Parra to miss rest of Six Nations
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby02 March 2015Parra's club side Clermont-Auvergne have announced that the 26-year-old is set to be sidelined for around 10 weeks with the injury, although he will not need to undergo an...
Mclean hoping to make home advantage count
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsEngland Women's captain Katy Mclean admits she is relishing the chance to strut her stuff on home soil when her side take on Scotland in a fortnight.
Bastareaud fed up with France's failures
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsMathieu Bastareaud admits that France must start to recognise their own weaknesses after a second consecutive defeat in the 2015 RBS 6 Nations against Wales.
Grandmaster Schmidt gives England reality check
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumIf a chess match could ever metamorphose into 15 players on either side of the board in different shapes and sizes, then it took place on Sunday. The grandmaster Joe Schmidt had his blueprint all over...
Six Nations 2015: Ireland vs England Player Ratings
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogIRELAND15. Rob Kearney: 7 Fielded everything the English kickers threw at him (which was too often inaccurate or poorly chased) without issue and often made metres when running it back. Proved how...
5 talking points from round 3 of the Six Nations
1 decade agoWhere were England on SundayStuart Lancaster will look at the tapes of yesterday’s game and wonder what went wrong for his English side. Even though they only lost by 10 points they were outplayed by...
Team of the Week: Emerald shades
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Ireland were not exactly pure Emerald, but they were good enough to take their winning streak to a record-equalling 10 Tests and move clear at the top of the Six Nations standings. While England produced...
Weir fears Wooden Spoon for Scotland
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer Lions lock Doddie Weir feels a lack of "clinical precision" means Scotland are facing the bleak prospect of last place in the Six Nations. Italy's last-minute penalty try secured a ...
Ireland leapfrog England in rankings
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThe Rankings 1(1) New Zealand 93. 70 rating points 2(2) South Africa 88. 23 3(4) Ireland86. 38 4(3) England 85. 11 5(5) Australia 82. 95 6(6) Wales 82. 85 7(7) France...
Dickinson determined to end Scotland losing streak
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsAlasdair Dickinson is urging his Scotland teammates to focus on the positives despite suffering a fifth-straight RBS 6 Nations defeat.
