Six Nations: James Hook in as Warren Gatland reshuffles Wales
Wales coach Warren Gatland is set to reshuffle the deck for their Six Nations opener with England on Friday, after further injury has left them without important winger Leigh Halfpenny. Read the full story plus other Six Nations news here
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Six Nations round-up: Gatland does not face sack, insists Welsh RFU
February 8, 2011 - 1:34 pm
Tags: Alex Powell, Roger Lewis, Wales rugby union, Warren Gatland, WRFU
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Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Roger Lewis has made it known that Warren Gatland does not face the sack following Wales’ defeat to England on Friday. Read full story plus other news here..
Six Nations round-up: Nick Easter calls for honesty amongst the England ranks
February 8, 2011 - 1:32 pm
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Nick Easter says England need to be honest with themselves and address their problems now if they’ve any hope of clinching the Six Nations, despite beating Wales in Cardiff on Friday, plus other news. Read full story here
Six Nations: Warren Gatland self-imposes media ban
January 27, 2011 - 2:11 pm
Tags: Dylan Hartley, England Rugby Team, Irish Rugby Team, Italy Rugby Team, Martin Johnson, Nick Mallett, Wales Rugby Team, Warren Gatland
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Warren Gatland, the Wales coach, is to undergo a self-imposed media blackout after lighting the touch paper and handing it to England. Read here, plus all today’s Six Nations news.
Six Nations: Wales coach sparks war of words with England
January 26, 2011 - 5:05 pm
Tags: England, Martin Johnson, Wales, Warren Gatland
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Warren Gatland, the Wales coach, has initiated verbal conflict with the England camp, highlighting Dylan Hartley as a weak link. Read full story here plus other news.
Alastair Kellock named Scotland captain for Six Nations
January 25, 2011 - 5:34 pm
Tags: Alastair Kellock, Andy Robinson, Scotland, Six Nations
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Former captain Alastair Kellock has reclaimed the armband ahead of the Six Nations tournament. Read the full story here.
RFU hand England tough Six-Nations target
January 24, 2011 - 4:18 pm
Tags: England Rugby, Hendre Flourie, John Steele, Martin Johnson, RFU
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Martin Johnson’s side given a minimum requirement of a top-two finish by the RFU. Read full story here.
Martyn Williams left-out of Welsh Six-Nations Squad
January 24, 2011 - 3:58 pm
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The veteran flanker is a shock exclusion from the Welsh 33-man squad. Read the full story, and see the whole squad here.
Six Nations: performance of the weekend?
February 8, 2010 - 5:35 pm
Tags: Mathieu Bastareaud, Six Nations
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The Six Nations performance of the weekend deservedly goes to France centre Mathieu Bastareaud. The 21-year-old was in fine form at the weekend, scoring two tries in a 18-9 away win against Scotland on Sunday. It marked the end of a terrible 2009 in which Bastareaud was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a scandal [...]
Byrne free for Wales call-up
February 3, 2010 - 11:01 am
Tags: England, Six Nations, Twickenham, Wales
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England head coach Martin Johnson has announced his starting XV for the Six Nations opening day clash between his side and Wales at Twickenham this weekend. But he will have to wait a bit longer to discover his opponent’s starting line-up. However, the biggest news surrounds Welsh full-back Lee Byrne, who had his two-week ban [...]
Six players to watch in the 2010 Six Nations
February 2, 2010 - 11:46 am
Tags: Chris Cusiter, Craig Gower, Dan Biggar, Jonathan Sexton, Mathieu Bastareaud, Six Nations, Toby Flood
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Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers, 24, fly-half) England’s natural successor to Jonny Wilkinson for the No. 10 shirt, Toby Flood has massively improved since his lasting outing at the Six Nations and is set to play a key role for Martin Johnson’s side this month. His direct, attacking approach has earned him widespread recognition with Leicester, [...]
