Six Nations: What is the Triple Crown and how do Scotland win it? March 16, 2024 Scotland have a trophy to play for with every other nation in the Six Nations but the Triple Crown has been out of their grasp thus far.
Premiership Rugby Cup: Who’s playing and when’s it on? March 15, 2024 Equivalent to football’s Carabao Cup, the Premiership Rugby uses pools rather than a straight knockout format with teams in both the top flight Premiership and second tier Championship.
Six Nations: Beating France would be bigger than Ireland win March 15, 2024 England’s 23-22 win over Ireland last week was the best by the team since their 2019 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. I have questioned head coach Steve Borthwick and his plan for the side on numerous occasions, and I don’t think one win against a brilliant Ireland saves him from criticism, but at the [...]
Bonus points create positive rugby, Six Nations chief insists March 13, 2024 Six Nations chief executive Tom Harrison has defended the use of bonus points ahead of Super Saturday dispute a possible scenario occurring where England win more matches than Ireland but lose the title to their rivals. England have won three of their four matches and sit on 12 points while Ireland have the same winning [...]
Six Nations: England U20 crop must be given chance to shine March 13, 2024 While England’s senior men’s team scuppered Ireland’s chance of securing back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams at the weekend, the Under 20 side have achieved a bigger feat in recent weeks. The youthful side’s 32-32 draw with Ireland at the weekend ended hopes across the Irish Sea of three consecutive Six Nations U20 Grand Slams. And [...]
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Bath eye up West Country battle March 12, 2024 In the lead up to the 2023-24 Investec Champions Cup Round of 16, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with Investec to assess which teams are hot – and which are not – ahead of April’s knockouts. Team of the week: Bath Rugby, England Few expected English teams to feature in their [...]
Six Nations wrap: Grand Slam dashed, Quesada, Gatland and the Wooden Spoon March 10, 2024 Everybody thought Ireland would walk to back-to-back Grand Slam titles this year while many expected Italy to again be the whipping boys of the Six Nations. In round four, however, these two assumptions were shattered in what was one of the great weekends of Six Nations rugby in recent history. Here’s what we learned. Six [...]
Six Nations table with Wales on edge of humiliating Wooden Spoon March 10, 2024 Wales are close to their first Six Nations Wooden Spoon since 2003 after France toppled the home side 24-45 in Cardiff on Sunday. The bonus point win for France moves them ahead of Italy and into fourth with the Azzurri and Wales competing next weekend in a straight shootout. The Wooden Spoon is a metaphorical [...]
Where to watch Six Nations in London, plus exclusive breakfast event and our rugby drink of the week March 8, 2024 Here we go, the final push in this year’s Six Nations. It looks as if Ireland will go on to take the title after rounds four and five but that’s no excuse for dropping out of plans to watch games across London. Here are our pub and bar recommendations for the next two weeks, as [...]
England need to replicate South Africa performance (but better) to beat Ireland in Six Nations March 8, 2024 This weekend against England at Twickenham, Ireland can move within one game of the Six Nations Grand Slam. If they achieve an unbeaten campaign in 2024 they’ll become the first team in the Six Nations era to win the Grand Slam in consecutive years. In their way is an England side who still claim to [...]