In August, The Observer newspaper published an article outlining their top five hot rugby prospects or ‘ones to watch. With the new season about to be a month old lets have a look at how these are getting on. 1. Tom Stephenson (Northampton) Unfortunately for Tom, the big England U20’s centre has yet to make … Read more
The biggest news being Earls returns to the starting line up with McFadden dropping to the bench. Hopefully this should lead to a bit more defensive cohesion in midfield, then again, its not like Keith Earls is world renowned for his defence. Could be a very long afternoon in Paris 15 – Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) … Read more
The French have named their side to face Ireland on the weekend. There are four changes in the forwards yet the backline, ominously, remains unchanged. Most notable of the changes being Harinordoquy who comes onto the flank to form what looks like a serious back row combination. This and the backline that really started to … Read more
As if reliving centuries old rivalries wasn’t fun enough, you can of course make the victories that little bit sweeter and defeat a little easier to bear, with taking a few quid off the bookies Paddy Power are offering a fairly ‘generous’ 2/1 on the three favourites France, England and Scotland to get the result. … Read more