WALES AND Scotland, like two prize fighters slugged out a first-half bereft of quality and punctuated by a constant penalties given by whistle-happy referee Craig Joubert. The only highlight, if…
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RBS 6 Nations: Round Four Talking Points
THERE IS a lot of love in the air. Not the kind of sickly sweet love, where champagne with strawberries is a must and a handmade card has to be…
RBS 6 Nations: Variety is spice of life for England
WITH THE naming of the England squad it became easy to take the return of Tom Croft to international rugby as the headline. Of course, his comeback from a broken…
RBS 6 Nations: Old-stager Jones happy to take on captaincy role
AGE. IT is tricky to come to terms with. Grey wings in your hair; you’re distinguished. Too many crow’s feet; even worse, you can’t judge a dancing competition any more.…
RBS 6 Nations: Howley steers an upturn in Welsh fortunes
IT'S FAIR to say Rob Howley has been subjected to a testing introduction to life as an international head coach but chatting to him at The Vale, ahead of tomorrow's…
RBS Six Nations: France search for the perfect combination
THIRD TIME lucky for France? Philippe Saint-Andre will be hoping so when his third half-back pairing of the Six Nations run out against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday evening. The…
Rugby World TV: Six Nations round 4 preview
THE TEAMS have changed and, if they’re not careful, some coaches could be for the chop if they don’t get a win in this weekend’s RBS 6 Nations! In this…
Six Nations: The Rugby World quiz answers
HERE ARE the answers to Rugby World’s Six Nations quiz. If you missed the questions, click here. 1. Paul O’Connell, Sergio Parisse, Sam Warburton, Chris Robshaw, Kelly Brown, Pascal Papé…
RBS 6 Nations: Inside the England Camp Part Four
MIKE BROWN and David Strettle give each other plenty of stick in our latest behind-the-scenes video from the England training base while Dan Cole and Billy Twelvetrees look at lessons…
RBS 6 Nations: Calling on the cavalry
The 1981 chart-topping song Stop the Cavalry may be a Christmas classic, but in truth it is a protest against war. Appropriate, then, that during the continent’s biggest celebration of…