Though all of us rugby fans hope fervently that the Six Nations can finish the course, we have to face facts… and the unknown. How far will Covid-19 go on spreading, how quickly, how lethal will it prove, how will each of us react to its consequences? At present (Thursday 27 February) the matches between
We thought the events of a fortnight ago were pretty extreme, but the breaking news from Milan put them firmly in perspective. The Italian Prime Minister ordered an extensive ban on sports matches in Northern Italy as the coronavirus menace cost two lives in the locality. So the Italy-Scotland game had to be postposed, Scotland’s
The Red Roses are on course for a consecutive Grand Slam after defeating Ireland 27-0 in Doncaster. Tries from Sarah Hunter, Abby Dow, Jess Breach, Vicky Fleetwood and Sarah McKenna sealed victory for Simon Middleton’s side. A home fixture against Wales at Twickenham Stoop and an away match versus Italy now stand in the way of England
All three fixtures take place on Sunday: England v Ireland – Doncaster Italy v Scotland – Legnano Wales v France – Cardiff France The Squad: 15. Jessy Trémoulière 14. Cyrielle Banet 13. Coralie Bertrand 12. Morgane Peyronnet 11. Marine Ménager 10. Pauline Bourdon 9. Laure Sansus 1. Maylis Traoré 2. Agathe Sochat 3. Clara Joyeux
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad for Sunday’s 2020 Women’s Six Nations match against Ireland at Castle Park, Doncaster (Sunday 23 February, kick-off 12.45pm). The sell-out fixture, the Red Roses’ first of the tournament on home soil, is live on Sky One, Sky Sports Action and free to view on
Against all the odds the SRU, the RFU and the Six Nations committee agreed on an immediate and positive decision: the fixture, delayed by Storm Ciara, would be played the very next day. This welcome news brought its own problems: Would the mainly amateur Scottish team all be available on that next working day? Would
Storm Ciara swept across the British Isles, forcing the abandonment of the Scotland-England fixture. But Ireland’s captain Ciara Griffin wasn’t giving way to her namesake. Her side took on Wales at Donnybrook and brought off an important win. The weather worsened before the end to leave the players suffering a blend of rain, sleet and
Six Nations Round 2 Preview: The Fixtures: France v Italy at Limoges 8 February 20.00 GMT Ireland v Wales at Energia Park, Donnybrook 9 February 13.00 GMT Scotland v England at Scotstoun, Glasgow 9 February 12.10 GMT A lot has been happening in the short gap between rounds. Not least the appearance of Cath Spencer’s
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad for this weekend’s 2020 Women’s Six Nations match in Scotland [Sunday 9 February, kick-off 12.10pm, live on Sky One and Sky Sports Action). Middleton makes five changes to the starting XV who defeated France 13-19 in Pau on Sunday. Fresh from earning her 50th
The French management, Annick Hayraud and Samuel Cherouk, had to hold an intense debrief with the players to find out what happened in the opening minutes of the England game, when they left their aggression and spirit in the changing rooms; then what when wrong in the second half. It was vital to broach these
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