LEEDS CAME close to ending Newcastle’s perfect 20 at Otley on Sunday where they pushed the Falcons all the way, but had to be content with a losing bonus point,…
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Rugby World TV: Six Nations Round 2 reviews
THE SECOND round of the 2013 Six Nations has divided opinion – was it an incredibly physical affair, or just plain boring? Here’s what we thought of the Scotland v…
RBS 6 Nations – Wales: Five things we’ve learned
WALES' WIN against France cannot be summed up by numbers and statistics – even though, scrum apart, the numbers were in the black. The Welsh lineout ran at an impressive…
RBS 6 Nations: Scotland find their try-scoring touch
WITH CLEAN linout ball, Ruaridh Jackson stepped left and threw a pass behind Sean Lamont just as the centre screamed in against the grain. At his back, Sean Maitland barely…
RBS 6 Nations: England analysis round two
ENGLAND'S 12-6 victory over Ireland in Dublin was the biggest achievement of the Stuart Lancaster regime. It was a coming-of-age performance.
RBS 6 Nations match review: Ireland 6-12 England
A DIFFERENT type of win to the one over Scotland at Twickenham last week but a win nonetheless. The wet weather in Dublin dictated that this was never going to…
RBS 6 Nations match review: France 6-16 Wales
This was a drab game, full of errors and lacking inspiration, with little to entertain as players trudged from scrum to scrum. In fact, it look like the pitch was…
RBS 6 Nations: Why Rob Howley needs help
THE ONE shred of positivity in the autumn for Wales was that in the face of four straight home losses – now a record five defeats after last week’s defeat…
RBS 6 Nations: A blast from the past – Round 2
ROUND TWO of the RBS 6 Nations throws up some intriguing match-ups, with Scotland facing a white-hot Italy, an out-of-sorts Wales facing a flailing France and Ireland’s match with England…
RBS 6 Nations: England opt for dependability over dynamite
The England team has been unveiled for a Dublin dust-up with the winner of this Sunday showdown already being touted as 6 Nations champions. Stuart Lancaster and his selectors have…