■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: […]
BRENDAN GALLAGHER AFTER narrowly losing a couple of games against class opposition in the summer and autumn that they probably deserved to win, England have […]
PETER JACKSON Nearly: Ellis Mee goes close at the death and, right, interim boss Matt Sherratt at full-time PICTURES: Getty Images FOR more than 60 […]
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Italy v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadio Olimpico FORMER Italy scrum-half Callum Braley has urged the Azzurri to be bold as […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Flair pair: Damian Penaud scoring against England and, inset, Matthieu Jalibert PICTURES: Getty Images HOW will France respond […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK All change: South Africa bringing on the ‘bomb squad’ against Scotland last November PICTURE: Getty Images THE […]
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 […]
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED SUMMITS are all the rage right now, “rage” being the operative word, and as the union game has finished turning itself […]
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. […]
MICHAEL Cheika has been around more blocks than most on the global coaching merry-go-round: Dublin (Leinster), Paris (Stade Francais), London (Harlequins), Japan (Green Rockets), Sydney […]
Delight: Italy celebrate victory over France in the 2013 Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images HAVING reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate […]
JOSHMANN EXETER CHIEFS LOOSEHEAD Beefy prop Josh Mann is using Asher Opoku-Fordjour’s rise to Test level as an inspiration for his own journey inside the […]
ENGLAND UNDER-18 HEAD coach Jonathan Pendlebury selected his England U18 squad for a four-day training camp at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre which concludes today. […]
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 […]
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 has backed “world-class goal-kicker” Marcus Smith to rediscover his aim from the tee during Saturday’s crunch Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland. […]
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 […]
By Will Hartshorn – @RugbyCollective Grand slams, unbeaten streaks, number one world rankings. All things not unfamiliar to Welsh Rugby, however, seeming further and further […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Charlie Elliott Over the weekend, Major League Rugby’s opener between Miami Sharks and Old Glory DC went viral following the strange ending to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
By Brendan McGilligan Richard Cockerill has called on Six Nations bosses to give developing European nations the opportunity to compete in the elite competition. Now […]
By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken and Unmissable every week… England’s win over France last weekend was a huge confidence booster ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup […]