IN A NUTSHELL England 47 – 17 Italy England scored six tries in their second Six Nations game, including four in 13 second-half minutes to defeat Italy. The visitors drew…
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Six Nations: ‘Scotland’s Vern Cotter is doing a fantastic job but the front row must go’
If Scotland’s front row needed any extra motivation for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Wales, they needn’t look far to find it. For Colin Deans, Scotland’s 1984 Grand Slam…
Inside the England camp: Italy week
The England camp has been buzzing this weekend after the confidence-boosting win over Wales last Friday, especially after being 10-0 down. Sky Sports presenter Alex Payne grabbed George Kruis and…
Six Nations analysis: Scotland’s slick back-play
It may not come as consolation to Scotland fans – in fact, most fiercely nationalistic ones will probably refuse to entertain the notion – but Vern Cotter’s side can be…
Can Karmichael Hunt be the next Israel Folau?
Forget Israel Folau, Sam Burgess and Sonny Bill Williams. The latest rugby league convert to catch the eye is Karmichael Hunt, better known as ‘K’. On Friday Hunt will attempt…
Philippe Saint-Andre uses stability as France’s new watchword
Just the one change for France for the trip to Dublin on Saturday, and once again Philippe Saint-Andre has caught us off-guard. With Alexander Menini injured in the dour 15-8…
The Clubhouse Podcast: The first round of the Six Nations
The second ever Clubhouse Podcast is here and it’s looking back through the first week of the Six Nations and all of the drama and incident. We talk through the…
The February letter from South Africa
SA player drain continues South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer’s penchant for picking players based in Europe and Japan appears to have hastened the rush of promising players to lucrative foreign…
Wales act to prevent repeat of George North incident
The Welsh team medics will have access to pitch-side video replays for all their other RBS 6 Nations matches this spring so that they do not miss another incident like…
Six Nations: Five things we learnt – France v Scotland
Okay, trusting in youth has its problems On these pages, in the autumn, I banged on about youth being given its head and flourishing as a result. Yes, back then…