Italy led for 45 minutes in all, but two long-range second-half penalties by Jules Plisson put France ahead in the last five minutes and when Italy set up a chance…
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Ireland v Wales preview: Where the match will be won and lost
Ireland and Wales’ simmering Celtic rivalry will resurface on Sunday when Warren Gatland and his experienced squad across the Irish Sea to Dublin to take on Joe Schmidt’s depleted Ireland,…
Six Nations: Guy Noves making the right calls
Have we made a mistake? This correspondent and the other British and Irish commentators who have been noisily trumpeting that France have appointed the wrong man as their new coach.…
30 Minutes with… Mike Phillips
Former Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips talks pranks, Paris and party guests
Six Nations: How Eddie Jones will set England up for hostility of Murrayfield
By Adam Hathaway The scrum The scrum is traditionally England’s strong point and it was all going so well under Graham Rowntree until France did a number on the pack…
Five talking points from rugby in January
The Rio dream, not as easy as some thought. January saw Sonny Bill Williams make his debut for the New Zealand Sevens team in Wellington. Despite being part of the…
Brookes and Kvesic among eight England players released ahead of Scotland clash
Eddie Jones releases eight players back to their clubs ahead of England's clash with Scotland, as three uncapped players remain in the final 25
Hotshots: Edinburgh back row Jamie Ritchie
Where did you first pick up a rugby ball? My first club, for minis, was Madras, in St Andrews. I went to Strathallan on a scholarship when I was coming…
Hotshots: Cardiff Blues scrum-half Tomos Williams
When did you start playing rugby? With Treorchy U7. One of my brothers was there and my old man (Steve Williams) was a coach. He coached us all the way…
Phil Larder: ‘We solved the problem in 2003, now Eddie must do the same’
Eighteen years separate the appointments of Phil Larder and Paul Gustard as England defence coach but a strand exists between the two, because Gustard was a Leicester player during their…