WHETHER YOU are travelling to one of the three RBS 6 Nations games this weekend, heading to the pub to watch them with your friends or staying at home to…
Tournaments
England v Wales: Five key areas
Two teams intent on making history meet at Twickenham on Sunday. A win will see England secure a first Triple Crown since 2003 – an embarrassingly long wait. Conversely, Wales…
Six Nations: Saint-Andre shuffles the pack
JUST WHEN you thought Philippe Saint-Andre’s (PSA) selections couldn’t get any stranger, the France coach goes and proves us all wrong. In announcing his starting XV for the trip to…
Six Nations: The Beleaguered Coaches Club
Whatever is said in haste before Saturday – whatever defensive line is thrown out or snarling reply comes back – it is only because both Scotland’s and France’s head coaches…
Wales: Five things we’ve learned in February
The statements from the WRU and Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) continued unabated in February. It’s no surprise. In fact during the last six months both have issued more statements than…
England worthy of measured praise
“Let’s all laugh at England. One win and they think they’re world-beaters.” If you’ve managed to scan social media this week, the chances are that this sentiment has popped up.…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
A round-up of the heroes, villains, moments of magic, miserable mistakes and incidents that had us all jabbering away. What do you think of our choices?
Six Nations: The championship’s defining moments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F7p3Le2Cqg The March issue of Rugby World is on sale now and features plenty of Six Nations interviews. The April issue goes on sale on 4 March and will bring…
Six Nations: Round 3 – Team of the weekend
IT WAS a rip-roaring Round 3, where France and Ireland lost their chance of a Grand Slam and England and Wales moved back into contention for the Six Nations title.…
Scotland: Five things we learned v Italy
THE SCOTLAND result was one that brought out relief. The kind of relief that has spectators and coaches strapped to oxygen tanks, so taxing was the enormous sigh everyone let…