When I came back for the Six Nations Munster, Leinster and Ulster had performed really well in the Heineken Cup pools.
When Kidney this week omitted him from a New Zealand touring party shorn of several high-profile back-three players,...
Novena time.The list of names read out by Kidney at yesterday's squad announcement contained the core of the group...
...as well as a run-out for a second-string Irish side against the Baa-Baas, but today's announcement of the group charged...
At the World Cup, Sexton's place-kicking return was a disappointing 47pc, but in the Six Nations he slotted 22 from...
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Scotland will spend next week preparing for their bid to claim a first win in eight Tests after a season that promised much but delivered only an early World Cup knockout and a Six Nations wooden spoon. The matches could also have significant... Full Article at The Scotsman
May 2012 Last updated at 15:03 ET Six Nations winner Warburton has experience of kissing precious metal The Olympic flame will travel through Wales for the first time when it journeys from Worcester to Cardiff on Friday - day seven of the torch relay. ... Full Article at BBC News
Stuart Lancaster, the new head coach of England's rugby union team poses for photographers before a press conference in Twickenham stadium in south west London on March 29, 2012. Lancaster has been confirmed as the head coach of England following his... View Photo »
He is playing really well is Chris. I am delighted with the way he has responded and come back after the Six Nations, but he has got a lot to prove. He is chuffed because he is an England player, but he knows he still has a lot of critics to answer.
Vuna has been denied an opportunity to gauge his development against World Cup-winner Cory Jane as his second season of Super Rugby unfolds though an opponent from Six Nations strugglers Scotland would prove a more than satisfying substitute. The former... Full Article at Stuff.co.nz
McBryde has dispelled the notion of it being a long season, stating the team are giving it their all in training and are raring to go ahead of travelling to the southern hemisphere. "Momentum is behind us since the World Cup, and we managed to keep... Full Article at Sky Sports
The Scots play Australia before further tests against Fiji and Samoa. And Robinson has said that the high standard of opposition was the reason for selecting the tour. "I believe the players have the ability to win any game we play. Saying that, we... Full Article at BBC News
Stuart Lancaster (L), the new head coach of England's rugby union team and Ian Ritchie, Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive, pose for photographers before a press conference in Twickenham stadium in south west London on March 29, 2012. Lancaster... View Photo »
From what I’ve seen over the Six Nations and what Stuart has developed with a young England side I was very interested and very keen to move forward with him
"If we win one of the (Tests), it is something we haven't been able to do down there for a number of years. We have got three bites of the cherry." It is 43 years since Wales beat the Wallabies in Australia, but they will travel with a powerful squad... Full Article at Sporting Life
Robbie Deans says the Wallabies have so much strength in depth it will be a tough job to pick a team for three Tests against Wales Down Under. The Wallabies begin their 2012 international season with a Test against Scotland in Newcastle on June 5,... Full Article at The Daily Post
It's just that in his heart of hearts, he dreaded the day when the reality of it kicked in. When Kidney this week omitted him from a New Zealand touring party shorn of several high-profile back-three players, the Newbridge man knew it was time to bid... Full Article at Belfast Telegraph
The 6 Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons), known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The winner of the 6 Nations is sometimes seen as being the European Champions. Full Article At Wikipedia.org
He is playing really well is Chris. I am delighted with the way he has responded and come back after the Six Nations, but he has got a lot to prove. He is chuffed because he is an England player, but he knows he still has a lot of critics to answer.
From what I’ve seen over the Six Nations and what Stuart has developed with a young England side I was very interested and very keen to move forward with him
I was very impressed with England during the Six Nations, not just the way they played but the culture that is developing, and hopefully I can complement what Stuart and Graham Rowntree (the forwards coach) are doing.
It was a great experience to meet the Royal Family, and to be part of the occasion at Margam Park. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh asked who we played for, congratulated us on the Grand Slam and said that the Six Nations had been exciting. It's always great to come out into the community and meet pe...
I just look at the young guys that have come through and the talent that England have at the moment and the culture that Stuart, Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree have built over the Six Nations ... I think it has exceeded everyone's expectations and to be part of something like that would be tremendous ...
I was disappointed I didn't get as much game time as I had hoped for in the Six Nations but it was a good experience. Ben and I have a good healthy rivalry. We are good friends and he is a good bloke off the field as well. You need the competition and the rivalry.
We were pleased with the progress we made in the Six Nations and this tour is another important step on the journey towards [Rugby World Cup] 2015.
I’ve also really enjoyed the Six Nations stuff with England, but that seems an age away now
Iain had a tremendous Six Nations campaign with the Ireland Under-20s and he's been training with us in recent weeks and has done very well. He is a big talent and it is important to give him experience at this level.
We will continue to work hard with Stuart Lancaster to build a world-class coaching team as we look towards the Rugby World Cup in 2015 ... Andy was an important part of the coaching team in the Six Nations and we fully respect his wishes to continue as a coach at Saracens.
Scottish Rugby is in the mire. They played 15 games across all representative teams during the entire Six Nations and lost 14
Anyway, it is a matter for the Six Nations, which is a closed competition, not for FIRA. Georgia could one day play in the Six Nations but not at the moment. There are no discussions along those lines.
Anyway, it is a matter for the Six Nations, which is a closed competition, not for FIRA. Georgia could one day play in the Six Nations but not at the moment. There are no discussions along those lines.
I'm really happy and I'm really, really proud to be playing for England. I owe everything to English rugby for developing me as a player and giving me the opportunity. Throughout the build-up to the Six Nations, when Stuart [Lancaster] got guys like Jamie Peacock and Gary Neville to talk to us about wha...
Following a thorough review of performances during the recently concluded RBS 6 Nations, the selection committee's commitment to promoting consistency has been reflected in the latest selections with nine elite referees appointed to the top matches in what is a busy June international window that also s...
I am really looking forward to the match. There will be no difference in the way that I approach it compared to say a Six Nations match, a Rugby World Cup match or indeed the Rugby World Cup Final.
If one thing should be totally clear about the Six Nations championship by now it is that it is tough to repeat.
We got the win [against Ireland] and the goal we set out to do at the start of the season, which was to win the Six Nations so there was a great buzz, then on Saturday I was off to Hong Kong, so it was a pretty hectic weekend but it’s awesome to be here
England hooker Dylan Hartley has been cited following the RBS 6 Nations match between England and Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday for an alleged biting offence
From last year's World Cup, they've demonstrated that they've got a side that can go further in the competition - it was disappointing the way they finished the World Cup and against Australia last November. But I suppose now that they've won the Six Nations and the Grand Slam and all that - I think a l...
England have been born again under Stuart. We have come a long way under him. Half that pack made their debuts against Scotland (in the Six Nations opener). That makes the World Cup a distant memory.
It was a special way to finish what has been a hugely satisfactory finish to the Six Nations Championship and an emotional week
It's difficult but I truly believe that we have the capacity to win this tournament in three or four years' time ... The international level is very high. From here until the next Six Nations, we have six games and we have to progress a lot to achieve the level that we want to be at.
You have to remember that half that pack today debuted in Scotland (England's first Six Nations game this season)
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Six Nations Championship and Wales: Wales will face the fourth leg of their Six Nations Grand Slam challenge against Italy on Saturday without captain Sam Warburton due to a knee injury.
Six Nations Championship and Scotland: Scotland suffered the ignominy an RBS 6 Nations whitewash and the wooden spoon after Italy inflicted a seventh successive defeat on Andy Robinson's side in Rome.
Six Nations Championship and Edinburgh: Scotland full-back Rory Lamont went under the surgeon's knife in Edinburgh yesterday after suffering a fractured fibula during the weekend's bruising Six Nations defeat by France and is unlikely to return to action this side of the Autumn Internationals in November.
Six Nations Championship and Australia: In truth, it was probably a game too far for coach Warren Gatland's heroes as they looked flat throughout much of an error-strewn contestBut they can take so much out of the competition prior to facing Australia in Cardiff on December 3 and then starting a Six Nations campaign that will probably see them installed as title favourites.
Six Nations Championship and Ulster: The Monaghan man, who scored two tries last week in the Six Nations game against France, will play with Ulster for the next three seasons, according to the Irish Rugby Football Union.
Six Nations Championship and New Zealand: If the South African, who withdrew from the squad ahead of the Six Nations game with Italy in February, isn't able to resume his duties with Ireland, then Declan Kidney will need a replacement for the three-Test tour to New Zealand in June, and possibly beyond.
Six Nations Championship and Auckland: By sweeping this season's Six Nations honours board, Wales also avenged their agonising World Cup loss to France in Auckland last October.
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