Justin Tipuric hails ‘crazy’ Alun Wyn Jones for ‘setting the standards’ as legendary Wales lock eyes fourth Grand Slam Legendary lock, 35, is two wins away from clinching an epic fourth Slam Wales face Italy this week before taking on France in the final round of fixtures Tipuric has played alongside Wyn Jones for club and country … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Former England captain and head coach Martin Johnson reckons serial penalty offender Maro Itoje needs to keep his hands out of the cookie jar in future matches England are on track to concede a record amount of penalties in the Six Nations World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson has told England to sharpen up Maro … Read more
Grand Slam-chasing Wales suffer injury blow with scrum-half Kieran Hardy ruled out of remaining Six Nations games due to hamstring injury Kieran Hardy scored opportunistic try for Wales in 40-24 win over England He will miss Wales’ final two games against Italy and France through injury Hardy has been released from the squad having suffered … Read more
Courtney Lawes is ruled out the rest of England’s Six Nations campaign and is a doubt for Lions’ South Africa series with forward facing a 12-week lay-off due to surgery on pectoral injury England forward Courtney Lawes is facing a 12-week spell on the sidelines He will undergo surgery after picking up a pectoral injury … Read more
Scotland and France look set to play postponed Six Nations clash on March 26 as Gallagher Premiership clubs and Top 14 indicate willingness to release players for new date despite it falling outside the international window Scotland and France appear to have settled upon a date for their Six Nations tie The original fixture was … Read more
Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio excited fans when he shared the first clue about the plot of season six to Twitter. Uploading a snap of a packet of the Australian chocolate biscuits TimTams with the caption ‘#LineofDuty Series 6 Plot Clue No. 1’, fans began to ferociously speculate as to what it might mean. But … Read more
Let’s box clever! England lock Maro Itoje wants to draw inspiration from the ‘fighting spirit’ and ‘dogged approach’ of former champion Chris Eubank to help him flatten Wales Maro Itoje is hoping to draw inspiration from boxing champion Chris Eubank The lock is a keen follower of boxing and has spent time with Anthony Joshua … Read more
England XV: 15. Elliot Daly (Saracens, 49 caps), 14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 48 caps), 13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 36 caps), 12. Owen Farrell (Saracens, 90 caps), 11. Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 63 caps), 10. George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 74 caps), 9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 106 caps); 1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 64 caps), … Read more
Justin Tipuric hails ‘world class’ Taulupe Faletau after influential No 8 battled back from injury setbacks to weave his magic for Wales The Welsh back-rowers have played with each other for a decade Tipuric is delighted to see Faletau back to his best after serious injuries The pair are set to line-up in Six Nations … Read more
She’s never shied away from showing her support for the Dragons. And Carol Vorderman was every inch the proud Wales fan as she donned a jumper emblazoned with the famous red dragon ahead of their Six Nations tie against England on Monday. The former Countdown presenter, 60, jokingly asked her fans to guess which team … Read more
HOT OR NOT: Louis Rees-Zammit has Wales moving again while Jordan Spieth is getting ever closer to returning to his level… and Ralph Hasenhuttl can only work with what he has at Southampton After three tries in two games Louis Rees-Zammit has Wales moving again A few might soon be getting nervous as Jordan Spieth … Read more
Zander Fagerson BANNED for the rest of the Six Nations as Scotland prop picks up four-match suspension for his red card against Wales after colliding with Alun Wyn Jones’s head Zander Fagerson will miss the rest of the Six Nations with a four-match ban The Scotland prop was sent off in his side’s 25-24 defeat … Read more
NIGEL OWENS: Owen Farrell needs to stop the chat to the referee – he never did it with me whenever I reffed him… if players want to discuss something they must do it in the right manner There was too much chat to the ref from Owen Farrell in England’s win over Italy Every time … Read more