England celebrate their victory in Bordeaux – Getty Images/Lionel Hahn In the same breath as expressing her immense pride after another Grand Slam victory, Marlie Packer declared that John Mitchell’s tenure had truly begun. It was as if England needed one more win, over a tough opponent egged on by a partisan crowd, to fully … Read more
Women’s Six Nations captains (clockwise from bottom left) Manae Feleu, Hannah Jones, Marlie Packer, Edel McMahon, Elisa Giordano and Rachel Malcolm – David Rogers/Getty Images In the history of the six-team Women’s Six Nations, only one side other than England or France has won the title, and that was in 2013, when Ireland broke the … Read more
Women’s Six Nations captains (clockwise from bottom left) Manae Feleu, Hannah Jones, Marlie Packer, Edel McMahon, Elisa Giordano and Rachel Malcolm – David Rogers/Getty Images In the history of the six-team Six Nations, a side other than England or France has only won the title once, and that was in 2013, when Ireland broke the … Read more
Coreen Grant scored Scotland’s opening try as they almost ran out winners in Cardiff – Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers Wales 18 Scotland 20 It was a shame that this ended with a missed conversion and a failed box kick, as Scotland and Wales once again put on an exciting and compelling match that went … Read more
Ireland retained their Six Nations crown with a final weekend victory over Scotland (Getty Images) It was already one o’clock in the morning in Lyon, but the fans on the last tram were still giddy as they headed back to the city, still in the sugar rush. At the end of an exciting Six Nations, … Read more
Ollie Lawrence scored twice in England’s narrow defeat to France, giving Steve Borthwick plenty of encouragement nonetheless (Getty Images) It says everything about Steve Borthwick that on Monday morning, when most international coaches would rightly be gasping for breath after two months in the thick of the Six Nations battle, the England boss will instead … Read more
France defeated England in a thrilling match (AP) A Six Nations crown will have to wait another year for France, but any talk of an uprising has certainly been dismissed. In a tournament that threatened to end in disaster, France ultimately finished as Ireland’s closest challengers again as Thomas Ramos’ long-range penalty in the final … Read more
England go into the final round with a chance to lift the Six Nations trophy – Getty Images/Dan Mullan The 2024 Guinness Six Nations concludes today with the championship still on the line. After England defeated Ireland in the final round, it means that four teams could still claim the title. On ‘Super Saturday’, March … Read more