Six Nations: Italy have a new look, but can they get a win? February 2, 2024 Being the new kid is never easy but that is the role Gonzalo Quesada will take up in this year’s Six Nations. The Argentinian is no stranger to European rugby, having once been France assistant coach and holding managerial roles with the likes of Racing, Biarritz and most recently Stade Francais. He is also familiar [...]
Six Nations: Scotland gamble on Russell and Darge to progress February 2, 2024 How do you measure success? Is it by trophies won, memories made or the journey you take along the way? For Scotland it remains unclear. Every year seems to be heralded as their turn in the Six Nations and in 2023 they got off to a best ever start, winning their opening two matches for [...]
Premier League spending plummeted in shadow of stricter financial regulations February 2, 2024 Everton were docked 10 points for breaching spending rules last year, while Nottingham Forest were also fined for their spending habits, being dubbed the “poster boys for financial fair play.”
Six Nations: Write off Wales at your peril… again February 2, 2024 Warren Gatland and the Wales national rugby team are basically a sporting version of conjoined twins. Since 2007 the New Zealand coach has had some form of affiliation with Wales – except from a two-year hiatus between 2020 and 2021 – but back in a role many thought he had given up for good little [...]
Six Nations: England savouring renewed title ambitions February 2, 2024 It’s amazing isn’t it, how predictions often fall flat on their faces? England, alongside neighbours Wales, were billed as the potential flops at the Rugby World Cup last year in France. All eyes were on Les Bleus and Ireland to make the case for the northern hemisphere against the might of the south. But Wales [...]
‘Don’t laugh: England can win the Six Nations’ February 2, 2024 You’ll laugh at me when I say it – in fact you might disqualify me entirely from having opinions on rugby – but I genuinely believe that England have a viable path to this year’s Six Nations title. Hear me out: Steve Borthwick has a much-changed squad but he has, arguably, the most continuity out [...]
Six Nations: France on tour as Paris evicts Les Bleus February 1, 2024 The fashion, the food, the sights and the jouer jouer rugby: Paris is a staple of the Six Nations and a bucket list venue for anybody looking to experience the game at international level. The Stade de France is home to iconic moments from multiple sports, most recently the Rugby World Cup final in October, [...]
Six Nations: World Cup cycles don’t matter for Ireland, replacing Sexton does February 1, 2024 As the Cranberries classic Zombie rang around the Stade de France at multiple points during last year’s Rugby World Cup, it almost seemed destined that fly-half and Ireland great Johnny Sexton would cap his career standing by lifting the William Webb Ellis trophy. The four provinces were coached by Andy Farrell for the first time [...]
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton add European spice to 2024 LIV Golf League February 1, 2024 The Saudi-bankrolled circuit shows no signs of backing down despite a possible union with the PGA Tour.
Lewis Hamilton set to leave Mercedes for sensational switch to Ferrari February 1, 2024 The move would unite F1's biggest star with its most famous marque.