WHEN DECLAN Kidney named his extended 39-man training squad for the Six Nations, there’s no doubt the announcement was overshadowed by, perhaps, his boldest decision of his five-year tenure as…
Six Nations
RBS 6 Nations: Inside the England Camp Part One
WITH THE RBS 6 Nations about to kick off, England’s behind-the-scenes videos are back. Chris Robshaw looks back at that win over New Zealand, David Strettle is in charge of…
RBS 6 Nations: Familiar feel to Ireland team
AN IRELAND side has been selected to storm into the Millennium Stadium this Saturday. Fronted by new skipper Jamie Heaslip it is a fairly familiar looking side with an additional…
RBS 6 Nations: Can the Scots steal the Calcutta Cup?
INTERIM SCOTLAND coaches Scott Johnson and Dean Ryan have named their squad to face the Auld Enemy at Twickenham this Saturday. The headlines for this line-up come with Sean Maitland…
RBS 6 Nations: The war of words begins
LIKE THE one belligerent guest at a wedding, shouting over the dancefloor at midnight, Jim Telfer has today shuffled out and labelled England “arrogant” and Wales “lazy”. Needless to say,…
RBS 6 Nations: Room for improvement
SOMETIMES THE most onerous demands are the ones you set for strangers. Punters masquerading as experts, like yours truly, could lay claim to certain expectations of professional players. However, such…
Six Nations Q&A: Robshaw, Roberts, Brown and Heaslip
RW spent some time with national captain's Chris Robshaw, Jamie Heaslip, Kelly Brown plus Wales' defensive leader Jamie Roberts at Twickenham to chat about the Six Nations. Let's see what…
Heineken Cup Round 6: What Six Nations coaches want
THERE IS one round of Heineken Cup and Amlin action left before the taut, stomach-churning charge of the Six Nations reaches us. For international head coaches, picking a side is…
Wales Six Nations squad announced
THE MOMENT has come. They may have had a horrible autumn and they may have an injury list heavier than a Scott Quinnell sandwich, but Rob Howley and his wounded…
Tom Croft: Twitter Q&A
WITH STUART Lancaster’s Elite Player Squad (EPS) being released this week, many will be happy to see the return of one of England’s most athletic and skilled back rowers, Tom…