ENGLAND are firm favourites going into this year’s RBS 6 Nations championship – but Eddie Jones is determined to improve his side even more. The Red Rose went undefeated in 2016, capping a wonderful year off with a superb 37-21 win over Australia at Twickenham and finishing the year off undefeated in 14 Tests. That […]
WALES go into this year’s RBS 6 Nations championship a clear distance behind champions England and contenders Ireland in the stakes. But they should not be underestimated, with fresh blood coming into interim boss Rob Howley’s set-up and an old face as new captain in Alun Wyn Jones, who replaces Sam Warburton. Jones has over 100 […]
ITALY head coach Conor O’Shea has announced his squad ahead of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations. The first nation to finalise their 32 players for the tournament, Italy have selected a group rich in experience rather than experimenting with players foreign to Test rugby. Here is what we know about the Italy Six Nations squad… […]
THE oldest rugby union tournament in the world, the 6 Nations Championship determines the European champions of Test rugby. Formerly the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, the competition has been running for over 130 years, halted only for a space of nine years during two World Wars. Leading into the 2017 tournament, England will […]
HE MAY not be the biggest name in world rugby, but for Ireland, he is one of the most vital. Captain and hooker Rory Best is one of just five men to achieve 100 caps in the green jersey, breaking into three figures against Australia in Dublin in November 2016. Widely regarded as one of […]