How England captain Owen Farrell escaped a Six Nations ban despite being found guilty of dangerous tackle January 11, 2023 England rugby captain Owen Farrell has avoided a ban for the Six Nations Championship despite being found guilty of dangerous play. Farrell was hauled in front of an independent disciplinary panel last night after being cited for a high tackle in Saracens’ Premiership trip to Gloucester last week. The fly-half argued that his challenge on [...]
Here’s why England rugby captain Owen Farrell is facing a Six Nations ban January 9, 2023 England rugby captain Owen Farrell could be banned for the Six Nations after he was cited for a dangerous tackle. Saracens fly-half Farrell faces a disciplinary hearing tomorrow over his challenge on Gloucester’s Jack Clement on Friday, which was not punished by referee Karl Dickson. If found guilty of a top-end offence, he could be [...]
Ed Warner: Is Infantino a moonbeam or a clown? Either way, Fifa boss is here to stay December 1, 2022 Gianni Infantino. Moonbeam or clown? Flibbertigibbet? Certainly. Problem-solver, or problem to be solved? All depends on where you are coming from – quite literally. Just don’t expect Fifa’s demon/angel (delete according to taste) president to be going anywhere soon. Most likely not until 2031. Football’s Swiss-Italian head honcho has been front and centre of the [...]
Six Nations set for Netflix show as rugby union seeks Drive to Survive effect October 19, 2022 Six Nations chiefs are hoping to develop their fanbase through a new series set to be shown on streaming site Netflix. Rugby bosses have held talks with programme makers and a deal is thought to be close, paving the way to start at next year’s edition of the international tournament. The programme is expected to [...]
Wales Women can shine in future rugby games after copying England April 22, 2022 Wales are a team on the up as they prepare to meet France in the penultimate round of the Women’s Six Nations. Having not won for three years prior to the tournament, they take two victories from their three matches at this championship into the clash with title challengers France. Such a turnaround would have [...]
Ollie Phillips: England rugby chiefs stuck between rock and hard place over Eddie Jones March 25, 2022 It has been a challenging week for the Rugby Football Union (RFU) following the conclusion of another disappointing Six Nations for England and Eddie Jones. The expectation, which the RFU have helped to foster, is that England should be the best team in the world. But the reality, as winning just two games at the [...]
Women’s Six Nations: New dates, new sponsor, same old winners? March 24, 2022 Change is in the air at this year’s Women’s Six Nations, which now has its own slot in the calendar and a first title sponsor in TikTok – but that looks unlikely to extend to the outcome. Champions England start as hot favourites this weekend – no surprise given their 18-game winning run, which includes [...]
Six Nations 2022: Free-flowing France leave static England with questions to answer March 20, 2022 Le tournoi est bleu. The words of a nation that has waited more than a decade to taste Six Nations glory. The tournament is indeed blue after they clinched the Grand Slam against England on Saturday night, and how happy so many were to see the day come. France play some of the most attractive [...]
England must treat French game like World Cup final, says Dallaglio March 18, 2022 Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio has urged Eddie Jones’s team to treat tomorrow’s Super Saturday Six Nations match with France as a World Cup final. England cannot win the title in Paris but do have a chance to end a disappointing championship on a high and deny one of the in-form international sides their first [...]
Ollie Phillips: England need to target French emotion in Six Nations March 18, 2022 France face the ultimate challenge tomorrow. Winning a Six Nations Championship is hard enough, but to win one when there’s just the English between you and a Grand Slam is even harder. Super Saturday is one of the great days of international rugby outside of the World Cup. Three games, five of the six highest [...]