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Six Nations: 'Scotland were world class but England's Marcus Smith should have stayed on'
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Sunday, 06 February 2022 02:45
I was talking to a Scottish mate after Scotland's Calcutta Cup win against England on Saturday and he was in a bit of a daze about how well they had played.I had to convince him. Scotland were world class with their rugby intelligence and thoroughly deserved to win the game.Both teams played well but Scotland played incredibly without the ball,…
Six Nations: Johnny Sexton calls on Ireland to improve despite Wales win
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Saturday, 05 February 2022 09:37
Johnny Sexton says Ireland still have plenty to work on despite their resounding victory over Wales in the opening round of the Six Nations.The hosts totally dominated the contest in Dublin, scoring four tries in an easy 29-7 win.Next week they face highly-rated France in Paris looking to secure their first win at the Stade de France since 2018."We feel…
Six Nations 2022: Wales coach Wayne Pivac blames discipline and physicality for Ireland loss
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Saturday, 05 February 2022 09:59
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac says ill-discipline and losing physical battles led to their 29-7 defeat against Ireland in their Six Nations opener. Outclassed Wales arrived at the Aviva Stadium to begin their title defence, but were dominated from start to finish on a torrid afternoon in Dublin.The only consolation was a converted try from Taine Basham."No-one's happy with defeat,…
Six Nations 2022: Gregor Townsend urges Scotland to 'back up' win over England
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Saturday, 05 February 2022 12:52
Gregor Townsend says Scotland "have to back it up next week" after retaining the Calcutta Cup with a 20-17 win over England.The Scots next week face a Wales team beaten 29-7 by Ireland earlier on Saturday.Marcus Smith's 17-point haul for England was outweighed by Ben White's debut try, a penalty try and eight points kicked by Finn Russell."It was far…
Luke Cowan-Dickie 'not to blame' for England's Six Nations defeat by Scotland - Eddie Jones
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Saturday, 05 February 2022 13:34
Luke Cowan-Dickie was not to blame for England's defeat by Scotland said coach Eddie Jones after the hooker conceded a vital penalty try and yellow card.Cowan-Dickie deliberately knocked the ball into touch, preventing Scotland wing Darcy Graham getting on the end of a 66th-minute Finn Russell cross-kick.England's 17-10 lead was wiped out and, with Cowan-Dickie in the sin-bin, Russell kicked…
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