Ugo Monye: Injury Update
News from the England camp has confirmed that Ugo Monye has not sustained any permanent damage to his neck after being stretchered off in today’s game.
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France need more than a Grand Slam to prove they are the real deal
Trust the French to blow everyone’s predictions out of the water. This was expected to be the most unpredictable of Six Nations where the only likelihood was that there would be no ...
Guinness Premiership: the Relegation Run-in
This weekend's results has made things even closer at the bottom of the Guinness Premiership table, and the race is on to avoid relegation to the Championship. Here are the remaining fixtures for ...
Charity Rugby Raffle: Help a Great Cause and Win Some Great Prizes
A plea for support from your Editor of The Rugby Blog: I am organising a big online rugby raffle to raise money for charity, and I'd be really grateful for the support ...
It's time to give Italy the respect they deserve
As the 2010 RBS Six Nations unfolds, everyone is talking about Grand Slams for France, Triple Crowns for Ireland and just how poor England have been recently. What’s not being so ...
Guinness Premiership: which team will be relegated?
This year's Guinness Premiership has been one of the closest-fought in recent years, and the fact that there have been no fewer than 10 drawn games indicates how little there is between ...
England and Scotland play out bore draw
England and Scotland drew 15-all at Murrayfield today in a match that lived up to expectation. Unfortunately, the expectations were extremely low, and the tryless affair was exceedingly dull.
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Scotland v England – Live Updates and Discussion
Join us for live text updates, real-time opinions, debate and banter as Scotland host England in the oldest battle in rugby. It might not be vintage stuff today, so why not liven it up by joining in here, and get the frustrations off your chest as the game unfolds.
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Six Nations Predictions: Scotland v England
Any match involving England is difficult to predict these days, and there’s a general feeling that this came could be exceedingly dull.
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Calcutta Cup rivalry still appeals to the tribal patriot in us all
On the face of it, there is not much in Saturday’s match between Scotland and England for the neutral. Two teams devoid of confidence, bereft of ideas regarding how to turn their loudly trumpeted attacking ambition into something, anything constructive or substantial. Hell there have even being England supporters on the message boards saying they are sorely tempted to give it a miss themselves. But there is far more to this game than that.
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Six Nations Predictions: Ireland v Wales
Brian O’Driscoll’s 100th cap at Croke Park should be a brilliant occasion, and it could be a cracking game with some proper rugby.
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Update: Charity Rugby Raffle for the Tag Rugby Trust
Last week, I announced the launch of a raffle that I’m organising this year to raise money for a charity called the Tag Rugby Trust.
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Expansion of Magners League delights Italian fans
Are we about to see a surge of improvement in Italian rugby? It would seem that way, as finally, after long debates and studies, it was confirmed this week that two Italian teams will be joining the Magners League next season.
