Having returned from South Africa and facing a short turnaround before their Friday night match against the Hurricanes, the Blues are forced to field a team without their captain, Keven…
Tournaments
Tomas O’Leary signs for London Irish
Munster & Ireland scrum half Tomás O’Leary is moving to London Irish on a three year contract. The 28-year-old will join the club for the 2012/13 season from Munster where…
Western Force make minor changes to team facing Rebels
Western Force Coach Richard Graham has made only minor adjustments to his 22 man squad for the club’s clash against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday night with dynamic winger…
Rugby World’s Championship Blog
With two games down and four to play, this division remains as hard to predict as the Stuart Lancaster saga, writes Richard Grainger. In Pool A Bristol, the clear post…
Rugby World predictions competition – the result
There was no Grand Slam in the Rugby World Six Nations Predictions Competition as none of the nine contenders called all 15 match-winners correctly. However, there was some Welsh success…
Relive Wales’ Grand Slam win
THE WRU cameras were there to capture all the action as Wales beat France to lift their third RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam in eight seasons, so here’s a reminder…
A St Patrick’s Day to forget
What a shocker! This generation of Ireland players and fans have got so used to beating England in the last decade that with this year's match rounding off the tournament…
Five things we learnt about Wales: Final round
Wales won their third RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam in eight seasons when beating France on Saturday. It was a wonderful occasion in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. Here’s my in-depth analysis…
Scotland stumble again
Scotland's 2012 RBS 6 Nations match came to an end in Rome on Saturday much like their tournament as a whole - in a mish mash of penalties, errors and…
England surpass all expectations
Four wins from five. Not even the most optimistic England fan in their right mind would have predicted that outcome at the start of this year’s RBS 6 Nations. Yet…