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£1m bonus spur for Wales and England

3 February 2015 0 comments

Wales and England will be playing for a £1m Grand Slam bonus when the Six Nations kicks off in Cardiff on Friday night. A tournament […]

Warburton to win Wales’ 50th cap against England

3 February 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland makes two changes ahead of Six Nations opener.

Farrell to miss entire Six Nations

27 January 2015 1 comment

Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations after suffering a knee ligament injury at the weekend. The England fly-half was forced from the field […]

Two more injuries for England, Croft and Day called up

27 January 2015 3 comments

Centre pairing Brad Barritt and Luther Burrell are the latest players who could miss England‘s opening match of the Six Nations with injury. Barritt has […]

Denton and Maitland out of Six Nations start

27 January 2015 0 comments

Scotland duo David Denton and Sean Maitland will miss the start of the Six Nations through injury. The pair sustained calf and shoulder injuries respectively […]

Injury fears for England quartet

26 January 2015 0 comments

Owen Farrell, Tom Wood, Kyle Eastmond and Geoff Parling have given England some injury fears ahead of the Six Nations opener against Wales following an […]

Peter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Law only applies to James Hook

22 January 2015 3 comments

The writing has been on the wall for so long now that James Hook could be forgiven for ignoring it and concentrating on the day […]

No ambush in Cardiff this time, vows Chris Robshaw

22 January 2015 0 comments

England will be ready for anything fired-up Wales can throw at them.

Nick Easter and Danny Cipriani included in Six Nations squad

21 January 2015 0 comments

Harlequins No.8 and Sale fly-half named in 34-man squad by Stuart Lancaster.

Nick Cain: A global season must still cater for the British & Irish Lions

21 January 2015 1 comment

A global season is one of the items at the top of World Rugby‘s new year agenda, and great institutions like Lions tours could be […]

Jeremy Guscott: Luther Burell must tackle his weight to be world class

21 January 2015 0 comments

Luther Burrell is playing well in a Northampton team that is sitting on top of the league with 48 points having played 13, won 10, […]

Cotter brings youth to Scotland squad

20 January 2015 1 comment

Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter has again targeted form and youthful ambition with selection of his squad for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations. Among the […]

Dai Young said ‘no’ to national job to stay at Wasps

20 January 2015 0 comments

DoR turned down an international coaching offer before re-signing with Wasps to run their Coventry revolution.

Courtney Lawes out of Six Nations opener

19 January 2015 1 comment

Courtney Lawes will miss start of the Six Nations because of a minor ankle surgery. The England lock, who suffered the injury against Leicester just […]

Paddy Jackson doubtful for Six Nations

19 January 2015 0 comments

Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson could miss the Six Nations after he suffered a dislocated elbow against Toulon on Saturday. The Irish playmaker was forced off […]

France name Six Nations squad

15 January 2015 0 comments

Noa Nakaitaci is in line to make his France Test debut after being named in Philippe Saint-André’s 31-man squad ahead of the Six Nation. The […]

Jeremy Guscott: Yes, Henry Slade has England potential – but at fly-half

8 January 2015 1 comment

Henry Slade is one of those naturally talented, instinctive players who coaches will only get the best out of if they loosen the reins. You […]

Cole out of Six Nations opener?

8 January 2015 1 comment

Dan Cole could miss the Six Nations‘ opener against Wales on February 6 due to a foot injury. The England tighthead spent most of 2014 […]

Luther Burrell has a lethal mix that England need – Alex King

8 January 2015 0 comments

Centre should be England’s starting No.12 during the Six Nations according to Northampton backs coach

Stephen Myler insists Northampton Saints can challenge for Double

19 December 2014 0 comments

Fly-half believes Saints have a squad capable of challenging for both the Premiership and the Champions Cup.

Sexton to miss Six Nations opener

18 December 2014 0 comments

Ireland could be without Jonny Sexton for the start of the Six Nations as the fly-half suffers from headaches and nausea. Reports in France suggest […]

Joe Launchbury will miss Six Nations

18 December 2014 0 comments

Wasps have today confirmed that second row Joe Launchbury will miss the Six Nations as he requires surgery to decompress a nerve in his neck. […]

I’m here on merit, Dave Attwood warns his England rivals

18 December 2014 28 comments

England lock believes an impressive series of autumn displays has thrust him into pole position for a Six Nations starting spot.

Nick Cain: Ritchie keeps the faith with Lancaster…for now

17 December 2014 0 comments

Ian Ritchie delivered an intriguing line in double-speak as he delivered his verdict on England‘s autumn return of two losses and one win against the […]

Dylan Hartley has a huge job to keep Tom Youngs out – George Chuter

12 December 2014 0 comments

Leicester hooker can reclaim his place as England’s starting hooker for the Six Nations, according to former Tigers mate

Jeremy Guscott: Joe Schmidt’s success lies in the simplicity of his method

10 December 2014 0 comments

Ireland have quietly moved into third place in the world rankings without any great fireworks or fanfare. Even their Kiwi coach, Joe Schmidt, is remaining […]

Tyro Chiefs are putting hands up for England

10 December 2014 2 comments

Chiefs skills coach reckons Nowell and Co. are staking claims for Six Nations’ inclusion.

Young Gun: Piers O’Conor – Wasps full-back

28 November 2014 1 comment

Making an LV=Cup appearance for Wasps was the primary target of Piers O’Conor at the start of the season. But two months in and the […]

Nick Cain: A few dickheads can brighten up the game

20 November 2014 0 comments

There is always a danger in professional team sports like rugby that brilliant players who are different – idiosyncratic in their habits, slightly autistic, have […]

Sexton shortlisted for IRB Player of the Year

12 November 2014 0 comments

Jonny Sexton has been shortlisted for the IRB Player of the Year award it was announced today. The Ireland fly-half could become only the second […]

Peter Jackson: How WRU left Adam Jones in limbo…. and then out in the cold

7 November 2014 0 comments

As recently as six months ago, Wales were proposing to sign their ‘Hair Bear’ on a Union contract at circa £300,000-a-year. Now they have declared […]

Danny Care determined to prove he is the man

7 November 2014 2 comments

Scrum-half is a changed man with the alcohol-fuelled misdemeanours helped mould him into a more mature individual and player.

Brendan Gallagher: Why Brian O’Driscoll won’t be taking anyone to book unlike Kevin Pietersen

6 November 2014 0 comments

Rugby‘s oldest maxim is probably “what goes on tour stays on tour” and, as an ‘old school’ player par excellence, Brian O’Driscoll was never going […]

Jeremy Guscott: Stats don’t lie and Semesa Rokoduguni is top in attack and defence

5 November 2014 2 comments

Want to know how and why Semesa Rokoduguni has forced his way into the contest for one of the England wing shirts this autumn? Look […]

Chris Robshaw is the real deal says Nick Easter, lay off him!

5 November 2014 1 comment

Quins veteran has urged critics of England captain to resist comparing him to Martin Johnson and judge him on his own merits.

Nick Cain examines the England EPS and asks head coach Stuart Lancaster about his key decisions

5 November 2014 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni’s selection in the 33-man England squad announced this week for the autumn internationals could be Stuart Lancaster’s chance to conjure up his own […]

Nick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble

15 October 2014 2 comments

If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an unprecedented eight years, his […]

Nick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery

10 October 2014 0 comments

James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that English Rugby Union has […]

Jeff Probyn: Injuries mount – the way fitness guru Rex warned

10 October 2014 1 comment

A cracking start to the season has seen some high scoring games and some unexpected results, including big losses for Leicester and Harlequins. Yet despite […]

Nick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!

8 October 2014 0 comments

Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave interviews this week as […]

My Life in Rugby: James Merriman – former Bristol, Gloucester and Wales Sevens flanker

7 October 2014 1 comment

Winning the Rugby Sevens World Cup with Wales five years ago has to be the standout moment of my career. We were written off before […]

England U20s announce 2015 Six Nations venues

29 September 2014 1 comment

England U20s will kick off their home 2015 Six Nations campaign at Plymouth Albion RFC against Italy on February 13. The reigning World Champions then […]

Nick Cain: Europe’s suddenly got a lot tougher for the Irish

24 September 2014 1 comment

Soon after Brian O’Driscoll had been revealed as the latest jewel in BT Sport’s ever-expanding crown of former international pundits he touched on what could […]

20 Questions: Josh Furno – Newcastle flanker

17 September 2014 0 comments

Born in Australia, but raised in Italy? That’s right, born in St Kilda, Melbourne. But my dad’s a doctor and is half-Italian so work took […]

Geoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk

15 September 2014 0 comments

As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the 2015 Rugby World Cup. […]

Peter Jackson: Wales pay price for the pursuit of money

29 August 2014 1 comment

Gareth Edwards achieved many famous things, not least playing 53 consecutive matches for Wales. From start to finish, it took him fully 11 years. The […]

The Welsh war is OVER – Statement

28 August 2014 0 comments

A £60 million Rugby Services Agreement which provides a new and positive contractual relationship between the WRU and its four Regions for the next six […]

Cole and Vunipola out of November Tests?

28 August 2014 1 comment

Dan Cole and Mako Vunipola are set to miss England‘s Autumn Tests having not yet recovered from injury. Cole has been sidelined since the Six […]

England name side for WRWC semi-final against Ireland

12 August 2014 0 comments

England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made six changes for Wednesday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final clash against Ireland at the Stade Jean Bouin in […]

EXCLUSIVE: Steffon Armitage eyes World Cup chance with France

10 August 2014 0 comments

The original, and Exclusive, story from Neale Harvey on June 29.

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