Ireland's intricacies, England's accuracy, Scotland's width and France's instinct - how the teams and their tactics were ...

It is often stated that, “Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.” That may be true in atmospheric terms but on ...

The following 10 minutes settled into a pattern of box kicks from both scrum halves until Scotland kicked ... in the 22 but Scotland recycled to work it wide for Van der Merwe to score out wide, but ...

Ireland’s initially confident and smooth start unravelled in large part through ill-discipline and especially scrum ... rugby. They’ve troubled Ireland particularly out wide.

What was particularly striking about the line-up in Rome was their youth, with Galthié keeping an eye on 2027. Leo Barre, brought in at full-back, was the oldest member of France’s back three at 22 ...

Four tries – including two for Player of the Match Freddy Douglas – and one apiece for Nairn Moncrieff and Jack Brown saw Scotland pick up maximum points and end Wales’ title bid. The visitors had Tom ...

Jimmy O'Brien sliced the Cardiff defence wide open before ... on fire behind the scrum and it was powerful centre Tector who claimed their fifth try after he hit a wicked angle to score.

Ireland's hopes of a rare Six Nations three-peat have been rocked, after France, who lost their captain and arguably the best ...

The Waratahs have stepped forward as the new entertainers of Super Rugby with a thrilling five ... from centre Inia Tabuavou creating space out wide on the left and Ponipate Loganimasi gets ...

Gearóid McDonald put his conversion just wide from a difficult angle. The home side’s joy ... Satherley took the ball out of the back of the scrum on the five-metre line. He spun it wide ...

Ireland have trailed twice in this season’s Six Nations at half-time, against Wales and England and came back to win both ...