Laidlaw: I'm not the man for fly-half role
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumScotland fly-half Finn Russell will learn his ban appeal fate on Wednesday, but skipper Greig Laidlaw insists he is not the man to fill in at number 10 if his colleague is ruled out of Saturday's Six...
Five key battles ahead of the France v Wales game.
1 decade agoRomain Taofifénua v Alun Wyn JonesWith Pape suspended for his knee into the back of Heaslip, Taofifénua will come into the France starting line-up. He was impressive in his substitute appearance...
Six Nations 2015: Record-breaker George North back for Wales against France
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsGeorge North will set yet another world mark on Saturday when he becomes the first player in Test history to win 50 caps before his 23rd birthday. After missing Wales’s Six Nations victory in Scotland...
Gloucester Rugby hooker Richard Hibbard left out by Wales
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoRichard Hibbard has been dropped by Wales. The Gloucester hooker has been left out of the starting XV for the Six Nations game against France in Paris on Saturday (5pm). He was one of four changes to...
North one of four Wales changes
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFit-again wing George North returns as Wales make four changes to the side that beat Scotland for Saturday's Six Nations game in France. Alex Cuthbert makes way for North, who missed the ...
Six Nations 2015: Sean Lamont urges lawmakers to act over high-ball confusion following Finn Russell's ban
1 decade ago by The TelegraphScotland winger Sean Lamont believes rugby’s lawmakers must act immediately to address the current confusion among players about what they can and cannot do while trying to field high balls. The...
Lamont wants Scotland to adopt Welsh tactic
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumSean Lamont believes Scotland should copy the Welsh tactic that saw Finn Russell banned for Saturday's clash with Italy and use it to their own gain. Glasgow stand-off Russell is set to miss the Six...
England's trip to Dublin will give Six Nations lift it needs
1 decade ago by The TelegraphLet us not beat around the bush here. The overall quality of the first two rounds of the RBS Six Nations has hardly been vintage. It is not that the grand old tournament has lost its appeal. ...
Rugby needs to tackle woes over new rules' head-on
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentBefore the Six Nations started, there was concern for the outside halves of Europe. Would Jonathan Sexton be sound of mind after the multiple concussions of 2014 to direct Ireland's defence of their title?...
Six Nations clashes show the game facing brutal reality of extreme exposure
1 decade ago by The GuardianFull-on, legal contact is part and parcel of the modern game as has been vividly illustrated in the battles between No8s and No10s in this year’s Six Nations but might a revision of the rules lower the...
