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Wales player ratings vs Scotland | 2024 Guinness Six Nations
Wales player ratings: There’s no other way to say it. This was truly a game of two halves. Wales were dreadful in the first. Arg…
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Italy player ratings vs England | 2024 Guinness Six Nations
Italy started their Guinness Six Nations campaign with a loss, but there are plenty of positives that new head coach Gonzalo Quesa…
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I get the clamour for Fin Smith to start but George Ford is the right call – Andy Goode
I understand the clamour to see Fin Smith thrown in but George Ford provides a steady hand on the tiller and England have a good b…
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South Africa is already in the Six Nations
There is so much South African meat knocking about Scottish rugby at the minute that black puddings are being made with kudu blood…
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Nine reasons to be thankful for the Six Nations
From Finn Russell to 'cheesecake' via Shaun Edwards' thunder face, a sideways look at what to expect in this year's Championship
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Gatland forced to play a youthful hand as golden generation ebbs away
Wales have been forced to drum up their own hype with neutral observers writing them off before the tournament has started
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Why now is the perfect time for Italy to shock England
Italy versus England could be a 30 for 30 ESPN doco. Unfortunately, that is because they have 30 losses from the 30 matches played…
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All Blacks’ 2024 schedule: 10 is the magic number in Scott Roberton’s first year
10 is the magic number for Scott Robertson’s All Blacks in 2024 – that should be widely seen as their winning pass mark.
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Letting the Rebels die would see the Force finally flourish
There was once a time in Super Rugby where the expansion franchise Western Force were a promising outfit for Australian rugby. The…
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Mick Cleary: 'An England captain has to be more than a mere figurehead'
Jamie George is hugely experienced and a popular member of the squad and his relationship with Steve Borthwick will be pivotal
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Marseille sera magique mais ce Tournoi des Six Nations est très ouvert
Le match d'ouverture du Tournoi des Six Nations entre la France et l'Irlande pourrait être considéré comme un match déjà déc…
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How the Six Nations opener meets Einstein's parable of quantum insanity
This year's tournament gifts us, first up, the France-Ireland showdown we all dreamed about