There were times on Saturday night when France made the All Blacks look ordinary. But ten years from now the record books and the rugby websites won’t mention that fact.…
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Championship blog: Round 7 round-up
It was seventh heaven for London Welsh at the Kassam Stadium on Sunday as Bristol’s bubble burst to leave the Exiles seven from seven and six points clear at the…
EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: James Robson
Scotland and British and Irish Lions doctor James Robson talks exclusively about concussion in rugby, the role of the IRB and why healthy debate on the subject can only be…
Were yellows for Gethin Jenkins and Coenie Oosthuizen right?
LET’S SET the scene first: on Saturday at the Millennium Stadium referee Alain Rolland pulled out a yellow card and sent off the loose-head from Wales and the tight-head from…
Jonathan Davies breaks Welsh ranks
The news has broken that Jonathan Davies is to move to Clermont Auvergne
Ireland: Five things we learned against Samoa
Beforehand Joe Schmidt would have probably settled for a five try to nil haul for his first game in charge but the new Ireland coach is a perfectionist and while…
England: Five things we learned against Argentina
Two from two for England and they’ve hit the targets many would have set before autumn
Wales: Five things we learned from South Africa
Once again Wales lost to South Africa. The 24 -15 defeat to Springboks was their 25th in 27 attempts
Scotland: Five things we learned against Japan
Scotland escaped from a bruising encounter with the Japanese last weekend and now look ahead to the visit of South Africa on Sunday. What did we learn?
Autumn Series. Match verdict: Wales 15-24 South Africa
THE GAME set-off at a furious pace with Jonathan Davies, twice, make telling incursions behind the Springbok defence but after South Africa scored their first try, against the run of…