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The Six Nations landscape underwent yet more dramatic change in Week 3 of the competition, a round that always promised to overhaul the standings with its workload of closely drawn fixtures. Ireland are back at the summit, Wales have renewed (but still slim) hope of a challenge for the title and Italy took a clinical edge over Scotland as they look to finish anywhere but last. The table tells us which...
Published: March 1, 2015
Ireland defeated England 19-9 on Sunday to weave past what will likely be the most difficult task in defending their Six Nations title. Robbie Henshaw scored the game’s only try, while Jonathan Sexton helped tick the scoreboard over from long range, kicking the hosts into a deserved Dublin lead. England may feel like their championship is over following Sunday’s defeat, with the Irish bagging...
Published: February 28, 2015
Wales claimed their fourth successive Six Nations victory over France on Saturday after Warren Gatland’s men left Paris with a 20-13 victory to their names. The Welsh never trailed at the Stade de France, as Leigh Halfpenny played a huge hand in kicking his side to victory, per the Welsh Rugby Union‘s official Twitter account: All signs coming to Paris pointed to a tight encounter...
Published: February 28, 2015
Italy gave their 2015 Six Nations a tremendous boost on Saturday after beating Scotland 22-19 at Murrayfield to claim their first points of this year’s tournament. The Azzurri finished as the stronger of the two outfits after a high-tempo first half, patiently surmounting their dominance in a fixture that could have easily gone the other way. Vern Cotter’s men will be extremely disappointed...
Published: February 28, 2015
Italy clinched their first points of the 2015 Six Nations with a last-minute 22-19 win against Scotland on Saturday to pull clear from the bottom of the standings. Jacques Brunel’s men grabbed a penalty try in the last passages of their trip to Murrayfield, grabbing some revenge for the last-gasp defeat suffered in Rome last year at Scottish hands. RTE Rugby confirmed the result: Scotland...
Published: February 27, 2015
Wales can beat France for the fourth time in succession on Saturday but a difficult task awaits Warren Gatland‘s men in Paris when both sides resume their Six Nations campaign. The two teams sit level on points coming to the Stade de France and only Saturday’s victor will continue to harbour any intentions of making a challenge for this year’s title. Read on for full viewing information...
Published: February 27, 2015
George Ford’s booting exploits have been a large factor in England’s rise to the summit of the Six Nations and the Red Rose’s maestro currently leads the point-scoring ranks coming into Week 3. Leigh Halfpenny’s 24 points see him trail the English playmaker by just two, with both players poised to have a huge hand in their contests against France and Ireland, respectively. A...
Published: February 27, 2015
Edinburgh is preparing to host Scotland and Italy’s battle to avoid bottom spot this Saturday, with both teams entering the fray after failing to claim a point in the first two rounds. These two sides compete almost annually to dictate who wins the wooden spoon, but Scottish coach Vern Cotter can be hopeful of establishing a new dominance over the Azzurri. The Murrayfield hopes should be looking...
Published: February 26, 2015
France and Wales may already be considered out of the running for this year’s Six Nations title to some, but the pair will collide in Paris this Saturday in the hopes of breathing new life into their campaigns. Warren Gatland brings a fully fit squad to the Stade de France, while Philippe Saint-Andre has had injuries and suspensions to contend with in recent days. Nonetheless, the French capital...
Published: February 26, 2015
The European spotlight returns to international matters this weekend as the Six Nations representatives look to resume their bids for the 2015 title following a deserved week’s rest. Some teams have come back from a week of club rugby in better shape than others, however, ahead of what promises to be the most significant round of this year’s tournament. Ireland and England’s clash...