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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: 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 […]

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 […]

Kieran Hardy is getting back to his best

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Simon Thomas After going through a challenging spell in his career, Kieran Hardy is now enjoying his rugby again and playing with a smile […]

Simon Easterby: I’ve had no contact with Wales

23 February 2025 0 comments

Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby says he has had no contact from the WRU about replacing Warren Gatland as head coach. While Matt Sherratt has […]

Matt Sherratt backed to give Wales a boost

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Matt Sherratt has the coaching powers to help remove some of the doom and gloom hanging over Welsh rugby says Harlequins boss […]

Premiership Cup: Alex Dombrandt grabs chance to make his case for England

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ……………………29pts Tries: Hammond 10, Lewies 23, Dombrandt 31, Green 54 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 32, 54 Penalty: J Evans 74 Saracens ……………………… […]

Goggleboxers must not lose sight of reality

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed There was an overpowering whiff of something significant in the air as the 1984 John Player Cup final – […]

Cardiff go close but Connacht snatch it

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Connacht ……….. 24pts Tries: Murphy 7, Hurley-Langton 17, Heffernan 48, Tierney-Martin 76 Conversions: Ioane 8, 18 Cardiff …………….. 19pts Tries: Lee-Lo 53, […]

Six Nations: Warren Gatland broken by assembly line failure

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know February 11, 2025 will go down in Six Nations history as the day the Welsh […]

England are now potential champs

16 February 2025 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On the up: Fin Baxter goes over for his try against France PICTURES: Getty Images AT […]

Noon calls for flexibility at 10

16 February 2025 0 comments

■ By CAMERON STEPHENS Duo: Fin and Marcus Smith and, inset, Jamie Noon PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England centre Jamie Noon believes England need to […]

Six Nations: Matt Sherratt ‘couldn’t turn down’ Wales offer after Warren Gatland’s departure

12 February 2025 0 comments

Matt Sherratt admitted he “couldn’t turn down” the chance to coach Wales after being appointed as Warren Gatland’s immediate successor. The Cardiff head coach will […]

PODCAST (S4, E22): Warren Gatland goes and England sink France with Jamie Noon

11 February 2025 0 comments

A weekend full of statement wins and in the aftermath, a mid-tournament coaching departure. Join the guys to review how England got the job done […]

Six Nations: Stock risers and fallers from Round Two

10 February 2025 0 comments

Wales continued their record-breaking run of terrible form, while France yet again came up short when it really mattered. Have England finally turned a corner or […]

Five key talking points from the Six Nations: Steve Borthwick turns a corner

10 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Following another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, during which England managed to get a famous win over France, the complexion of […]

Six Nations: Italy hold on to leave Wales with little hope

9 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Italy ……………………………… 22pts Try: Capuozzo 20 Conversion: Allan 21 Penalties: Allan 7, 29, 34, 61, 74 Wales …………………………….15pts Tries: Wainwright 70, Penalty […]

Warren Gatland – We made too many mistakes

9 February 2025 0 comments

Head coach Warren Gatland said he understood people’s frustration after Wales crashed to their 14th consecutive defeat and a worst-ever world ranking of 12th, one […]

Six Nations: Heads must roll for Wales, if not today, then very soon…

9 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson Just when the Red Dragon Brotherhood thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse, their team duly plunged through another fathom of uncharted […]

Six Nations: England need best players on in last 20

9 February 2025 0 comments

By Jeff Probyn – A front row view of the game An exciting time in rugby with the start of the Six Nations last week, […]

Six Nations – Italy vs Wales Betting Preview

7 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales will head to Rome to take on Italy to kick off the second round of the Six Nations. It […]

Reuben Morgan-Williams: The Overlooked Talent Who Deserved a Shot in Wales’ Six Nations Squad

6 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Throughout the history of Welsh rugby, many memorable scrum-halves have taken the field in the famous red jersey. Gareth Edwards, […]

Wales hope to have Aaron Wainwright available for Six Nations clash with Italy

4 February 2025 0 comments

Wales are hopeful that back-row forward Aaron Wainwright could be fit for their crunch Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy despite suffering a nasty facial […]

Six Nations: Biggest stock risers and fallers

3 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott A topsy-turvy start to the 2025 Six Nations led to some surprising stars announcing themselves on the biggest stage, with some disappointing performances from traditional […]

Six Nations Team of the Week: France run riot against Wales

3 February 2025 0 comments

While the opening weekend of Six Nations action was not entirely surprising in terms of results, with all three favourites winning, the nature in which they got […]

Six Nations: Wales find reasons to hope but it’s a walk in the park for France

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher France………………………….. 43pts Tries: Attissogbe 18, 33; Bielle-Biarrey 23, 41; Marchand 55, Gailleton 68, Alldritt 78 Conversions: Ramos 19, 24, 34, 42 Wales […]

Wales must face up to Italy challenge – Warren Gatland

2 February 2025 0 comments

Head coach Warren Gatland says Wales must front up in Rome on Saturday after crashing to a record Six Nations loss against France – the […]

In Rome, Warren Gatland will face his day of destiny

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson The last time Wales were reduced to a state of such pointless poignancy, they sacked their head coach. Once France had finished […]

The best Six Nations? Here are my top three

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed The turn of the century was as notable for the things that failed to happen as it was for […]

Six Nations – France vs Wales Betting Preview

30 January 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales will head to the French capital under the Friday night lights to take on a potent French side. Warren […]

2025 Six Nations Predictions: Can Ireland make it three in a row?

28 January 2025 0 comments

The rugby world will have its eyes glued to the northern hemisphere from the start of February to the middle of March, as the Six Nations is […]

Rob Howley stays with Wales but no room for Alex King

26 January 2025 0 comments

Rob Howley will resume his role of Wales attack coach in the Six Nations with Alex King taking no part. King, 50, was appointed by […]

Adam Jones joins Wales coaching team for Six Nations on secondment from Harlequins

22 January 2025 0 comments

Scrum specialist Adam Jones will join Wales’ coaching team for this season’s Guinness Six Nations. Jones will link up with Warren Gatland’s support staff on […]

Warren Gatland warns Six Nations rivals to ‘write Wales off at your peril’

21 January 2025 0 comments

Warren Gatland believes that people will write Wales off at their peril in this season’s Guinness Six Nations. The form guide suggests another difficult campaign […]

Steve Borthwick: It’s time to put our foot down

19 January 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Steve Borthwick insists he has come up with a solution to England’s problem in closing out matches – be even quicker out […]

George Skivington surprised by Gloucester duo’s absence from Wales’ Six Nations squad

15 January 2025 0 comments

Gloucester rugby director George Skivington has admitted his surprise at the omission of Gareth Anscombe and Max Llewellyn from Wales’ Six Nations squad. Both Gloucester […]

Gloucester take the easy route to cruise past Scarlets

12 January 2025 0 comments

■ By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ……. 31pts Tries: Englefield 4, Clement 17, Barton 31, Blake 50, Wade 73 Conversions: Carreras 4, 17, Barton 73 Scarlets […]

Leicester Tigers chasing dream double

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Nicky Smith insists Leicester Tigers will not be content unless they complete a “dream double” as Michael Cheika’s men target domestic and […]

Scarlets in the mood as Dragons set adrift

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Scarlets …………32pts Tries: Murray 8, 16, Macleod 30, Mee 43 Conversions: Costelow 9, 17, 31 Penalties: Costelow 11, 70 Dragons …………. 15pts […]

Dan Edwards gives Warren Gatland a little to think about

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Roger Panting Cardiff ………………. 13pts Tries: Botham 6, Hughes 54 Penalty: Thomas 70 Ospreys …………….. 13pts Try: Edwards 50 Conversions: Edward 50 Penalties: Edwards […]

Six uncapped Welsh youngsters ready to break out

5 January 2025 0 comments

As the new year gets underway, Simon Thomas looks at six uncapped youngsters who could have big Welsh futures Dan Edwards (Ospreys) No one has […]

Dafydd Jenkins excited to be back

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Mark Stevens By his own admission, it’s been a ‘painful’ watch for Dafydd Jenkins so far this season. Sidelined after shoulder and knee surgery […]

Matt Sherratt backing Taulupe Faletau to hit the heights

22 December 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Taulupe Faletau has been tipped to move on up through the gears as he continues his long-awaited comeback. The Wales and Lions […]

Sherratt backing Faletau to hit the heights

22 December 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS TAULUPE Faletau has been tipped to move on up through the gears as he continues his long-awaited comeback. The Wales and Lions […]

Sherratt backing Faletau to hit the heights

22 December 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS TAULUPE Faletau has been tipped to move on up through the gears as he continues his long-awaited comeback. The Wales and Lions […]

England have to wait on Afo Fasogbon

22 December 2024 0 comments

Here’s hoping that the knee injury that Gloucester’s Afo Fasogbon sustained against Harlequins on Friday does not rule him out for long – because England […]

England have to wait on Fasogbon

22 December 2024 0 comments

HERE’S hoping that the knee injury that Gloucester’s Afo Fasogbon sustained against Harlequins on Friday does not rule him out for long – because England […]

England have to wait on Fasogbon

22 December 2024 0 comments

HERE’S hoping that the knee injury that Gloucester’s Afo Fasogbon sustained against Harlequins on Friday does not rule him out for long – because England […]

Warren Gatland to stay as Wales coach but must ‘change fortunes on the pitch’

20 December 2024 0 comments

Warren Gatland is to remain in charge for the 2025 Six Nations following a review into Wales’ slump but has been warned by the Welsh […]

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