Italy drop below Georgia in rankings
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumItaly's heavy loss at home to Wales has seen them fall behind Georgia in the latest rankings from World Rugby. At the top of the tree it's as you were with New Zealand leading South Africa, Ireland,...
Six Nations 2015: Winners and losers from greatest championship
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDid the Six Nations get the winners it deserves? Sir Ian McGeechan Yes. Ireland, apart from in Cardiff, were the most consistently performing team. I like the variations in approach against Scotland...
Six Nations breaks BBC viewer record
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSaturday's Six Nations decider saw a record-breaking peak audience of 9. 63 million watch England v France, as the championship went down to the wire. A peak of 4. 1m watched Italy v...
Halfpenny tackling 'worries' Davies
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales full-back Leigh Halfpenny could be forced to retire unless he changes his tackling technique according to former dual code fly-half Jonathan Davies. Halfpenny, 26, is being treated for...
I'm So Delighted For This Group Of Players - Briggs
1 decade ago by Irish Rugby NewsTwo years ago Niamh Briggs kept her calm to kick the two penalties that saw Ireland win the Women's RBS 6 Nations title and claim the Grand Slam in Italy. Yesterday saw the full-back, now Ireland's captain,...
England & Ireland to both make semis
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe final round of games in the Six Nations was a festival of rugby and a truly amazing day. The players all played with a total lack of inhibition, like we used to when we were kids,...
VIDEO: Best tries of the 2015 Six Nations
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWatch the best tries of the 2015 Six Nations, featuring Scotland's Stuart Hogg against Wales and Jonathan Joseph's score in England's match with Italy.
Six Nations 2015: England's crazy idealists refuse to be bowed
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOn a day of thrilling decadence, Six Nations rugby was a Japanese 'Salary Man’ abandoning the corset of office life for a night of whisky-fuelled pogoing. But the next day, the Tokyo clerk returns...
England can still win the Rugby World Cup, insists Stuart Lancaster
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsStuart Lancaster, the England head coach, insisted there was still time to transform his side into World Cup champions this year despite his captain, Chris Robshaw, describing the failure to snatch the...
