Wales have picked James Hook at full-back against England and handed Leigh Halfpenny’s wing spot to the Scarlets’ Morgan Stoddart. Up front Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones have been replaced…
Six Nations
England team v Wales – Wood, Haskell, Deacon come in
Martin Johnson has placed a huge amount of faith in Northampton back rower Tom Wood, by handing him his Test debut in Cardiff on Friday night, coming in for captain…
Gareth Edwards, Jonathan Davies, Shane Williams 6 Nations preview – Video
Three of the greatest Welsh rugby players of the last 50 years; Gareth Edwards, Jonathan Davies and Shane Williams, talk to the Jaguar Academy of Sport ahead of the 2011…
Want to watch the Six Nations rugby on TV in America?
The profile of the RBS 6 Nations outside Europe received a boost today with the news that the tournament is being broadcast to a huge audience in the USA. BBC…
Dan Cole on Toby Flood, desert islands and nicknames
ENGLAND PROP gives Rugby World’s Bea Asprey got an insight into the lighter side of his life… Rugby World: What’s Toby Flood like to live with? Dan Cole: I could…
Sam Warburton’s Guide to the RBS 6 Nations
Sam Warburton the Wales will start his first RBS 6 Nations Championship this weekend, but before taking on England, he took some time out to share his thoughts on each…
Ireland team v Italy – McFadden debut, Fitzgerald at full-back
The Ireland team to play Italy in Rome this Saturday in the opening game of the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship contains one new cap and nine changes to the…
France team v Scotland – Jauzion & Chabal out, Trinh-Duc in
Marc Lievremont has handed the France No 8 shirt to Imanol Harinordoquy and left the Caveman Sebastien Chabal on the bench for their Six Nations opener against Scotland in Paris on…
Hook to start at full-back?
The rumours coming out of the Welsh camp suggest that James Hook could play at full-back against Wales on Friday with Scarlets’ centre Jonathan Davies coming into the backline instead…
Scotland team v France – De Luca in, Evans on wing, Hines on flank
Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has today challenged his team to demonstrate they can build on their progress in 2010 when they open their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign against…