The finest handling display under Gatland During the second half in Rome I was half expecting Doc Emmett Brown to scorch across the Olimpico Stadium’s turf in a DeLorean. For…
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Six Nations: England in pole position as title race goes down to the wire
You’re a cricket captain and you win the toss. The pitch and conditions are neutral, so do you bat first and set a target – or back yourself to chase…
Six Nations analysis: How Wales resisted Ireland for 49 phases
On Saturday in Cardiff, the media sniping – margarine comparisons and everything – subsided for 80 minutes and some rugby broke out. Incredibly, an emotionally draining Test match lived up…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Take a bow, Paulie He ended up on the losing side and was even robbed at the lineout on one occasion, but Ireland lock and captain Paul O’Connell…
Six Nations: Five things Wales learnt against Ireland
Wales unravel the third-best team in the World Wales’ 23 – 16 victory over Ireland will rightly draw rapturous applause. Against any Irish team, in the modern era, this would…
Six Nations 2015: Round four
A round-up of the action from the fourth round of the Six Nations
Six Nations: five key clashes in round four
After what seemed a lifetime, but was merely a two week break, the Six Nations is finally ready to get back under way with a number of questions to be…
30 Minutes with… Bradley Davies
The Wasps and Wales lock reveals his funny side
Wales analysis: How Luke Charteris and Alun Wyn Jones conquered France
Now more than ever, rugby spectators are overrun by technicalities and statistics. The accessibility afforded to broadcasters means heightened scrutiny and overbearing focus on the game’s intricacies. These days you…
Six Nations: Five things Wales learnt against France
Wales nail the basics It’s easy to get carried away with statistics. Sometimes they can be misleading and distort the true outcome of a game. But when a team wins…