England’s Stuart Lancaster short of time in countdown to World Cup
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe England coach now has only three friendlies remaining to fine-tune before the big World Cup kick-off against Fiji• Six Nations 2015: Guardian writers’ awards• England suffer torment against France...
Six Nations brave new world of running, passing and all-action scoring must not be a one-off
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSo this is the brave new world of rugby, all running and passing and scoring tries. You may think that you have never seen the like before, the Six Nations Super Saturday which seduced millions and...
Six Nations 2015: Scotland dismiss England claims as 'absolute c***'
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsScotland legend John Rutherford has dismissed English claims that his country did not try hard enough against Ireland on Saturday as “absolute crap”. Ireland took the Six Nations title after beating...
Six Nations: Does the fear of losing cripple teams?
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auOn the final day of the Six Nations, England, Ireland and Wales started with the same number of points. It wasn’t enough to win their final games: the winning margin mattered. England had their noses...
Italy drop below Georgia in rankings
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumItaly's heavy loss at home to Wales has seen them fall behind Georgia in the latest rankings from World Rugby. At the top of the tree it's as you were with New Zealand leading South Africa, Ireland,...
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...
Six Nations breaks BBC viewer record
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSaturday's Six Nations decider saw a record-breaking peak audience of 9. 63 million watch England v France, as the championship went down to the wire. A peak of 4. 1m watched Italy v...
Audio: Paul O'Connell forced to explain rugby rules to Marian Finucane live on air
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThe last few, quite surreal, moments in England's victory over France on Saturday left many Irish fans cursing repeatedly at their television screens but Marian Finucane was left wondering what all the...
Ireland 'well set up for World Cup'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsIreland have given themselves the ideal platform for the World Cup by clinching the Six Nations title in dramatic fashion, says Brian O'Driscoll. The ex-Ireland captain watched on television...
Six Nations player analysis: Billy Vunipola, England
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldEngland's No 8 has been excellent throughout the Six Nations and was superb again on Saturday as England agonisingly fell short of a sensational title heist. We analyse Billy Vunipola's performance...
