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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: February 6, 2016
Eddie Jones was delighted to open his account as England coach with a win on Saturday after watching his side beat Scotland 15-9 to move to the head of the 2016 Six Nations standings. Jack Nowell and George Kruis scored one try apiece to lead the Red Rose to victory in the Calcutta Cup, but Vern Cotter’s men have much to be upbeat about following a result that could have easily gone in their...
Published: February 6, 2016
England booked their first win under new head coach Eddie Jones after defeating Scotland 15-9 at Murrayfield on Saturday to open their 2016 Six Nations account with a win and clinch the Calcutta Cup. Tries from George Kruis and Jack Nowell paved the way to a bright Six Nations start for England, with Owen Farrell adding five points from the tee after lining up at centre outside fly-half George Ford. A...
Published: February 6, 2016
France rode the storm to open their 2016 Six Nations campaign with a hard-fought 23-21 victory over Italy on Saturday as Guy Noves began his reign as head coach of the national team with a win. A second-half kicking masterclass from French fly-half Jules Plisson saw the Parisian hosts hold out for a narrow victory and claim this year’s Giuseppe Garibaldi trophy, their third successive Six...
Published: February 5, 2016
The Stade de France will host a continental collision on Saturday as France and Italy open the 2016 RBS Six Nations with the hopes of claiming an early lead in the standings. These two teams have competed for the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy since 2007, but Les Bleus have been the dominant party in their meetings since, triumphing in seven of the nine contests. Azzurri head coach Jacques Brunel is now...
Published: February 2, 2016
Lineout throwing could be considered one of the most understated arts in rugby, and the 2016 RBS Six Nations Championship rugby tournament will put some of Europe’s most accurate hookers to the test in seeing who has the steadiest arm. This is also one area of the game that most susceptible to inconsistent statistics, and only the best hookers can maintain darts-like precision over the course...
Published: February 1, 2016
Fresh from discovering this season’s Champions Cup quarter-final lineup, Europe’s giants returned to domestic action this weekend, hoping to make an impact before the 2016 RBS Six Nations get underway. Many of the continental powerhouses will lose a raft of their major talents during the tournament, but that didn’t stop the big guns from dazzling in recent days. Saracens, Exeter Chiefs...
Published: January 31, 2016
Saracens booked their third successive victory on Saturday as they returned to the Aviva Premiership calendar with a win over Bath, retaining their place atop the English order. With the Six Nations now just a week away, some of Europe’s big guns have seen their options limited by the calls to international duty, but the Top 14’s titans all thrived even with some of their stars missing. This...
Published: January 26, 2016
The 2016 RBS Six Nations will bring together a collection of the finest players Europe has to offer, and a promising contingent of fly-halves shoulder heavy burdens coming into the competition. Barely a week remains until the tournament gets underway, and it’s those with “No. 10” stamped across the backs of their jerseys who will be expected to play their parts as point-clinchers...
Published: January 25, 2016
Exeter Chiefs stormed the gates late on to seal their spot as the surprise entrants in this season’s Champions Cup quarter-finals, defeating Ospreys 33-17 on Sunday to steal in front of Clermont Auvergne and make the last eight. The Aviva Premiership side joined fellow English outfits Saracens, Leicester Tigers, Wasps and Northampton Saints in the quarters, while Top 14 giants Toulon, Racing...
Published: January 24, 2016
Rugby fans across the continent were treated to a third successive weekend of action from the European Rugby Champions Cup in recent days as the competition’s quarter-final lineup wrapped up. Saracens, Leicester Tigers, Wasps, Racing 92, Toulon, Exeter Chiefs, Stade Francais and Northampton Saints will all take their places in the tournament’s final eight, with the latter three passing...