Spotlight – England Scrum
“If England are bested in the scrum they will not win this game.” Not too many would have disagreed with Brian Moore, and yet they were, and they did.
“If England are bested in the scrum they will not win this game.” Not too many would have disagreed with Brian Moore, and yet they were, and they did.
Lots of strong performances this week that made it difficult to pick a winner in several positions. Let’s hope that trend continues for the coming rounds!
England turned the Six Nations on its head with a stirring victory at Twickenham in undoubtedly the best match of the tournament thus far.
The last test of the weekend is the most important, as England have a chance to dent Ireland’s title hopes and rekindle their own at Twickenham.
It’s been a busy week, and indeed a busy morning, in terms of signings around the premiership, with only Northampton shying away from any news.
It seems counter-productive to select a team of the week considering the rather troubling lack of rugby played on the weekend, but here we are nonetheless.
Scottish confidence took a colossal nosedive after an abysmal performance saw them shut out in a Calcutta Match for the first time since 1978.
It’s time for another Calcutta Cup match with the auld enemy visiting the bug-infested Murrayfield for what is sure to be a complete mess of a match.
Nine articles from around the rugby world worth checking out, covering some Six Nations history, questionable club recruitment, the whereabouts of Rocky Elsom, Nigel Owens, the IRB Sevens, and more.
Bad bounces, bad breaks, witty banter, new names, and individual milestones. All the trivial nonsense you need to know this week, plus a host of injury updates.