Six Nations round-up: Nick Easter calls for honesty amongst the England ranks
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
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Six Nations: Martin Johnson salutes the rise of Chris Ashton
February 14, 2011 - 12:18 pm
Tags: Chris Ashton, England rugby union, Mark Cueto, Martin Johnson, Scotland Rugby Union, Shaun Lamont
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England coach Martin Johnson has saluted the rise of Chris Ashton from struggling Rugby Leaguer to Six Nations great. Read this plus more Six Nations news here
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: James Hook in as Warren Gatland reshuffles Wales
February 2, 2011 - 10:51 am
Tags: Ben Youngs, England Rugby, James Hook, Leigh Halfpenny, Six Nations, Wales Rugby, Warren Gatland
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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
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.
Martyn Williams left-out of Welsh Six-Nations Squad
January 24, 2011 - 3:58 pm
Tags: Martyn Williams, Six Nations, Wales
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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, [...]
Controversial Bastareaud recalled for Six Nations
January 21, 2010 - 5:38 pm
Tags: France, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Julien Dupuy, Marc Lievremont, Mathieu Bastareaud, Six Nations, Thierry Dusautoir
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France centre Mathieu Bastareaud has been recalled by France coach Marc Lievremont for next month’s Six Nations after being omitted in controversial circumstances last year. The 21-year-old was dropped last October after he was found to have lied about being attacked by five men in New Zealand last June – it turned out the Stade [...]
Robinson recalls exiled Parks for Six Nations
January 21, 2010 - 1:00 pm
Tags: Alasdair Dickinson, Andy Robinson, Dan Parks, Jim Hamilton, Jim Thompson, Mike Blair, Richie Gray, Ruaridh Jackson, Scotland, Six Nations
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Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has recalled fly-half Dan Parks for next month’s Six Nations after previously stating the 31-year-old was not “currently” part of his international plans. Last month, Parks became the first player in Magners League history to score 1,000 points, and admitted two weeks ago that he would jump at the chance [...]
