At a disciplinary hearing in London today, Bradley Davies, Wales lock forward, was suspended for 7 weeks having been cited by the independent Six Nations citing commissioner Achille Reali (Italy),…
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Laidlaw replaces retired Parks as Scotland turn to youth
Scotland have made two changes to their starting line-up and a further three on the bench for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales in Cardiff. The alterations in…
Dan Parks retires from international rugby with immediate effect
Scotland stand-off Dan Parks today announced his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect. In his eight year international career, Parks won 67 caps for Scotland, scoring 266 points, including…
Much work still to do for Lancaster’s England
By Ben Coles A first win for the Lancaster regime took plenty of blood and guts but was far from the convincing performance many would have hoped for. In all…
Same old problems for Scotland
By Alan Dymock The Auld Enemy came and an old problem reared its ugly head. Scotland had a huge amount of possession but could not convert that into points. The…
Ireland: what went right and what went wrong?
By Claire Glancy “We were robbed!” “Red card!” “Heartbreaking.” THOSE ARE just some of the messages that flooded my mobile on Sunday after Ireland’s 23-21 defeat by Wales. The talk…
Five things we learnt about Wales: Round One
By Paul Williams WALES BEAT Ireland 23-21 in Dublin on Sunday in their opening Six Nations fixture, but what did we learn about the men in red? Here’s the lowdown…
Ireland 21-23 Wales
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor In a nutshell Undoubtedly the game of the Six Nations to date – though that doesn’t do this match justice after what Scotland…
France 30-12 Italy
By Owain Jones, Rugby World Editor In a nutshell France gained revenge over Italy after last year’s humbling 22-21 defeat in Rome, romping to a four-try, 30-12 win. The scoreline…
Scotland 6-13 England
By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer In a nutshell ENGLAND’S RBS 6 Nations title defence is still on track as Saturday saw them beat Scotland 6-13 at Murrayfield. Fly-half Charlie Hodgson…