Francois Louw determined to help Bath end season on a high
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsAfter last weekend, anything now seems possible in rugby union. So how about an England versus South Africa final in the Rugby World Cup later this year? It would take South Africa to beat New Zealand...
Owen Farrell could still be a World Cup star for England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOK, let us cast our thoughts forward a little. England have won their Rugby World Cup Pool, defeating Wales and Australia (as I think they will), and then they have beaten Samoa in the quarter-final...
France snubbed on player of tournament shortlist
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFrance might have taken a small step towards saving face in denying England the title at Twickenham last Saturday, but none of Philippe Saint-Andre's men has been deemed fit to grace the official shortlist...
Which of these players should be awarded the 6 Nations player of the tournament
1 decade agoPaul O’ConnellIn what could be his last 6 Nations tournament, Paul O’Connell had an outstanding championship. The Munster lock led by example in all five games in particular against Wales and Scotland...
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...
England & Ireland to both make semis
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe final round of games in the Six Nations was a festival of rugby and a truly amazing day. The players all played with a total lack of inhibition, like we used to when we were kids,...
Six Nations 2015: England's crazy idealists refuse to be bowed
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOn a day of thrilling decadence, Six Nations rugby was a Japanese 'Salary Man’ abandoning the corset of office life for a night of whisky-fuelled pogoing. But the next day, the Tokyo clerk returns...
Six Nations: England must use their agony to fuel their World Cup charge
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt is rarely wise to make a case for the gallant loser. Too much emotion involved. Too much romantic attachment. And England are sick to the back teeth of doing so. They will seek no refuge in...
Six Nations reached perfect climax with Ireland rising to challenge on sensational afternoon
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsI have heard all the arguments against staggered kick-offs on the final day, but you cannot tell me that that was not one sensational afternoon of rugby. People will be talking about it for years and...
Six Nations 2015: This was the best eight weeks of my life, says Danny Cipriani
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDanny Cipriani, who was England's replacement fly-half throughout the Six Nations, has described the tournament as the "best eight weeks of my life". After Owen Farrell's injury, Cipriani was called...
