you never saw this!
All the best unseen snaps from Six Nations round 1