Dan Cole: 'You prefer to learn your lesson now than in the World Cup'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThere is no hiding from horror for the modern-day rugby player. Every match has to be revisited and dissected, however gruesome or distressing. Some even choose to endure the pain voluntarily before...
Six Nations 2015 Round 3: Team of the Week
1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog15. Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) Metronomic boot again proved the difference. While Lopez was struggling at the other end, Halfpenny was cooly slotting almost everything asked of him. Solid under the...
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...
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...
Ireland v England: Will Greenwood's Keys to the Game review following the Irish's 19-9 success in Dublin
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFollow the match with IBM TryTracker Ireland fully deserved their 19-9 victory in Dublin, and the record-equalling 10th win on the spin that accompanied it. But England should not be too downbeat. ...
Ireland v England, Six Nations player ratings
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIreland Rob Kearney - The full-back nearly reprised try from Twickenham last year with great cut. Excellent coming out of defence and igniting Ireland's attacks. Tommy Bowe - Dropped sharp pass...
Ireland edge England to raise Six Nations hopes
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandRobbie Henshaw's first Test try kept alive Ireland's Grand Slam hopes as the defending Six Nations champions beat England 19-9 at Lansdowne Road for a national record-equalling 10th success in a row. The...
Ireland make it 10 in-a-row
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Ireland recorded their 10th consecutive Test win and kept alive their hope of back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams. It was an absorbing game. It was a match of limited continuity, little creativity,...
Ireland v England, Six Nations 2015: live
1 decade ago by The Telegraph- The two teams rated - head to head - Win in Dublin, and the grand slam will be in England's grasp - Why Ireland are far more than kick-chasers - Will Greenwood: Ford holds the key for England - Austin...
