The little things Despite a rugby landscape dominated by 105kg wingers, fleets of Cryo-chambers and salaries approaching 1 million euros a season, rugby remains a game decided by the little…
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Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
THE SAINTS Club crackers Who needs the international stars? The two televised Aviva Premiership games at the weekend were belters. “A sensational game. The last 20, I could watch that…
Six Nations: France 22-16 Scotland
The good and the bad of France's 22-16 Six Nations win against Scotland
How important is the role of the captain?
Martin Johnson always reckoned that us lot in the media made too much of the role of a captain – he said he had a team of leaders around him…
Six Nations: Eddie Jones and Gareth Southgate share tips before Wales Test
Eddie Jones called in expertise from some unconventional sources yesterday when England football manager Gareth Southgate visited Jones’s team in training at Pennyhill Park. Southgate was sharing some wisdom with…
Six Nations: Five things we learnt about France v England
From the red zone to replacements, Gavin Mortimer looks at five key findings from France’s loss to England in round one of the Six Nations
Six Nations: Italy v Wales – Five things we’ve learnt
A win but an overly structured first-half Wales secured a comfortable 33-7 victory against an Italy team that ranks 13th in the world. Three tries, a perfect lineout completion (13…
Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen passes away aged 45
In 2013, Rugby World editor Owain Jones, sat down with Joost van der Westhuizen and talked to him about his life in rugby and his battle with Motor Neurone disease……
Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
THE SAINTS Hogging the headlines The BBC showed a great graphic ahead of the Scotland-Ireland game on Saturday, highlighting the total absence of Scotsmen from Lions Test XVs over the…
Six Nations: Talking points from England v France
The England pack lacked balance England have been renowned for their strength in depth but the eight men they chose to give their backs a platform didn’t work, despite Eddie…