WE'VE HAD a breather from the RBS 6 Nations to catch our breath, but the heat is back on this weekend as Wales head to Rome, France hop across the…
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Will Carling on England v France
ENGLAND are 1-5 on to win the Six Nations and evens to claim a first Grand Slam for a decade – but such odds cut no ice with Will Carling.…
RBS 6 Nations: Can Antonie bring some Claassen to France?
IN THE letters page of the latest issue of Midi Olympique one irate reader has addressed the editor in no uncertain terms on why the Top 14 isn't helping the…
RBS 6 Nations: Inside the England Camp Part Three
DYLAN HARTLEY and Joe Launchbury dissect the scrum in the run up to England v France at Twickenham. But what else have the England squad been up to in camp?…
RBS 6 Nations: Italy may be lacking a captain
The player himself took to Twitter, pumping out tweets in several different languages to say that his sending off in the 36th minute for swearing – in English according to…
RBS 6 Nations: Mid-term report – Lions XV
THE BRITISH and Irish Lions are still hotter than a Justin Bieber and David Beckham collaborative calendar. Need proof? Every single test ticket for this summer's tour sold out in…
RBS 6 Nations: Scotland’s opportunity for a shake-up
SOMETIMES WITH Scottish rugby there is a feeling that you are being shown a flat that has all the mod cons, a nice view and above all else is cheap.…
RBS 6 Nations: Injured Ireland flirting with the past
AS THE rain tumbled down at the Aviva Stadium, Ireland were toiling. They had dug deep, hoping to scoop out some of the visceral anger that bubbles up whenever England…
RBS 6 Nations: France face a culture clash with Top 14
THE FRENCH love a good debate and last weekend’s debacle deserves special attention. Losing in Rome to an adventurous Italian side was one thing, going down in their own back…
Leigh Halfpenny’s Lions memories
WALES FULL-BACK Leigh Halfpenny watched the Living with Lions video that followed the 1997 tour to South Africa countless times and remembers the 2001 trip to Australia well too. Here…