Six Nations 2017: Scotland team to play Italy

- March 16, 2017

Vern Cotter has named the Scotland side for their last match of the Six Nations, against Italy.Can they finish with a flourish?

Best Of The Weekend: Jones’ Warriors Secure Successive Titles

- March 13, 2017March 13, 2017

England go back to backEddie Jones' tenure as England coach goes from strength to strength. Their demolition job of the best Scotland side we have seen in years, coupled with Ireland's loss to Wales, means they have secured back to back titles. They also have the opportunity to make it

Six Nations 2017: Italy v France Prediction

- March 10, 2017March 10, 2017

I'm not sure what to make of Italy after the Twickenham debacle of a match. I don't begrudge their non-ruck tactic, which worked so well to stifle England's attack, but looking back, I'm with Eddie Jones when he says you can't judge either team on the actual Rugby.So The

Six Nations 2017: The Fox deserves credit

- March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

Italy frustrated England with a no-ruck tactic, nicknamed ‘the fox’, on Sunday. It involved the Italian players refusing to engage at the tackle and form a ruck, which meant there was no offside line and they could stand in the English backline, challenging the half backs.It would have been even

Six Nations 2017: England Player Ratings Versus Italy

- February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

A frankly bizarre, and at times farcical, match between England and Italy – one which Eddie Jones deemed not fit to even be called ‘rugby’ and likened to Trevor Chappell bowling underarm in cricket. Was the first half England’s worst under Jones? Yes. Were Conor O’Shea and Brendan Venter’s tactics

Best Of The Weekend: Scots Step Up while England struggles

- February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

Second half surge sees Scotland to victoryIt wasn't meant to be so convincing. They had their talismanic skipper injured, alongside a glut of other first choice names. Not to mention, they were coming off the back of a galling loss to France. But, Scotland broke a ten year wait for

Rate the Match: England v Italy 2017

- February 26, 2017February 24, 2017

Tell us what you thought of today's match between England and Italy. What were the main talking points? Which players stood out?Give the match a rating out of ten, and then share your opinions in the comments below.

Six Nations 2017: England v Italy Prediction

- February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

I really don't fancy Italy's chances in this one.Eddie Jones has picked an experimental team, giving opportunities to some of the guys pushing for selection, and there won't be any incentive to take things a bit easy if they pull away from Italy. They were told to be more

Six Nations 2017: England team to play Italy

- February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

Eddie Jones has named the England line-up to take on Italy at Twickenham on Sunday.There are four changes to the starting XV that beat Wales at Principality Stadium in round two of the Championship. In the back line Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors) gets his first start in an England shirt

Six Nations 2017: Italy team to play England

- February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

Conor O'Shea has named the Italy team to take on England at Twickenham this weekend.Italy: 15 Edoardo Padovani 14 Giulio Bisegni 13 Michele Campagnaro 12 Luke McLean 11 Giovanbattista Venditti 10 Tommaso Allan 9 Edoardo Gori8 Sergio Parisse 7 Simone Favaro 6 Abraham Steyn 5 Andries Van Schalkwyk 4 Marco Fuser 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 1 Andrea LovottiReplacements: 16 Ornel Gega,