Players now have the chance to think for themselves in a new era of responsibility
1 decade ago by The TimesIn Paris, it was unbelievable noise and cockerels. Cardiff was two-fingered salutes from stocky men in red and white bobble...
Warren Gatland’s sudden love for the Irish could be a ruse
1 decade ago by The TimesIreland dare to dream. Never before have any country won three successive RBS Six Nations Championships. Can they do it?...
New England can triumph in real battle of the auld enemy
1 decade ago by The TimesWe knew that Eddie Jones was generating some hype as the new England head coach, but given that today’s events...
George Ford and Owen Farrell get the feelgood factor from Jonny Wilkinson’s latest masterclass
1 decade ago by The TimesJonny Wilkinson will be in Dublin tomorrow on duty with ITV, but here in Edinburgh today, his influence may well...
Murrayfield noise and the bagpipe band don’t bother us, says Owen Farrell
1 decade ago by The TimesThe BT Murrayfield crowd may pride themselves as being one of the more intimidating in world rugby, yet Owen Farrell...
The back row are crucial. They will set the pace Jones wants to play to
1 decade ago by The TimesJONES WILL PUT SWAGGER BACK IN ENGLAND’S STRIDE Eddie Jones has walked into the RFU and instigated an immediate rebranding...
Aviva Premiership match-by-match guide
1 decade ago by The TimesToday Harlequins v Northampton Saints Twickenham Stoop, 2pm Harlequins make four changes from the team that lost to Newcastle last...
Derby defeat piles the pressure on Mike Ford
1 decade ago by The TimesOn a night fit for building an ark, it was Bath who went overboard by losing a close encounter with...
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2015-16: Australia seek glory on Sydney debut with interest levels at all-time high
1 decade ago by The TelegraphBernard Foley is latest in a long line of sevens graduates - but with interest levels at a high-water mark on-pitch sucess is needed, reports Oliver Pickup
Six Nations 2016: Why the Rugby World Cup legacy means there is only one likely champion
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWales have unity, fitness, stability and historical precedents on their side, writes Steve James
