Lancaster considering minor changes for France
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumStuart Lancaster is considering making only minor adjustments to his team as England seek a triumphant conclusion to their Six Nations campaign. Replacement tight-five forwards Tom Youngs and Geoff...
Millennium malfunction creates major selection crux for Schmidt
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentFor the first time in this Championship Joe Schmidt has some serious decisions to make. If it's true what they say about teams learning more in defeat than victory - and I'm sceptical on that one - then...
History lessons serve England well
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Stuart Lancaster believes the experience of England's Six Nations near miss two years ago will be invaluable in this week's big match build-up. Lancaster's team go into the final weekend in the...
Saint-Andre coy on title chances
1 decade ago by Rugby 365after a 29-0 win over Italy on Sunday boosted lagging confidence ahead of next week's finale against England. France face England at Twickenham next Saturday looking to cause an upset, and hoping...
England will run themselves into ground to win championship at Twickenham, says James Haskell
1 decade ago by The TelegraphJames Haskell insists England are prepared to “run themselves into the ground” in pursuit of the RBS Six Nations title against France at Twickenham next Saturday, driven on by pain of missing out...
Schmidt prepared for sleepless nights
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJoe Schmidt has is braced for sleepless nights as he searches for "marginal gains" in the wake of their 23-16 loss to Wales. The Ireland boss has never shied away from his status as a rugby scholar,...
Ben Youngs disappointed by England's wastefulness
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBen Youngs admits the England should have racked up more points against Scotland and says he hopes the team will not come to count the cost of their wastefulness when they face France next weekend. ...
Fragile England dreamy & nightmarish
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSir Clive Woodward, as so often, had a catchy acronym for it: T-CUP. Unlike some of his footballing equivalents, the former England coach was not throwing them against dressing-room walls. ...
Lancaster: We must sharpen up
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Stuart Lancaster admits his England players must simply be more clinical and ruthless against France if they are to capture the Six Nations title at Twickenham. The head coach was left with mixed emotions...
Irish run out of ideas in final act
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentWith less than a minute on the clock in Cardiff yesterday you may have noticed the expression on Paul O'Connell's face as he glanced up at the big screen. He knew the score, rather it was the clock that...
