Sell-out crowds drummed up into a patriotic frenzy, fascinating personal sub-plots featuring players and coaches, Eddie Butler’s dulcet tones set against a back-drop of Kasabian – the Six Nations has…
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France: Hugo Bonneval offers Six Nations spark
There’s some rugby talent in the Bonneval family...
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…
Six Nations: Club v country battle in France
ONE WOULD have thought there would be a smile on the face of French rugby this week. Two wins out of two in the Six Nations, already one more than…
Six Nations: Bet you never saw this!
All the best unseen snaps from Six Nations round 2
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.
England: Five things we learned v Scotland
England should have had it tougher. Still, some valuable pointers emerged
Ireland: Five things we learned v Wales
By Claire Glancy It’s time to expect the unexpected from Ireland Who in their right mind could have predicted that part of Joe Schmidt’s game plan would be to attack…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
You wait 21 matches for your first Test try, then score two in two weeks. That’s what has happened to England full-back Mike Brown, who is in the form of…
Six Nations: France 30-10 Italy
France remain unbeaten and travel to Cardiff in a fortnight looking for a third straight win. Little was expected after a turgid first-half affair, with kickers from both sides, Jean-Marc…