Six Nations to stage first Thursday match since 1948 Sport The Six Nations will have a match on Thursday for the first time since 1948 after fixtures for the 2026 competition were confirmed on Monday. Ireland will travel to take on France on Thursday 5 February in the opening match of the 2026 competition as France aim for back-to-back titles. The shift to a Thursday [...]
Who has played themselves into and out of the British and Irish Lions tour? Sport If the Six Nations taught us anything it’s that picking a squad for this year’s British and Irish Lions tour to Australia is going to be very difficult. For some players a strong Six Nations has catapulted them from nobody to somebody, or from a fringe player into a starter. And for others it has [...]
Joe Marler on Saracens, standing up for England players and Six Nations Sport Former England international prop Joe Marler is no stranger to saying what he thinks and doing what he wants. The recently retired 34-year-old has ridiculed the Haka and was famously banned for groping then-Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones. But now – speaking to City AM from a greyhound rehoming project, naturally – he went after [...]
Six Nations Super Saturday a perfect crescendo to tournament March 14, 2025 It feels like an age since rugby fans had the pleasure of watching a Super Saturday when all three games will be crucial to the outcome of the Six Nations. Ireland, England and France are all able to realistically win this year’s title heading into the weekend, while Scotland can mathematically do it, however unlikely. [...]
England Rugby to switch to Murray-backed Castore after Six Nations March 12, 2025 England’s rugby teams will replace Umbro with Andy Murray-backed British sportswear brand Castore after this year’s Six Nations. The new kit deal is due to start in May and follows months of talks between the Rugby Football Union and Castore, which was founded by former City workers. It means that England men’s team will debut [...]
Six Nations needs France to beat Ireland before Super Saturday March 7, 2025 The recent clashes between Ireland and France in the Six Nations have all been superb occasions; whether it be in Paris or Dublin, the teams always serve up a brilliant match. And this weekend in the Irish capital it is the home side who are favourites. But for the good of the tournament it is [...]
Why rugby union should get its own Riyadh Season event February 28, 2025 One gripe I have with the 2025 Six Nations is the second rest week; it stifles interest and really damages the flow of the rugby tournament. As least, then, I had spare time to watch Chris Eubank Jr slap Conor Benn with an egg during their face-off ahead of their bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [...]
How can England beat Scotland in the Calcutta Cup? February 21, 2025 It may not be a fixture famed for deciding Rugby World Cups, nor a major intra-hemisphere clash, but the Calcutta Cup game between England and Scotland is, and will always be, a date for the diary. It’s the oldest international match in the world, dating back to the 1870s, and a real grudge fixture between [...]
Welsh rugby is in the pits no matter who passes through Gatland’s Gate next February 14, 2025 Warren Gatland’s legacy is already secured; when Wales players arrive at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium they do so by driving through Gatland’s Gate. He may be remembered for 14 consecutive losses in his second stint as Wales boss – the last of which was a 22-15 humiliation by Italy in which the score completely flattered the [...]
Wales beyond embarrassment, they need to show Six Nations fight February 7, 2025 I couldn’t concur more with former Wales fly-half Dan Biggar when he said their Six Nations clash with Italy this weekend is the team’s biggest game in the last 20 years. On paper this match should be a walk in the park for Wales; the last time they lost to Italy on the continent was [...]