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Anthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon

9 April 2014 0 comments

Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.

Nick Cain: Here’s how All Blacks Test could have moved

9 April 2014 2 comments

There are times when it is blatantly obvious that the standards of excellence now demanded of England‘s professional rugby players are not always mirrored in […]

Peter Jackson: Hanno Dirksen heads the new foreign invasion

28 March 2014 1 comment

France will be free to pick another South African next season and install Rory Kockott as their prospective scrum-half for the World Cup. As from […]

Apprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master

28 March 2014 0 comments

Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four years ago.

Nick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest

27 March 2014 0 comments

That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014 RBS 6 Nations Player […]

Jeremy Guscott: England lead the way in my team of Six Nations

26 March 2014 0 comments

There was not much separating the four top sides in this year’s Six Nations, as the tournament took us on a journey that was great […]

Jeff Probyn: Is it coincidence that scrums become messy with Gethin Jenkins?

21 March 2014 1 comment

Well, well, well, what’s going on? The long held view that the front row is made up of men who are as tough as the […]

Peter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game

20 March 2014 1 comment

Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take some lifting. Doom and […]

Nick Cain: Moaning Robin McBryde should face all the facts

20 March 2014 1 comment

If Robin McBryde wants to know why Gethin Jenkins was sin-binned against England last weekend he does not need to go the IRB for an […]

Italy v England preview

14 March 2014 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi will make his long awaited England return on Saturday after being named on the bench to face Italy in Rome. The Leicester centre is […]

France v Ireland preview

14 March 2014 1 comment

Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside for France. Picamoles, who […]

Wales v Scotland preview

14 March 2014 1 comment

Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team ahead of their game […]

Peter O’Mahony returns for Ireland

13 March 2014 0 comments

Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain has recovered from the […]

Dougie Fife to make Scotland debut

13 March 2014 1 comment

Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in the last round of […]

Newcastle sign second row

12 March 2014 0 comments

Newcastle have bolstered their second-row options with the signing of former Saracens and Plymouth Albion man Harry Spencer until the end of the season. The […]

Alex Cuthbert expects fierce encounter at HQ

7 March 2014 1 comment

Alex Cuthbert is expecting nothing less than a fierce battle at Twickenham when Wales take on England on Sunday. In what could prove to be […]

France change seven for Scotland trip

6 March 2014 0 comments

Philippe Saint-Andre has made seven changes to his France team as they travel to Scotland on Saturday. Following the 27-6 thumping they received in Cardiff […]

Wales recall Lions duo for England clash

5 March 2014 1 comment

British and Irish Lions duo Jonathan Davies and Alun Wyn Jones will make their Wales return on Sunday to face England at Twickenham in the […]

Master spy James O’Connor is impressed by England

5 March 2014 1 comment

James O’Connor believes England are “building towards something special” and admits Australia will have their work cut out to beat them at the 2015 World Cup.

Kelly Brown recalled by Scotland to face France

4 March 2014 0 comments

Scotland have recalled Kelly Brown to face France at Murrayfield on Sunday in the fourth round of the Six Nations. The Saracens flanker returns at […]

Dimitri Szarzewski ruled out of Scotland clash

3 March 2014 0 comments

France has been dealt another injury blow losing hooker Dimitri Szarzewski. The Racing Metro captain picked up an ankle injury on Saturday against Castres. This […]

20 Questions: Neil Best – London Scottish flanker

26 February 2014 0 comments

Enjoyable stint at Scottish? It’s been good. I never envisaged playing here but I’m 35 in April and I’m pleased to still be playing a […]

Wales v France preview

21 February 2014 0 comments

Mike Phillips has been dropped by Wales ahead of Friday’s clash against France in the third round of the Six Nations. He is replaced by Ospreys‘ […]

Nick Cain: ‘Aggro’ Joe Marler is just a big chicken!

21 February 2014 0 comments

Joe Marler has a reputation for not walking away if the opposition are looking for a bit of aggro. Scotland were on the receiving end […]

Jeff Probyn: Scotland’s slump is so bad for Northern Hemisphere

21 February 2014 0 comments

I know it may sound strange but I am really saddened by the Calcutta Cup game last Saturday, not the result but what it represents. […]

Peter Jackson: James Hook plays the Invisible Man come hail or shine

20 February 2014 1 comment

The Invisible Man of the Six Nations could be seen down by the Mediterranean the other day, literally warming up for his club’s fight to […]

France make one change to face Wales

19 February 2014 0 comments

France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has made one change to his starting XV for their trip to Cardiff on Friday with Wanceslas Lauret starting at […]

My Life in Rugby: Jon Sleightholme – former Bath, Northampton & England wing

18 February 2014 0 comments

Scoring my first England try at Twickenham as we sealed the 1996 Five Nations title is probably my highlight. Not bad for a lad from […]

Nick Cain: Stubborn Stuart Lancaster must admit mistakes

14 February 2014 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster is doing a Sinatra. By sticking with the same 23 man line-up against the Scots that lost to France in Paris he said […]

Brendan Gallagher: Ruan Pienaar keeps faith with Ulster

14 February 2014 0 comments

There might have been a more influential and committed ‘overseas’ signing than Ruan Pienaar in the last 18 seasons since rugby turned professional but I […]

One of world’s best No.8s? I’m not even top in Wales, says humble Taulupe Faletau

13 February 2014 0 comments

Trying to make Taulupe Faletau sing his own praises, and watching him refuse to brand himself as one of the best No.8s in the world, is as painful as it is refreshing.

20 Questions: Blaine Scully – Leicester and USA wing

12 February 2014 0 comments

How have you found your first season in England? There was initial adjustment in terms of the intensity and duration of the season and it’s […]

Scott Williams to miss rest of Six Nations

12 February 2014 1 comment

Wales’ Six Nations hopes have suffered a big blow with Scott Williams likely to be out for the rest of the campaign with a shoulder […]

My Life in Rugby: John Beattie – Glasgow Accies, Scotland & Lions No.8

11 February 2014 1 comment

I was born in Borneo and went to an English boarding school in Penang, Malaysia, called Uplands. When I left to come back to Scotland […]

Jeff Probyn: Bashed up by the French, but I loved every minute

7 February 2014 2 comments

It’s that time of year when I am filled with a mixture of emotions ranging from excitement to regret. The start of the world’s premier […]

Nick Cain: Sam Warburton could be the first casualty of Welsh war

7 February 2014 0 comments

Sam Warburton‘s central contract with the WRU is threatening to become an unholy mess. When the news broke last weekend that the Wales captain had […]

Scotland v England preview

6 February 2014 1 comment

Scott Johnson has dropped his captain Kelly Brown ahead of Scotland’s clash against England on Saturday. The Saracens flanker, who is not even on the […]

France v Italy preview

6 February 2014 0 comments

Hugo Bonneval will make his France Test debut after being named on the wing to take on Italy on Sunday. as one of three changes […]

Nick Cain previews the clash between Scotland and England

6 February 2014 1 comment

Legend has it that the 9th Roman Legion disappeared without trace after marching north of Hadrian’s Wall into the Scottish hinterland. Stuart Lancaster likes his […]

England U20s call on Walker and Owen

5 February 2014 1 comment

Jack Walker and Will Owen have beend called up by England U20s ahead of their Six Nations game against Scotland on Friday at Netherdale. Leeds […]

My Life in Rugby: Ricky Nebbett – former Harlequins, Leicester, Leinster and Esher prop

4 February 2014 0 comments

When I joined Harlequins as a teenager the first team had Brian Moore, Will Carling and Jason Leonard. It was basically the England team at […]

Six Nations teams

31 January 2014 1 comment

Teams for the RBS 6 Nations openers.

Peter Jackson: Dr Ron still at the head of Grand Slam pack

31 January 2014 3 comments

It has been said of Dr Ronald Cove-Smith that he never turned up on a Saturday afternoon without his little black surgical bag to ensure […]

Dai Young fears that weary Welsh Lions will suffer in Six Nations

31 January 2014 1 comment

Dai Young feels the after-effects of a gruelling Lions tour could hinder Wales’s chances of becoming the first side to claim three Six Nations titles in a row.

Sale Sharks still expect bite from lock of ages Nathan Hines

30 January 2014 1 comment

Nathan Hines will be 39 by the time his newly-signed Sale contract finishes, but retirement is still far from the mind of the evergreen lock.

Nick Cain: England need Saxons to be battle-hardened

29 January 2014 0 comments

The Saxons should be a huge influence in building an England team, so that the head coach never runs out of seasoned tightheads – as […]

France name 23 for England

22 January 2014 0 comments

Philippe Saint Andre has named his 23-man squad to take on England in the opening round of the Six Nations in Paris next week. Antoine […]

Nick Cain looks at the challenge awaiting England in their opening six nations match in Paris

22 January 2014 2 comments

Le Crunch 2014 is going to leave either England or France broken*. The opening Test of the Six Nations in Paris a fortnight from now […]

Luther Burrell gets defensive about his big chance

21 January 2014 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi may be the irresistible force but Luther Burrell believes he can be the immovable object if Stuart Lancaster hands him England’s No.13 shirt.

Saracens bait Adam ‘Hair Bear’Jones with £300k

21 January 2014 0 comments

Saracens have entered the bidding war for Wales and Lions star Adam Jones offering him £300,000 a season

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