Jones wary of 'ultimate team player' O'Connell
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumWales star Alun-Wyn Jones has hailed Ireland captain Paul O'Connell as "the ultimate team player" ahead of next Saturday's Six Nations showdown in Cardiff. The rival second-row giants, Test team-mates...
England to recall Brad Barritt in place of Luther Burrell
1 decade ago by The TelegraphEngland are set to recall centre Brad Barritt for their RBS Six Nations match against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday. Barritt will play for Saracens against Wasps on Sunday, and providing he comes...
John Rutherford on last Scottish win at Twickenham
1 decade ago by The Scotsman“Well,” he replies, “we need to put that right, although I don’t know exactly how we’ll go about it! In my day there wasn’t a huge gap between us and England and Twickenham didn’t hold the...
John Rutherford on last Scottish win at Twickenham
1 decade ago by The Scotsman“Well,” he replies, “we need to put that right, although I don’t know exactly how we’ll go about it! In my day there wasn’t a huge gap between us and England and Twickenham didn’t hold the...
Benetton Treviso 8-29 Edinburgh: Visitors close gap
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe capital club earned a bonus-point victory to narrow the deficit but Edinburgh went to sleep in the middle of this match. They scored two tries at the tail end of the first quarter then sat back and...
Fraser Brown just happy he is still playing rugby
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanHe captained the same Scotland U21s team that boasted Richie Gray but dislocated his shoulder during an age-grade international. He returned to action too soon and did the same thing again. That was...
Fraser Brown just happy he is still playing rugby
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanHe captained the same Scotland U21s team that boasted Richie Gray but dislocated his shoulder during an age-grade international. He returned to action too soon and did the same thing again. That was...
England do not have to play sexy rugby to win
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSteve Hansen does have a point. The offside line does need to be policed more strictly. These days the line speed of some sides in defence is truly too good to be true. But as for the accusation...
Jones wary of O'Connell threat
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby07 March 2015The rival second-row giants, Test team-mates on the last two British and Irish Lions tours, will be pivotal figures in a game that could shape this season's title destiny. O'Connell,...
England’s Dan Cole calls for perspective after another slam slips away
1 decade ago by The GuardianTheir humbling in Dublin exposed England’s inability to deal with the element of surprise but the prop Dan Cole believes the championship can still be secured• Lancaster unsure whether to freshen up...
