The task confronting Les Bleus is daunting. If they wish to start the 2017 Six Nations with a win they must beat an England side unbeaten since October 2015. They…
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Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Awesome Scots It’s only two years ago that the SRU were considering disbanding the Scotland Sevens team – how ludicrous an idea that seems now. The Scots followed…
Do we really need music at international rugby events?
The Six Nations is nearly with us and thousands of rugby fans will be looking forward to hooking up with old pals and watching the best teams in Europe go…
HSBC Sevens World Series: England ready to rock in Wellington
It’s early days but England have made the brightest of starts in their bid to win the HSBC Sevens World Series for the first time. After winning bronze in Dubai…
Australia Women’s Sevens receive national medals
Australia’s gold-medal winning Women’s Sevens team received yet another award today when they received Order of Australia medals in the Australia Day honours list. The Olympic and World Series champions…
Six Nations: What’s being said about the introduction of bonus points
This year sees bonus points introduced into the Six Nations, women’s Six Nations, and U20 Six Nations. Many are cheering because they believe it will foster some free-flowing, cutting-edge attacking…
What lies ahead for Eddie Jones’ England in 2017?
Eddie Jones set the bar high in his first calendar year in charge with a first Grand Slam in 13 years, a whitewash against the Wallabies down under and 13…
Racing 92 are only halfway through a long and troubled season
“A Season in Hell” was Midi Olympique’s headline at the start of this month, and few at Racing 92 would contradict that curt assessment. And that was written before the…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Francis Saili Munster replacement Francis Saili took his team into the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup as Pool One winners as he scored the match-winning try against Glasgow…
Six Nations: The England team Eddie Jones should pick to face France
Eddie Jones names his squad for the Six Nations on 20 January and he must be wondering which black cat he ran over as the injuries pile up. Jones won…