Saturday Matches Scotland v England, The Hive, Edinburgh, KO 14.15 Ireland v Cymru, Virgin Media Park (previously Musgrave Park), Cork, KO 16.45 Scotland We already know the attendance at the Hive, it’s 7,774; in other words for the first time a full house. It looks as though the SRU will have to extend the capacity
Sir Ian McGeechan has outlined his ideas (www.ruck.co.uk/sir-ian-mcgeecan-expects-the-six-nations-to-become-seven-very-soon-following-major-change/) of the way the men’s Six Nations should develop. At its simplest it is ‘bring in South Africa’. (btw, Ruck spell his name incorrectly in their heading) Before we try to assess similar changes for the women’s version, one or two details of his thinking. He is
The latest list of England players does nothing to help us guess the make-up of the team to face Scotland in Edinburgh. John Mitchell has revealed 36 names, 13 more than can be accommodated on field and bench. It’s six days since the last list was published. 35 players were called up to a three-day
The French co-coaches have announced a squad of 33 for the final three rounds of the Six Nations. Axelle Berthoumieu, Manon Bigot, Léa Champon, Annaëlle Deshayes, Charlotte Escudero, Madoussou Fall, Manae Feleu, Teani Feleu, Emeline Gros, Gaëlle Hermet, Clara Joyeux, Assia Khalfaoui, Coco Lindelauf, Romane Ménager, Ambre Mwayembe, Elisa Riffonneau, Agathe Sochat, Chloé Vauclin, Kiara
How do you pick the next England team? Getting into the England side just got a whole heap harder. John Mitchell has announced 35 players to join a three-day training session this week, as the Six Nations takes a short break. The only sad omission is Helena Rowland, who suffered a broken finger and has
Scotland v France England’s greatest rivals in Europe look far from the finished product. France struggled to get the better of a reborn Scottish side. They remain unbeaten in Scotland since 2010, but rarely have they had to work so hard for victory. At half time Scotland were ahead 5-3. France managed their second try
England v Cymru Six Nations, Round Two – Ashton Gate, Bristol One of the greatest pleasures of the game was the quality and variety of the English passing. It created several of the eight tries they scored. Yet the game had parallels with last year’s. In both Wales were right on top at the start
Round Two Saturday Games There are two Saturday games this weekend Scotland v France, The Hive, Edinburgh; KO 14.15 Teams Scotland 15 Meryl Smith 14 Rhona Lloyd 13 Emma Orr 12 Lisa Thomson 11 Coreen Grant 10 Helen Nelson 9 Caity Mattinson 1 Leah Bartlett 2 Elis Martin 3 Christine Belisle 4 Emma Wassell 5
Sophie Ellis-Bextor will take to the stage at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 20 April for the England (Red Roses) v Ireland Guinness Women’s Six Nations match. The British pop sensation will perform fan favourites at half-time, such as “Murder On The Dancefloor”, which is back in the charts for the first time in 20 years
Selection We knew one feature of John Mitchell’s selection policy for the opening round: to start with the returning stars, absent far too long with injury. That meant Emily Scarratt retaining the 12 shirt she uses for Lightning; Zoe Harrison at 10, which meant deciding what to do with Holly Aitchison; and Abbie Ward, which
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