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Saturday’s results in round three of the Guinness Six Nations means we will see some movement when the official world rankings are updated on Monday.  France’s bonus point 27-10 victory over Scotland in Paris will see them move up two places in the world rankings from 10th to 8th. Scotland remain in 7th but their loss to Jacques Brunel’s side …

There was no shortage of excellent performances in the third round Guinness Six Nations clash between Wales and England this evening.  Man-of-the-match Liam Williams was in inspired form as he brilliantly dealt with England’s kicking game which caused Ireland and France so many problems in previous weeks. However, both sides had some standout individual statistical performances and here we take …

Wales’ 21-13 victory over England in the Guinness Six Nations has put Warren Gatland’s side on the road to a potential Grand Slam with matches against Scotland at Murrayfield and Ireland at the Principality Stadium the only thing standing in their way.  Without a doubt, today’s clash in Cardiff was the best match of this year’s competition as both teams …

Wales produced a stunning second-half performance to beat England 21-13 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.  Warren Gatland’s side found themselves 3-10 down at halftime but they took control in the second 40 to produce an incredible comeback to emerge eight-point victors. The crowd who packed into the Principality Stadium in Cardiff had to wait until the 18th minute for …

France have secured their first win of this year’s Guinness Six Nations championship thanks to a 27-10 victory over Scotland at the Stade de France in Paris.  A try in each half from Romain Ntamack and Yoann Huget gave the home side a 12 point lead for the majority of the second half. France’s third try on 75 minutes came …

With Ireland less than 24 hours away from kick-off in their clash with Italy, there will be a few players who may not sleep too well tonight.  The team that Joe Schmidt has named contains four changes to the starting XV which beat Scotland at Murrayfield two weeks ago and there are further changes among the replacements. A number of …

The Ireland team which Joe Schmidt named to face Italy contains four changes to the starting XV which lined out against Scotland at Murrayfield last time out.  There are also a number of new faces on the bench as Schmidt’s selection was a result of injuries to a number of key players and also the intention to provide an opportunity …

Joe Schmidt has named his Ireland team to take on Italy in Rome in the Guinness Six Nations on Sunday.  The Ireland head coach has made four changes to the starting XV which beat Scotland at Murrayfield two weeks ago. In the front row, there are first Six Nations starts for Dave Kilcoyne and Sean Cronin while Tadhg Furlong continues …

We will find out later this afternoon whether Johnny Sexton will be leading the line for Ireland when they take on Italy in Rome on Sunday.  Joe Schmidt’s team announcement will be interesting as the debate surrounding whether to provide valuable experience to fringe players ahead of the World Cup or to continue with the front-line players to develop form continues. …

Bundee Aki has credited Joe Schmidt for facilitating the ease at which players can come in and out of the team without causing any disruption to performances.  Ever since Aki made his Ireland debut in November 2017, he has been a mainstay of Schmidt’s midfield. That has somewhat been influenced by injuries to other players but it has also shown …