IF EVER there was a media brouhaha that your regular Australian rugby fan would want from the British Isles at this time of the year, then Warren Gatland’s purported 'Anglo-gate'…
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RBS 6 Nations: France face a culture clash with Top 14
THE FRENCH love a good debate and last weekend’s debacle deserves special attention. Losing in Rome to an adventurous Italian side was one thing, going down in their own back…
The Championship Blog – Week 15 round-up
LEEDS CAME close to ending Newcastle’s perfect 20 at Otley on Sunday where they pushed the Falcons all the way, but had to be content with a losing bonus point,…
RBS 6 Nations – Wales: Five things we’ve learned
WALES' WIN against France cannot be summed up by numbers and statistics – even though, scrum apart, the numbers were in the black. The Welsh lineout ran at an impressive…
RBS 6 Nations: Scotland find their try-scoring touch
WITH CLEAN linout ball, Ruaridh Jackson stepped left and threw a pass behind Sean Lamont just as the centre screamed in against the grain. At his back, Sean Maitland barely…
RBS 6 Nations: England analysis round two
ENGLAND'S 12-6 victory over Ireland in Dublin was the biggest achievement of the Stuart Lancaster regime. It was a coming-of-age performance.
RBS 6 Nations match review: Scotland 34 – 10 Italy
FOUR TRIES from four different backs - in recent years Scotland have sometimes gone through a whole Six Nations without that kind of return. This time they achieved it in…
RBS 6 Nations: Why Rob Howley needs help
THE ONE shred of positivity in the autumn for Wales was that in the face of four straight home losses – now a record five defeats after last week’s defeat…
RBS 6 Nations: A blast from the past – Round 2
ROUND TWO of the RBS 6 Nations throws up some intriguing match-ups, with Scotland facing a white-hot Italy, an out-of-sorts Wales facing a flailing France and Ireland’s match with England…
RBS 6 Nations: England opt for dependability over dynamite
The England team has been unveiled for a Dublin dust-up with the winner of this Sunday showdown already being touted as 6 Nations champions. Stuart Lancaster and his selectors have…