All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Bonus points will make Six Nations even better
Just before the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship this column advocated the tournament trialling a bonus point system, and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, I have to admit it, England do have momentum right now
For many years I hated the word momentum, used in a rugby context, and tied myself in knots avoiding it –...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo
Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ollie Dawe – Bristol prop
As a young prop Ollie Dawe knows full well the journey to the Premiership will be a long one so he...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: How many back rows can finish like Tipuric?
I’ve said it plenty of times, but I’m more than happy to say it again, Justin Tipuric is one of the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBonus-point system to make Six Nations debut in 2017
The Six Nations Council today announced the introduction of a bonus points system in the RBS 6 Nations, The Women’s Six...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s not get carried away by win over these Boks
After a ten-year wait England have finally laid the Springbok ghost to bed with a resounding win by 37 points, including...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams – Wales are lucky that Boks look in even worse shape!
Wales are in serious danger of being left behind by the rest of the Six Nations if they don’t settle on...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland U20s announce Six Nations venues
England U20s’ fixtures for the 2017 Six Nations have been announced with home games taking place in Exeter, Darlington and Northampton....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoWho will get a Six Nations call up?
As we head into the November, the England team enter the Autumn Internationals and only four matches separate them from Christmas...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Mitchell – Northampton scrum-half
A knee injury prevented him from playing in a home World Cup, but Alex Mitchell is back and desperate to put...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher on a 30-day 46-test global spectacular
There was a time when rugby fans looked forward eagerly to THE annual November international, the big match between the touring...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Ben Te’o could break up the Ford-Farrell partnership
Owen Farrell‘s game has really developed, and the 10-12 link he had with George Ford in the Six Nations and on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Limited space? All Blacks find acres of it
One day last February after an unusually turgid round of Six Nations matches, Warren Gatland made a few observations of a...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: You think Eddie’s tough? We had Gatland’s world of pain
England‘s players had better get used to these tough new training sessions because they are only going to get harder for...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Springboks must look North to stop the rot
When Adriaan Strauss stepped onto the broadcasting plinth at King’s Park in Durban after South Africa had suffered a humiliating record...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Will Talbot-Davies – Dragons full-back
Will Talbot-Davies might have grown up in England and gone to Solihull school but he is as Welsh as they come...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: No-brainer, Steve? Afraid not, more like brain dead
Talk about letting the inmates run the asylum! Sometimes you have to wonder if those working in the professional game have...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Tom Prydie return has reminded us of fame’s fickle nature
Tom Prydie came out of the shadows on Friday night after the longest ten months of his turbulent rugby life. As...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clubs must be included in global season talks
There have been some sensible thoughts on a global season from World Rugby, a body that we are usually concerned is...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Warren Gatland can turn this crazy schedule to his advantage
The 2017 Lions head coach job in New Zealand was Warren Gatland’s to turn down, and I’m pleased that he has...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Solution is needed to get Ospreys flying again
According to people who know about these things, the last confirmed flight of an Osprey over Wales took place some 12...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoBilly Vunipola knows it’s not only Nathan Hughes gunning for his jersey
Rapidly-maturing Billy Vunipola says he will relish the competition from Wasps‘ counterpart Nathan Hughes as he bids to take his game...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Get Stephen Jones on board when Lions confirm Warren Gatland call
When it comes to leading the British & Irish Lions, it’s all about experience and that’s why Warren Gatland is the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Matt Burke’s law on summer season is good sense
Matt Burke was not only a great Wallaby full-back, he is a measured and respected commentator on the game. That’s why...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoMove Six Nations to the summer says Gerald Davies
Gerald Davies today makes an impassioned plea for the Six Nations to be taken out of its winter habitat and rescheduled...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Beware the All Blacks ‘in transition’
It seems barely five minutes ago that the Rugby Championship was first mooted and then established and now here we are...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations will vote on bonus points plan
The Six Nations are planning to introduce bonus points starting next year when England defend their Grand Slam. The first change...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens primed to emulate Tigers’ long period of dominance
George Kruis is confident Saracens can create a long-lasting legacy by repeating last season’s heroics to become the first Premiership side...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher catches up with Italy boss Conor O’Shea
Conor O’Shea has been moving house this week and barring ferry delays, French customs getting moody and removal vans getting lost...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Rugby as a whole won’t benefit from this new deal
With the RFU and the Premiership congratulating themselves on reaching an eye-watering £200 million plus funding agreement, there are some voices...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoQ&A with Harlequins head coach Mark Mapletoft
Understand you recently went on a globe-trotting expedition? Correct. I went to Sydney and Auckland and spent time with a number...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Global season would be no aid to player welfare
Am I the only one who doesn’t understand the continual call for a global season and how moving a couple of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoTom Youngs in pledge to bring back glory days at Leicester
New Leicester captain Tom Youngs reckons the pain of three successive Premiership semi-final defeats will drive his side towards next season’s...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoJames Haskell: I’d risk my career again to beat the Aussies 3-0!
James Haskell has revealed he needed complicated surgery on his big toe to save his rugby career and now faces up...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain talks to Nigel Wray and Simon Halliday about the Club v Country crisis
When the new club-country accord between the RFU and the Premiership is announced on Monday, unless there is a cast-iron clause...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Eastmond can revive England hopes at Sale
By Jeremy Guscott Kyle Eastmond is a very talented player with a skill set that really suits Rugby Union. When he...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHaskell to miss six months with foot injury
Wasps and England international James Haskell is set to spend six months on the sidelines after requiring reconstructive surgery on his...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory
Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain marks the England touring party
Test players Dylan Hartley (c) Top-quality leadership. Attended impressively to the core skills of hooking, and the longer he stayed out...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoJamie George reveals secrets of England revival
Victorious hooker Jamie George has identified the belief installed by Eddie Jones, Steve Borthwick’s coaching and the leadership qualities of Dylan...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend could be Warren Gatland’s most important Lions pick
I have been watching and waiting for Wales to get a foothold in the international game again – and just when...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: The Welsh Lions face mauling by England
The last Lions Test team contained ten Welshmen and two English. The numbers for the next one could very easily turn...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath boss Bruce Craig NOT selling up at the Rec
Bruce Craig has categorically denied he is selling Bath after rumours emerged he was on the verge of offloading his controlling...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Welfare is sacrificed on altar of Test cash
For those who survived the World Cup and everything else the fates threw at them, the longest of all seasons ended...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoShakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama
Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England’s victorious tour...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: ‘Respect’ is the key to James Haskell’s rejuvenation
James Haskell is proof that you can’t keep a good man down. The sheer storm-force belligerence with which he bowled over...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: You’ll have to take it up a notch to beat All Blacks
For a team in transition just eight months ago, it is remarkable to see England’s transformation under Eddie Jones and the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher verdict: Thanks to Saracens, Eddie has turned England into natural-born winners
The thing about winning, like any addiction, is that you can’t live without it. You can’t function properly without that regular...












