All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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/ 9 years agoDan Biggar fit to start against Scotland
Dan Biggar has recovered from his ankle injury and will start at fly-half for Wales’ Six Nations match against Scotland on...
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/ 9 years agoScotland change one for Wales clash
Duncan Taylor has been named in Scotland‘s starting XV to take on Wales in Cardiff this Saturday. The Saracens centre has...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain talks to former hard man hooker Graham Dawe about what he brought to red rose training
Graham Dawe was the incarnation of uncompromising. That is one of the reasons why Eddie Jones invited the grizzled former Bath...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson verdict on France – Much more of this and Guy Noves will feel his age
When France last required the services of Guy Noves, the Fifth Republic as headed by Charles de Gaulle had barely completed...
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/ 9 years agoEngland U20s change six for Italy trip
England U20 have made six changes to the starting line-up for their Six Nations game against Italy on Friday night. Max...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott’s England verdict: A clean and clinical show in a hostile environment
The selection of Owen Farrell and George Ford was a stop-gap because Manu Tuilagi‘s not fit; Henry Slade is injured; and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Come on Eddie, show some brotherly love and play Billy plus Mako Vunipola from the start
Fe’ao Vunipola and his wife the Rev Iesinga Vunipola are always proud of their sons whatever the day of the week...
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/ 9 years agoEngland bring in Kvesic and Beaumont
Matt Kvesic and Josh Beaumont have been added to the England squad that will prepare Sunday’s Six Nations match in Italy....
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Wales can roar home with Lions in midfield
Wales have a great chance to win this year’s Six Nations – if they use their heads. But if the World...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Six Nations coaches are at the crossroads
Three New Zealanders, two Frenchmen and an Aussie. That’s your Six Nations coaching line-up this season, an eclectic and erudite bunch...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin
The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in...
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/ 9 years agoOwen Farrell starts at centre for England
Owen Farrell will start at inside centre for England against Scotland in the first round of the Six Nations on Saturday....
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: My arrows of desire point to an anthem for England
Having (reluctantly) once had to regale a packed Marseille restaurant with a solo rendition of God Save the Queen on the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Form counts for nothing in Calcutta Cup cauldron
It would be untrue to describe Murrayfield as a graveyard for English rugby, there has been plenty of success there over...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoNigel Wray: Saracens ‘punished’ for producing England stars
Chairman Nigel Wray has described the compensation system for producing England players as “a complete nonsense” after revealing Saracens are set...
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/ 9 years agoEngland U20s name team to take on Scotland
Jack Walker will captain England U20s in their Six Nations opener against Scotland as they start the defence of their title...
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/ 9 years agoWales name team for Six Nations opener
Rob Evans, Tom James and Justin Tipuric ahev all been included in Wales’ starting XV for their Six Nations opener against...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Eddie Jones starts off with a laugh, but will the joke be on England?
Just as Eddie Jones and Dylan Hartley were about to hold forth about England‘s preparations for Murrayfield a huge gust courtesy...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: It’s time for this England backline to really produce
When you look at the England backs ahead of the Six Nations my main feeling is that this is their time....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Sorry Eddie Jones, but just how honest a player is Dylan Hartley?
I suppose it was always on the cards and, the more people objected, the more likely it became: England’s first foreign...
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/ 9 years agoKeep it clean and you can lead Lions, Dylan
Northampton forwards coach reckons hooker is a live contender to captain the 2017 Lions – if he keeps his nose clean...
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/ 9 years agoMartin Offiah predicts the Six Nations!
Challenge yourself against a Rugby legend for your chance to win a 50” TV and signed England Jersey’s at www.predikta.com!
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/ 9 years agoEngland name 23 for Scotland clash
Jack Clifford, Ollie Devoto and Paul Hill are in line to make their Test debut after being named in England match...
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/ 9 years agoMike Brown tells Scots: Don’t mess with me or Dylan Hartley
Mike Brown has warned the Scots that attempts to wind up himself or Dylan Hartley will backfire. Full-back Brown, who has...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Will Witty – Newcaslte lock
It has taken longer than he would have wanted but Will Witty is ready to make up for lost time now...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland just kidding about Ireland, he knows Wales have strength to win – Shane Williams
Wales are in a great position to win the Six Nations. I was already confident that Wales could do well in...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Ben Jacobs – Wasps centre
How big is today’s game in Toulon? It’s huge. If we win we qualify for the quarter-finals but if we lose...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Can Guy Noves make the real France stand up?
Is Guy Noves a greybeard version of D’Artagnan arriving to put the cut and thrust back into French rugby, or an...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Olly Kohn – former Harlequins, Bristol, Plymouth and Wales lock
First and foremost, I feel lucky to have been involved in what felt like a golden era for Quins. Conor O’Shea...
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/ 9 years agoSix Nations veto bonus points bid as ‘unfair’
The Six Nations have renewed their policy against bonus points despite a rising clamour for their introduction. Their decision to stick...
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/ 9 years agoChris Ashton to appeal gouging suspension
Saracens have confirmed that Chris Ashton will be appealing the ten-week suspension he received last week. The winger was found guilty...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Huw Taylor – Worcester flanker
Injuries tried to slow him down, but Huw Taylor is determined to fulfil his dream of representing England U20s. The Worcester...
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/ 9 years agoJames Haskell: I’m at the peak of my game
James Haskell is desperate to get a Six Nations start against Scotland as Eddie Jones moves closer to picking his back-row...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: London Scottish link with Scotland raises plenty of problems
What a week we’ve had. First an announcement that could create some interesting changes for the outcome of the Six Nations...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Being coach of England often ends in tears, Eddie
So Eddie Jones is off and running, and to borrow slightly from the late and much lamented David Bowie, we might...
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/ 9 years agoBest named Ireland captain for Six Nations
Rory Best will captain Ireland during the Six Nations after head coach Joe Schmidt named his 35-man squad for the opening...
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/ 9 years agoGouging ban rules Chris Ashton out of Six Nations
Chris Ashton has been ruled out of the Six Nations after receiving a 10-week ban for eye gouging Ulster‘s Luke Marshall....
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/ 9 years agoSlimmed-down Tomas Francis has appetite for Grand Slam
Tomas Francis is desperate to be part of a curious Wales hat-trick in the Six Nations. The Exeter prop was handed...
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/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland goes for experience in Wales Six Nations squad
Warren Gatland has named a 37-man squad for the Six Nations that features one uncapped player in scrum-half Aled Davies and...
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/ 9 years agoEngland U20s named Six Nations squad
Darren Atkins and Calum Waters are the new faces in an otherwise unchanged England U20 Elite Player Squad as they look...
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/ 9 years agoScotland name uncapped props in 6 Nations squad
Head Coach Vern Cotter today named uncapped props Zander Fagerson and Rory Sutherland in a 35-man Scotland squad for the upcoming...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Friday fun and games is strictly for Wales
Friday night fever of the virulent Six Nations kind will break out again in Cardiff next month. France in Round Three...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoRichard Wigglesworth: Schalk Burger can be fantastic, like John Smit
Schalk Burger will be a huge hit at Saracens and a positive influence on the young forwards at the club according...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Cardiff Blues have signed one of Europe’s top talents
Of all the transfers and moves announced so far – Matthew Morgan joining Cardiff Blues is by far the most exciting....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Lack of quality tightheads is major concern for Eddie Jones
Last Sunday I was the guest on Talksport’s Full Contact show with Brian Moore where we discussed the latest round of...
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/ 9 years agoSeven uncapped player in England squad
Eddie Jones has named seven uncapped players in his first England squad as head coach. The 33-man squad will meet at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: It’s time for Six Nations to produce real quality
It’s normally right now – the second and third week of January – that I fall back in love with the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Danny Care can make my backline fire for new-look England
The return of Manu Tuilagi for Leicester yesterday is a huge boost for Eddie Jones before he names his Six Nations...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Cokanasiga – London Irish wing
Joe Cokanasiga smashed his way through junior rugby, but after a few months training full-time with the London Irish senior squad...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Ireland match holds the key to another Wales Grand Slam
No sooner have we all welcomed in the New Year than the Six Nations is upon us. It all kicks-off in...
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