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Ireland’s Andy Farrell shuns talk of family duel at Twickenham

6 years ago by The Guardian

• Coach faces his son Owen, England captain, in two weeks • ‘I’ve not even thought about it,’ says Ireland coachThe Farrells practically exude impatience when questions turn to the matter of...

WOODWARD: England were hungry and energised at Murrayfield

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: All eyes on England's next game against Ireland, and what a prospect that is. But I suspect history will show victory over the Scots to ultimately be more important. ,

WOODWARD: England were hungry and energised at Murrayfield

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: All eyes on England's next game against Ireland, and what a prospect that is. But I suspect history will show victory over the Scots to ultimately be more important. ,

Anger is the energy fuelling Ellis Genge’s rise in the England ranks | Andy Bull

6 years ago by The Guardian

Scoring the crucial try in the win over Scotland has done little to quell the rage the Leicester prop feels at the attitudes of opponents and the media towards the World Cup finalists“No comment, mate,”...

Six Nations begin investigation into beer bottle incident at Murrayfield

6 years ago by The Guardian

• Neil Craig, an England staff member, was hit before the game• Scottish Rugby Union has issued an apologyThe Six Nations organisers have launched an investigation into the incident before England’s...

WATCH: France's two halfbacks score two stellar solo tries

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Les Bleus overcame Rugby World Cup finalists England in their opening game at the Stade de France and saw off Italy to start with two straight wins for the first time since 2016.   They then went...

Six Nations Round Two: Five Things We Learnt

6 years ago by Rugby World

From Eddie Jones’s big calls to the influence of Antoine Dupont, Jacob Whitehead reflects on the latest championship actionFocus: Eddie Jones oversees England's warm-up at Murrayfield (Getty Images)From...

Six Nations Team Of Round Two

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Another weekend of Six Nations rugby has come and gone with France claiming a bonus-point victory over Italy, Ireland handed Wales a first Six Nations defeat in nine matches and England...

Tom Curry stands out in England’s ugly win with confident Ireland next up | Nick Evans

6 years ago by The Guardian

England’s decision-making was good against Scotland and they kept a stranglehold on the breakdownEngland will not care in the slightest their victory over Scotland was one of the ugliest in recent memory....

Two From Two: France claim a bonus-point victory over Italy

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France claimed a bonus-point victory over Italy to make it two wins from two in the Six Nations.     France made it back-to-back victories at the start of their Six Nations campaign by claiming...