Following the tournament-ending injury to centre Robbie Henshaw, Ireland look set to turn to Munster midfield-man Chris Farrell. When scoring one of Ireland’s many tries against Italy at the weekend, the Leinster back Henshaw landed awkwardly on his shoulder and appeared to be in visible discomfort. The 24-year old has undergone surgery on the shoulder, […]
Wales wing Alex Cuthbert will be ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations with a knee injury. The 27-year-old was training with his club Cardiff Blues ahead of a PRO14 match last weekend when the ailment was sustained. Following scans and consultation with medical professionals, it has been determined Cuthbert must undergo knee […]
Scotland have rung the changes after their disappointing start to the Six nations last weekend. Much-faniced after a superb Autumn series which saw them defeat Samoa and Austrlaia, and narrowly losing to New Zealand, a 34-7 defeat was not what head coach Gregor Townsend had been hoping for. Rather than waiting for problems to fix […]
After a predictably pedestrian start to their Six Nations campaign against the Italians, England are now firmly focused on this weekend’s all-important match against Wales. England did exhibit some defensive frailty against Italy, and were reliant on superior fitness to pull away in the final exchanges to a 46-15 victory. Two changes have been made […]
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has said Scotland must learn to handle the task of playing away from home. Scotland lost convincingly to Wales by a score of 34-7 on Saturday, a game they never really seemed to settle into. Gareth Davies’ interception run back for a try in the fifth minute set the tone […]
Sale flanker David Seymour has called it a day on his career in rugby union, ending a 15 year career in the sport. The 33-year-old Seymour was made club captain in 2012, and made 196 appearances for Sale since joining from Saracens in 2009. The High Wycombe-native joined Saracens in 2003, making 73 appearances before […]
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named an unchanged XV ahead of this Saturday’s all-important clash with England at Twickenham. The Welsh enjoyed a winning start to their 2018 Six Nations campaign with a somewhat surprising win over much-fancied Scotland. After an impressive Autumn, many were touting the Scottish team above the Welsh team, especially […]
England’s starting scrum-half Ben Youngs has been ruled out the remainder of the Six Nations with a knee injury. The Leicester Tigers’ number 9’s campaign lasted only eight minutes before a pile of bodies rolled over onto his leg, resulting in a blood-curdling scream from Youngs. The 28-year-old was driven off the pitch on the […]
Three Irish youngsters will make their Six Nations debuts against France this Saturday. Wing Jacob Stockdale will start in his first winter game, along with Bundee Aki at centre, and James Ryan in the second row. Ireland had a well publicised selection of youthful options for this first match, and head coach Joe Schmidt has […]
Exeter prop Alec Hepburn looks poised to make his England debut against Italy on Sunday. The 24-year-old is looking likely to make the bench, considering injuries and suspensions to other players in the 23 man squad. Hepburn has been enjoying a good season for Exeter, playing 266 minutes, making 46 tackles, and taking 41 carries. […]
Six Nations referees have been instructed to clamp down on several issues ahead of the opening weekend. At the top of their lists this year is said to be crooked feeds into the scrum. Whilst the rule-book has always said the ball must be placed into the scrum perpendicular to the direction of said-scrum, rugby […]
Ireland’s head coach Joe Schmidt is keen to get his young stars on the field in this year’s Six Nations tournament. At the start of the 2015 World Cup, the average age of the Irish squad was 28.2 years. This was lowered to 27 for last year’s Six Nations, and will go down again to […]
