All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoCenturion Harvey Skinner out to join elite club
By Paul Rees Ever since Harvey Skinner made his debut for Exeter eight years ago, players from the club have been...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoI’d be happy to step up at 12 – Seb Atkinson
By Ben Jaycock Gloucester's Seb Atkinson aims to show he can be the solution to England’s problem at No.12. Atkinson was...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoTime to add Japan and Fiji to Rugby Championship
THE endless mistreatment of Fiji as a second rate rugby nation is another disastrous admin blunder in the sport’s professional era....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoTime for Marcus Smith and Ben Spencer to link up
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... There's speculation that Alex Mitchell and George Ford are unlikely to feature...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAppleby: We are missing too many players
By SAM JACKSON EXETER head coach Susie Appleby is unhappy that the Premiership Women’s Rugby season has started while her top...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoAntoine Dupont & Co need to take on the very best
Rugby Matters By Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points I think we established long ago...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWales squander chances to get past Italy
By SAM JACKSON Wales ................. 5 Italy ................... 8 WALES rued a lack of composure late on as they suffered a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBreen called up to captain Ireland
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Canada v Ireland Saturday October 5. Kick-off 11.45pm MUNSTER centre Enya Breen was named captain of Ireland...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMy dream tour: The Lions in Argentina
OF COURSE, the British and Irish Lions should be touring Argentina, I’ve been arguing the case for 20 years or more....
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Features
/ 1 year agoI’ll play for Wales again, says Francis
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Strong man: Tomas Francis scoring for Wales against Georgia at last year’s World...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoHowdy! England pair saddle up to spread the word
By Ben Jaycock Jess Breach and Ellie Kildunne have launched their new podcast Rugby Rodeo with one ambition in mind –...
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Features
/ 1 year agoDYLANHICKS
YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland camps to improve skills
By BEN JAYCOCK Pack power: England bossed South Africa up front on their way to Junior World Cup success in the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoCampese:Schmidt is wrong man for Aussies
By CAMERON STEPHENS DAVID Campese delivered a blunt message regarding Joe Schmidt’s position as Australia’s head coach, claiming the Kiwi isn’t...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTop four finish is our goal – Harry Randall
By Ben Jaycock Harry Randall feels Bristol Bears can go one step further this year and secure a play-off place which...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland should be aiming for treble top in the Autumn Internationals
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... The autumn internationals against the traditional southern hemisphere big three, and Japan,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoCaptaining Leicester Tigers is an honour – Ollie Chessum
By Mark Stevens Match Preview – Leicester Tigers v Bath It was quite the comeback for Ollie Chessum, not just personally,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoFiji deserve to play with best in world
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Every underdog has its day, as Daniel Dubois reminded us in knocking an entire cathedral’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year ago15 who have a chance to shine in the Premiership
Brendan Gallagher selects a team of young, and not so young, players in the Premiership to keep an eye on this...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMatthews proud to be leading England
■By BEN JAYCOCK PHOEBE Murray and Bo Westcombe-Evans make their Red Roses debuts tonight as England begin their WXV1 title defence...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIreland face tough New Zealand test
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... New Zealand v Ireland Monday. Kick-off 3am IRELAND take on world champions New Zealand this morning looking...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Tom Dye
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U18 PROP Tom Dye has the rare ability to play both sides of the scrum and...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoChampions are chasing a hat-trick of crowns
Ben Jaycock looks forward to the new season where Gloucester-Hartpury will be team to beat PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby returns next weekend...
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Top 14
/ 1 year agoGalthie’s plans will need a re-think
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FOUR weeks into the Top 14 season and six weeks out from France’s opening Autumn Nations Series...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJoe El-Abd named England’s new defence coach
Former Bristol and Toulon flanker Joe El-Abd will replace Felix Jones as England defence coach. The Rugby Football Union confirmed 44-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThe Toxicity of the Welsh Rugby media
By Peter Ryan A massive part of today’s sport is traditional and social media. The two have a symbiotic relationship and...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoFraser Dingwall: England will stay on track
By Paul Rees Fraser Dingwall is confident the shock loss of two coaches this summer will not derail England who have...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe must find another gear – Alex Sanderson
By Paul Rees Preview... Sale v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Salford Community Stadium No side accumulated more points than Sale after...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoConor O’Shea backing England A to bridge the gap
By Ben Jaycock England A return to action in November and RFU director of performance Conor O’Shea feels they have a...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMaking the game pay is still the main challenge
>> PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS AS TEAMS FROM ACROSS EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA KICK OFF THE NEW SEASON The dawn...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland aiming for a repeat success
By Ben Jaycock and James Orpin Break: Abby Dow scores against New Zealand and, inset, John Mitchell PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWales and Scotland are in the mood to prove themselves
Star: Jasmine Joyce WXV 2 FOLLOWING their bottom-place finish in the Six Nations, Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has galvanaised his...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland U20s 50-man squad
HEAD coach Mark Mapletoft has named a 50-man England U20 elite playing squad for the new season. After winning both the...
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Top 14
/ 1 year agoFrisch in mood to impress Galthie
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Ambitious: Antoine Frisch is keen to make a mark in the international setup PICTURE: Getty Images ONE-TIME...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoEasterby looking forward to Ireland job
SIMON Easterby is relishing the chance to lead Ireland when expects Andy Farrell takes a sabbatical to become the British and...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoOutside centre best for Freeman -Burrell
■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER England centre Luther Burrell believes Tommy Freeman is best suited at outside centre and has the attributes...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChristian Day confident new PGP deal will attract big guns
By Adam Hathaway Players' chief Christian Day predicts the new Professional Game Partnership agreement will help attract more foreign big guns...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTom Roebuck targets England success
By Ross Heppenstall Winning a maiden England Test cap to top the best season of his career will not be enough...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBath will not bring in replacement for kicking ace Callard
By Jon Newcombe Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has confirmed that the club won’t be hiring a new kicking...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoTime for Steve Borthwick to prove his worth
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s talking points By Brendan Gallagher Honeymoon periods are not set in stone...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoResurgent Irish hit Wallaroos for six
Ireland.....................36 Australia................. 10 IRELAND started their season with an impressive six-try win in Belfast with back row Aoife Wafer scoring a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears Preview: We have a new sense of energy – Fitz Harding
Team-by-team guide by Paul Rees Bristol Bears Coach: Pat Lam Captain: Fitz Harding After Bristol lost at Connacht in January to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs Season Preview: Youngsters need to find place in Rob Baxter’s puzzle
Exeter Chiefs Season Preview Coach: Rob Baxter Captain: Jack Yeandle Exeter did not quite confound the belief that you win nothing...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins Season Preview: Joe Launchbury sets stall on being hard to beat
Harlequins Season Preview Coach: Danny Wilson Captain: Alex Dombrandt Supporters at The Stoop probably spend less time in their...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints Season Preview: George Furbank in charge as Saints bid for repeat
Northampton Saints Season Preview Coach: Phil Dowson Captain: George Furbank Last season’s title winning success at Northampton was no fluke. It...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSale Sharks Season Preview: Alex Sanderson is planning a broader approach
Sale Sharks Season Preview Coach: Alex Sanderson Captain: Ben Curry Sale Sharks failed in their bid last season to go...
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Features
/ 1 year agoJust being paid to play was a dream
DAN BAUGH MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER CANADA AND CARDIFF FLANKER, WHO COACHED CARDIFF, WALES AND WASPS AND IS NOW GEORGIA’S...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoEngland Women heading in the wrong direction
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game Watching last week’s game between England’s women and their French...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Harlequins’ Felix Champain
Young Guns Felix Champain felt his trip to South Africa last month with England U18s was a great indication in what...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBone transplant has Roberts up and running
By SIMON THOMAS Bionic: Joe Roberts in action against England PICTURE: Alamy JOE Roberts is Welsh rugby’s answer to the Bionic...
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