WALES BEAT Scotland 51-3 in what became a training ground rout. Of course, this wasn’t Scotland. This was 14 man Scotland. After Stuart Hogg’s foolishly late hit on Dan Biggar…
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Saints & Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Genius Joe Five years since their Grand Slam, Ireland have their hands on the Six Nations trophy once again, thanks in no small part to…
England: Five things we learned v Italy
So that’s that. England’s Six Nations ended in a balmy, frantic Rome afternoon. There is no further silverware to complement their Triple Crown, but over the course of a 52-11…
Six Nations: France and Saint-André in denial
IT'S A measure of how far France have fallen that after losing 22-20 to Ireland on Saturday one of their own, centre Mathieu Bastareaud, declared: “Tonight we can be proud…
Six Nations: France 20-22 Ireland
By Bea Asprey in Paris The match in 30 seconds The RBS 6 Nations ended in a fairytale fashion rarely seen in sport as Brian O’Driscoll took home the title…
Six Nations: Wales 51-3 Scotland
All the details of a seven-try win for Wales in Cardiff
Brian O’Driscoll: A farewell
BRIAN O’DRISCOLL will depart the international scene for after 15 years and 141 Test caps after tomorrow’s game against France, with Irish fans hoping it can be with a Six…
France and Philippe Saint-Andre need a big win
France have to do more than just win against Ireland on Saturday. They have to win well. Only then will the press get off their backs; only then will fans…
Championship blog: Round 18 wrap
With five rounds left in stage one of the Greene King IPA Championship, this weekend the top four sides virtually rubber-stamped their tickets to the play-offs, scoring 22 tries between
Round 4: Six Nations Team of the weekend
Before this weekend there were (theoretically speaking) five sides still in the Championship hunt. Wales left the running after being comprehensively ousted at Twickenham, while Ireland brushed off hard-working Italy…