World Cup blown wide open - Mallett
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe Six Nations has "blown the World Cup wide open," says former Italy and South Africa coach Nick Mallett. Ireland clinched back-to-back titles on a thrilling final day and Mallett...
Which of these players should be awarded the 6 Nations player of the tournament
1 decade agoPaul O’ConnellIn what could be his last 6 Nations tournament, Paul O’Connell had an outstanding championship. The Munster lock led by example in all five games in particular against Wales and Scotland...
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...
Lancaster: We are on course for World Cup
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumStuart Lancaster's immediate reaction to the drama of the final day of the Six Nations was to seek a darkened room to collect his thoughts but as the dust settles on the most eventful of finishes to a...
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,...
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...
Courtney Lawes lays into another unsuspecting flyhalf, this time Jules Plisson
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpFrance number ten Jules Plisson was left wondering who had allowed a runaway bull into Twickenham on Saturday, only to return from a world of pain to realise it was England second row Courtney Lawes who...
Six Nations 2015: This was the best eight weeks of my life, says Danny Cipriani
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDanny Cipriani, who was England's replacement fly-half throughout the Six Nations, has described the tournament as the "best eight weeks of my life". After Owen Farrell's injury, Cipriani was called...
Lancaster hails England's courageousness
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumStuart Lancaster hailed England's courageousness in the wake of their emphatic victory over France but Andy Farrell bemoaned the small margins which have seen them finish second in the Six Nations for...
England vs France: Last 4
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland’s match against France this weekend is the final match of this year’s competition, and will more than likely decide who will take home this year’s championship. Although France have been...
