There was a sense of profound disappointment on Monday as news broke that Rhys Patchell faces a four-month lay-off to correct knee and shoulder problems, but Wales are not short…
Six Nations
What England need for the Six Nations
As Rugby World Cup 2015 creeps closer, the upcoming Six Nations will provide more fascinating insight into each competing country’s prospects. As the only northern hemisphere nation to beat a…
2013: RW’s End of Year awards
GOOD OLD Sonny Bill. Not content with winning a Rugby World Cup in Union and League, he’s now decided he wants to top that by winning a second Union World…
Gaining Six Nations release from the Top 14
By Alan Dymock FRANCE IS a place of cruel and lucrative circumstance, we are told. A place where teams allegedly have to balance slugging it out like dribbling Neanderthals all…
Six Nations Fixtures 2015
NEXT SEASON’S RBS Six Nations kicks off on Friday, 6th February, with Wales taking on England at the Millennium Stadium in a pre-World Cup warm-up. So here you go, dates…
Rugby World TV: Six Nations Round 5 analysis
IN THE last instalment of Rugby World TV we review the final round of the 2013 RBS 6 Nations. Super Saturday got our blood rushing as we watched a confident…
Lions 2013: The XV after the 6 Nations
ALL GOOD things come to those who wait and the final round of the 6 Nations was certainly something worth the wait after a dreary, stodgy middle section that was…
RBS 6 Nations: The Alternative Awards
THE PARTY had to end some time. The fat lady is resting her shrill voice and the heroes of Cardiff’s street sweeping corps have earned their corn, but there is…
RBS 6 Nations: Scotland analysis
BEING THE bridesmaid rather than the bride is never great and on Saturday there were few more radiant than the blushing Welsh belles, but for Scotland they will be happy…
RBS 6 Nations: Ireland analysis
“IS IT time to go back to the drawing board Declan?” The question posed after so many basic errors saw Ireland defeated by England. “No” was the simple answer given.…