The stew that the Irish players find themselves in is not entirely Greg McWilliams’ fault. The head coach has had to add seven players to his training squad for the fourth round tie away to England. The IRFU might have already separated off the 7s and 15s divisions, as some distinguished voices have demanded (Phillip
Annick Hayraud has named a squad of 33 players to represent France in the last two rounds of the 2022 Six Nations ANNERY Julie (Stade Français), BANET Cyrielle (Montpellier), BERNADOU Rose (Montpellier), BERTHOUMIEU Axelle (Blagnac), BOUJARD Caroline (Montpellier), BOULARD Émilie (Chilly Mazarin), BROSSEAU Yllana (Stade Bordelais), CASTEL Marie Aurélie (Stade Rennais), CHAMBON Alexandra (Grenoble), DESHAYES
Home side Scotland picked up a dramatic victory and Wales made it three wins out of three, as the inaugural Six Nations Under-18 Women’s festival came to an exciting conclusion at the DAM Health Stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday. The three matches were all 70 minutes in length, extended from the six clashes that took
A Look Back and Forward after Three Rounds A Surge of Interest Coaching heroes Some things never change The Big One A Surge of Interest The Six Nations has really come of age this year. The shift to the March-April proved itself in its first post-lockdown showing. The arrival of TikTok gave the whole enterprise
Scotland restrict France to Meagre Pickings France, responding to memories of their last encounter in Scotland (a shock 13-13 draw) were in no mood for small mercies. But their modest points total, 28, underlines the contrast in player-depth between them and England. This was far from being an A-list French line-up; at least they made
Greg McWilliams’ new-look side ran away from a fault-ridden Italy outfit to record their first win of the series. Italy began well enough, stringing passes together for Beatrice Rigoni to add a telling 50-22 kick. From there they won a penalty in front of the posts. Rigoni kicked the three points to give them an
England v Wales Six Nations – Round Three Kingsholm, Gloucester England collected their 21st victory on the spin, but Wales made them work very hard for it, whatever the scoreline may say. The Red Roses were distinctly untidy in the first quarter, muffing three line-outs, conceding two penalties and failing to complete promising moves. One
Kingsholm has proved to be the perfect choice for England’s opening home game of the series. A crowd of truly French proportions has promised to show up. Placing the game close to the Welsh border was another piece of acute thinking. This was the management’s last opportunity – according to their own statements – to
How is the 2022 Six Nations shaping up? Attendances are up, new gate records are being set. The long-standing split of 2 + 4 (England and France versus the rest) continues, and will do so for quite some time. There is no short-term answer to the unevenness. Wales Wales have made the most decisive move
6 Nations – Second Round We’d better not call this England’s B side that turned out in Parma; we might not get out of the room in one piece. But only four who started against Scotland were on the field at kick-off. The Red Roses scored twelve tries and conceded none. There was no chance
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