Ahead of the Game: Six Nations facing compensation fight over £800m deal snub July 31, 2024 In his first weekly sports news column, Matt Hughes reports on the row between the Six Nations and southern hemisphere chiefs over the Nations Championship, the value of Team GB’s new deal with Adidas, Everton’s tensions with the Premier League, and England cricket chiefs’s latest hire. The Six Nations are facing potential demands for tens [...]
Women’s rugby must get radical to avoid making mistakes men’s game did April 26, 2024 For the women’s game to be truly successful I believe it needs a radical overhaul; a revolution that will change the face of rugby forever. Because the reality is that it is hard to get excited for this weekend’s final round of the Women’s Six Nations. England are expected to win, even against closest competitors [...]
Red Roses’ standards are high, they can be disappointed with 50,000 crowd April 19, 2024 This weekend when 50,000 fans flood into Twickenham Stadium’s famous bowl to watch England’s Red Roses take on Ireland in the Women’s Six Nations it’ll be another achievement for the women’s game. Because gone are the days of celebrating filling a single stand for the women’s game in England, and gone are the days of [...]
Red Roses dominance is bad omen for women’s game (but they’re great to watch) March 29, 2024 Having beaten Italy 48-0 with 14 players in their Women’s Six Nations opener, it is fair to say England’s Red Roses continue to be one of rugby’s most dominant teams ever. Yes, that makes successive World Cup failures harder to stomach but the England national team are otherwise seemingly unstoppable. However, their impressive win in [...]
Red Roses: England will fix Six Nations errors, says captain Packer March 24, 2024 The Red Roses’s centurion captain Marlie Packer insisted her side will fix what went wrong in their Women’s Six Nations opener despite her England side beating Italy 48-0 yesterday having been down a player for 69 minutes. England overcame an 11th minute Sarah Beckett red card for a dangerous rucking move on Italy centre Michela [...]
‘We want to put on a show’: England’s Hannah Botterman on Women’s Six Nations March 22, 2024 The England prop explains why photo shoots can help the Red Roses bloom.
The Notebook: Championing women in sport goes further than just the game March 20, 2024 Susie Logan takes the Notebook pen to talk about supporting women's sport, the power of co-operatives and a visit the Francis Crick Institute.
Andy Farrell: Failing to win Six Nations Grand Slam will be good for Ireland March 17, 2024 Ireland fell short of making Six Nations history.
Ollie Phillips: England can take encouragement from Six Nations March 17, 2024 Our rugby columnist give his-team-by-team verdict on the Six Nations.
Six Nations: What is the Triple Crown and how do Scotland win it? March 16, 2024 Scotland have a trophy to play for with every other nation in the Six Nations but the Triple Crown has been out of their grasp thus far.