The simplest way to describe the contest (or no contest) between Ireland and England at the weekend was that one team knew what they were doing and one team did not. Or, to be kind to England, one team executed what they wanted to do and the other team did not (no prizes for guessing […]
Amid his onslaught of carries, offloads and rucks hit in the Heineken Champions Cup final in May, there was one moment that eagle eyed viewers have spotted in La Rochelle lock Will Skelton’s game. It came in the first half after the Australian had taken the ball into contact. After being halted by Robbie Henshaw […]
France captain Antoine Dupont might have caught the headlines this week with his opinion on South African sides joining the Heineken Champions Cup, but he was not the first person to have opinions like those. Around 18 months ago it was former Wales captain Sam Warburton that was questioning the inclusion of the South African […]
At the age of 37 now, it seems like Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been pulling off his trademark loop since the dawn of time. There is not a defence in rugby that has not seen the fly-half pop the ball to the player outside him then scurry around the back to pick the ball […]
