Before this weekend there were (theoretically speaking) five sides still in the Championship hunt. Wales left the running after being comprehensively ousted at Twickenham, while Ireland brushed off hard-working Italy…
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England v Wales: 5 Things we’ve learned
Wales lost by 29-18 against England in a performance that will frustrate the players and the coaching staff as much as it will the Welsh supporters. As a result Wales…
Six Nations: England 29-18 Wales
England 29-18 Wales The match in 30 seconds England avenged their heavy defeat in Cardiff last year with a comprehensive win over a faltering Wales, winning a Triple Crown in…
Six Nations: Saint-Andre shuffles the pack
JUST WHEN you thought Philippe Saint-Andre’s (PSA) selections couldn’t get any stranger, the France coach goes and proves us all wrong. In announcing his starting XV for the trip to…
Wales: Five things we’ve learned in February
The statements from the WRU and Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) continued unabated in February. It’s no surprise. In fact during the last six months both have issued more statements than…
Six Nations: Round 3 – Team of the weekend
IT WAS a rip-roaring Round 3, where France and Ireland lost their chance of a Grand Slam and England and Wales moved back into contention for the Six Nations title.…
Six Nations: Ireland – Five things we’ve learned.
AGAINST WALES, Ireland played for territory and focused on pinning back the oversized Welsh wingers, unlike Saturday when they kept the ball in hand much more. The quality of the…
Match preview: England v Ireland
AFTER EASING past Scotland and decimating Wales, Ireland head to Twickenham this weekend with a Triple Crown sitting well within grasping distance. Thanks to a marauding pack and some savvy…
Six Nations: Scotland analysis – Johnson should take a step back
MORE OFTEN than not, these ‘Five Things We Learned’ pieces are a mixture of praise and a smidgeon of criticism, just to let everyone know that you spotted a little…
Wales: Five things we learned v Ireland
Wales were comprehensively beaten by Ireland in as one sided a victory as we have witnessed under Warren Gatland. Wales were completely shutdown in all aspects of the game.