Our (Scottish) writer recently headed down to Twickenham in order to take part in a full England training session, hoisting up kicks for Marland Yarde, running cuts with Alex Goode…
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England v Wales: Five key areas
Two teams intent on making history meet at Twickenham on Sunday. A win will see England secure a first Triple Crown since 2003 – an embarrassingly long wait. Conversely, Wales…
Six Nations: Saint-Andre shuffles the pack
JUST WHEN you thought Philippe Saint-Andre’s (PSA) selections couldn’t get any stranger, the France coach goes and proves us all wrong. In announcing his starting XV for the trip to…
Six Nations: The Beleaguered Coaches Club
Whatever is said in haste before Saturday – whatever defensive line is thrown out or snarling reply comes back – it is only because both Scotland’s and France’s head coaches…
Championship blog: Round 17 wrap
Action from round 17 of the GKIPA Championship leaves the play-off slots looking likely to be berthed by the clubs currently occupying the top four positions.
Wales: Five things we’ve learned in February
The statements from the WRU and Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) continued unabated in February. It’s no surprise. In fact during the last six months both have issued more statements than…
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Stuart Hogg Pumps Up the Ball
Here our Scottish cover star for April, Stuart Hogg, tries his hand at the Pump Up the Ball Challenge...
England worthy of measured praise
“Let’s all laugh at England. One win and they think they’re world-beaters.” If you’ve managed to scan social media this week, the chances are that this sentiment has popped up.…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
A round-up of the heroes, villains, moments of magic, miserable mistakes and incidents that had us all jabbering away. What do you think of our choices?