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Survival the name of game for Stade

2 March 2025 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS approximately no one once said, a year is a long time in rugby. After the 17th round of the 2023/24 […]

Forthcoming fixtures

2 March 2025 0 comments

Week beginning Sunday, March 2, 2025 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 2 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Women’s […]

Six Nations Title Race Heats Up Ahead of Week 4

28 February 2025 0 comments

With three rounds played, the Six Nations is reaching a critical stage. The title race is still wide open, but some teams show they have […]

England lock George Martin ruled out of remainder of Six Nations

27 February 2025 0 comments

England will be without George Martin for their last two Guinness Six Nations matches after the lock was ruled out for the remainder of the […]

PODCAST (S4, E24): England regain Calcutta Cup, Wales show signs of life & France flourish in Rome, with Nick Heath

25 February 2025 0 comments

Three fixtures told three hugely different stories in the third round of the 2025 Six Nations. Ireland held off a promising performance from Wales, England […]

Six Nations Round Three: Stock risers and fallers

24 February 2025 0 comments

Every weekend of the Six Nations has players, teams and many more who disappoint and others who appear from nowhere to shock the world. It […]

Six Nations Team of the Week: France stars shine in huge win over Italy

24 February 2025 0 comments

It felt like a true Six Nations weekend again, with some outstanding rugby being played by France, England scraping victory and Wales finally looking up rather than […]

Six Nations: Antoine Dupont and France pile on record total in thumping of Italy

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Ethan Bents France thrashed Italy 73-24 in a statement win at the Stadio Olimpico in round three of the Six Nations as Antoine Dupont […]

Six Nations: England’s warriors end Scottish curse

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway England skipper Maro Itoje hailed his side’s warrior spirit as they reclaimed the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham yesterday after five years of […]

Six Nations: Battling Wales give Ireland a scare

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Roger Panting Matt Sherratt, the Cardiff coach put in charge of Wales only last week, was delighted by the “emotion and ambition” his players […]

I’m glad to be in a ‘beautiful place’ – Tom Curry

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Tom Curry has turned back time to when he was a teenager after his recovery from injury. The back row, outstanding for […]

England 16-15 Scotland: Fin Smith has diamonds on the soles of his shoes

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain at Twickenham England …………………………16pts Try: Freeman 9 Conversion: M Smith 9 Penalties: M Smith 56, 67; F Smith 70 Scotland ……………………….15pts Tries: […]

For Scotland, another Six Nations dream dies at the hands of England…

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees England well know the pain of a late missed kick. Little more than three months after George Ford’s penalty against New Zealand […]

Cool cat Fin Smith is England’s biggest hitter at 10 since Jonny Wilkinson

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher After narrowly losing a couple of games against class opposition in the summer and autumn that they probably deserved to win, England […]

Six Nations: Triple top for Ireland, new hope for Wales

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Wales ……………………………. 18pts Tries: Rogers 43, Morgan 43 Conversion: Anscombe 44 Penalties: Anscombe 23, 35 Ireland…………………………. 27pts Tries: Conan 7, Osborne 55 […]

Never can a team have lost and won so much than Wales

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson For more than 60 glorious minutes, the man they call ‘Jockey’ watched his no-hopers dare to cause an upset every bit as […]

Italy vs France Preview: Callum Braley urges Italy to take the bold route

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Match Preview – Italy v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadio Olimpico Former Italy scrum-half Callum Braley has urged the Azzurri to be […]

Thomas Ramos at 10 for new-look France

23 February 2025 0 comments

France head coach Fabien Galthie has made changes to his team following their 26-25 defeat by England last time out. Fly-half Matthieu Jalibert and wing […]

Ryan Lamb’s backing pair of 10s to be England aces

23 February 2025 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to the Plymouth coach who says Fin and Marcus Smith will be in charge for the next two World Cups Ryan Lamb […]

Jeremy Guscott – French stars need to get on the same page

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken & Unmissable every week… How will France respond in Rome after losing to England? I don’t believe that French supporters […]

U20s Six Nations: Ruthless France hit back in style against Italy

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Italy ………………… 5 France……………58 France bounced back from their defeat to England last time out with a demolition job in Treviso. The […]

U20s Six Nations: Kepu Tuipulotu leads the charge as England blow away limp Scotland

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Ethan Bents England ……………………… 57pts Tries: Ridl 5, Tuipulotu 12, 37; James 29, Raymont 32, Burrow 43, Pearson 54, Bracken 58, Hall 77 Conversions: […]

Cut bench in half to make a game of it

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week The bench is damaging rugby union, and this Six Nations should be a watershed moment […]

Ethan Roots has been our rock at Exeter Chiefs, says Ricky Pellow

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs flanker Ethan Roots has used the setback of missing out on England selection into a powerful motivator, driving both his […]

The time’s ripe for a summit of the egos

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed Summits are all the rage right now, “rage” being the operative word, and as the union game has finished […]

After delivering one miracle, a second proved impossible for Warren Gatland

23 February 2025 0 comments

Paul Rees says Gatland should be remembered for his remarkable achievements, not his second-term failings Timing is everything in sport, on and off the field. […]

It’s all adding up nicely for Steve Borthwick, says Chris Ashton

23 February 2025 0 comments

Paul Rees talks to the former England winger who says the team’s age profile is looking good to challenge in RWC 2027 Chris Ashton believes […]

This Italian squad are good – but not quite their best side

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Having reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate to nominate the current crop as the strongest all-round Azzurri […]

A Tour de France we’d all love to see for the British & Irish Lions

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher That hardy perennial, the possibility of another Lions Test against France, has poked its head above the frosty surface again after reports […]

Fin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers

23 February 2025 0 comments

The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing Finn Russell in the […]

Start off with the ‘new’ and finish with the old

23 February 2025 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME FIND it hard to understand why there are now so many breaks in the Six Nations […]

Top 14: Racing 92’s delight at smash and grab

23 February 2025 0 comments

French Column – By James Harrington Racing really needed that. A first win in the Top 14 since they beat Pau on the road in […]

Six Nations best matchups of the weekend: Calcutta Cup fly-half clash crucial for Lions chances

22 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott After fallow week, the Six Nations is back with a bang. Some eye-watering games are scheduled to take place over the weekend, with Matt […]

Will Stuart: Facing Bath team mates adds extra spice to Calcutta Cup

20 February 2025 0 comments

The Guinness Six Nations is the peak moment for rugby rivalries and at the Rec, that makes the Calcutta Cup the most hotly-anticipated fixture of […]

George Martin out of Scotland clash as England call up Ted Hill

20 February 2025 0 comments

England lock George Martin has been ruled out of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown against Scotland. The 23-year-old Leicester player, who was due to be […]

England boss Steve Borthwick backs ‘world-class goal-kicker’ Marcus Smith

20 February 2025 0 comments

England boss Steve Borthwick has backed “world-class goal-kicker” Marcus Smith to rediscover his aim from the tee during Saturday’s crunch Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland. […]

No pressure on Fin Smith to outdo Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup – Ollie Lawrence

20 February 2025 0 comments

England centre Ollie Lawrence insists Fin Smith is not under pressure to outshine “world-class” Scotland fly-half Finn Russell during a pivotal Calcutta Cup clash at […]

The Blueprint for Wales: What Italy’s Six Nations Rise Can Teach Welsh Rugby

20 February 2025 0 comments

By Will Hartshorn – @RugbyCollective Grand slams, unbeaten streaks, number one world rankings. All things not unfamiliar to Welsh Rugby, however, seeming further and further […]

Six Nations: Alex Mitchell – Fin Smith taking the fly-half job in his stride

20 February 2025 0 comments

Scrum-Halves usually have a reputation for being the bossiest players on a rugby pitch but Alex Mitchell has come to terms with being ordered around […]

Ross Byrne’s Gloucester move: a new chapter for him, but what lies ahead for Gareth Anscombe?

20 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Leinster and Irish rugby could be saying that about Ross Byrne, […]

Ben Earl – England gunning for Six Nations redemption after rewatching Calcutta Cup losses

18 February 2025 0 comments

Ben Earl revealed the agony of rewatching recent Calcutta Cup failures has left England gunning for redemption as he admitted Scotland’s last visit to Twickenham […]

Most Thrilling Late-Late Shows in Six Nations History

18 February 2025 0 comments

England’s stunning late victory against France in the second round of the 2025 Six Nations will go down in history as perhaps one of their […]

Five countries who have only ever had one Premiership player

17 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott The Premiership mainly sees players from the Six Nations battling it out week in week out, with a bit of extra international flair usually […]

Premiership Rugby Cup: Five key talking points of the weekend

17 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott The final round of the Premiership Rugby Cup pool stage took place over the weekend, with teams battling it out to secure […]

Six Nations – Alex Mitchell’s Calcutta Cup revenge mission

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Alex Mitchell is on a mission to lay England’s Calcutta Cup bogey to rest after taking lessons from Antoine Dupont. The scrum-half […]

Steve Diamond’s war chest for Premiership relegation play-off

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Steve Diamond has built up a war chest as insurance should Newcastle find themselves in an end-ofseason relegation play-off with key players […]

Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence happy to be back together at the top

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence have been through some tough times with club and country but have finally found something they can […]

Six Nations – Great that we found a way to win, says Ollie Sleightholme

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Ollie Sleightholme insists England have finally broken their glass ceiling but urged them to take a leaf out his club Northampton’s book. […]

Tom James: From the start, Fin Smith was destined to make it to the top

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Tom James realised almost instantly that Fin Smith was destined for the top when the outside-half arrived at Franklin’s Gardens little more […]

Joe Launchbury’s backing Fin Baxter for a long England Test career

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald English rugby’s new “Babyface” can go from strength to strength on the Test stage following his try-scoring heroics against France. Fin Baxter […]

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