How well the successful blending of youth and experience is demonstrated at Cashel, from rural Munster. Howard Stanley and Emmet Hall, both 21, sandwich 22-year-old hooker Dave McCormack in the…

Sarah Hunter to captain England against Italy

England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street hasrung the changes ahead of Sunday’s Six Nations clash against Italy, kick off 2pm GMT, at the Centro Sportivo in Parabiago, Milan. On the…

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP – ROUND 20…or not…as was the case. With a fairness seldom seen in any sport, the return of winter managed to wipe out the entire Championship programme last…

Greig Laidlaw

By Alan Dymock The Auld Enemy came and an old problem reared its ugly head. Scotland had a huge amount of possession but could not convert that into points. The…

Ireland v Wales

By Claire Glancy “We were robbed!” “Red card!” “Heartbreaking.” THOSE ARE just some of the messages that flooded my mobile on Sunday after Ireland’s 23-21 defeat by Wales. The talk…

Leigh Haflpenny

By Paul Williams WALES BEAT Ireland 23-21 in Dublin on Sunday in their opening Six Nations fixture, but what did we learn about the men in red? Here’s the lowdown…