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# six-nations-2012 - Thursday 12 April, 2012

From The Score Recovering

Gatland breaks both heels in domestic accident

12/04/12 447 Views 1 Comment

The Wales rugby coach took a fall while on a visit back to New Zealand over Easter.

# six-nations-2012 - Thursday 29 March, 2012

From The Score Hot Seat

RFU reward Stuart Lancaster with England job

29/03/12 224 Views No Comments

The RFU have confirmed they’ve agreed a four-year contract with the 42-year-old.

# six-nations-2012 - Thursday 22 March, 2012

From The Score Back Of The Class

Must do better: Ireland’s Six Nations end-of-term report card

22/03/12 473 Views 2 Comments

Ireland have been often brilliant, frequently decent and occasionally awful in recent years. In this Six Nations Championship, they were all three at some stage.

# six-nations-2012 - Tuesday 20 March, 2012

From The Score Priorities

Alex Cuthbert plans to pay off student loan with Grand Slam bonus

20/03/12 746 Views No Comments

Wales’ hero against France may also be in the market for a new motor.

# six-nations-2012 - Monday 19 March, 2012

From The Score Haka

Tommy Bowe warns of New Zealand bloodbath

19/03/12 1,040 Views 3 Comments

Declan Kidney will have to pick his men up after a disappointing end to the Six Nations, with the All Blacks on the horizon.

# six-nations-2012 - Saturday 17 March, 2012

From The Score Six Nations 2012

Six Nations: Kidney: Ross injury was the turning point

17/03/12 1,157 Views 3 Comments

Declan Kidney was making no excuses for Ireland’s poor showing against England at Twickenham, and said his side would have lessons to learn.

From The Score How They Rated

Six Nations: How Ireland rated against England

17/03/12 1,602 Views 11 Comments

It really wasn’t pretty, was it?

From The Score Land Of My Fathers

Six Nations wrap: Wales taste Grand Slam glory

17/03/12 249 Views No Comments

Warren Gatland’s men made it a clean sweep for the third time in eight seasons, as Andy Robinson’s Scotland took home the wooden spoon.

From The Score Liveblog

As it happened: Italy v Scotland, Six Nations

17/03/12 940 Views 2 Comments

It’s the final day of the Six Nations, and we started off our coverage with Italy taking on Scotland at the Stadio Olimpico.

From The Score Six Nations

Open thread: how do you think Ireland will do against England today?

17/03/12 2,372 Views 41 Comments

Ireland face a resurgent England at Twickenham in a much-anticipated St Patrick’s Day showdown.

# six-nations-2012 - Thursday 15 March, 2012

From The Score Can't Wait

No shortage of motivation to beat old enemy – Bowe

15/03/12 375 Views No Comments

Tommy Bowe is aiming to finish the Six Nations on a high, and maybe even grab himself a sneaky try-scoring record along the way.

From The Score Brains Trust

Has Ireland’s new-look coaching set-up reinvigorated the squad?

15/03/12 549 Views No Comments

Anthony Foley has come due to Ger Smal’s unfortunate ill-health. But has the enforced change helped Declan Kidney’s backroom?

From The Score Countdown

Strettle passed fit for Twickenham test

15/03/12 107 Views No Comments

England have made just one change to the starting XV which beat France in the Stade de France last weekend.

# six-nations-2012 - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

From The Score Six Nations

Will the real Six Nations team of the tournament please stand up…

14/03/12 871 Views No Comments

Yesterday’s award shortlist was a farce, writes Tom Fox. Here’s who should be lauded.

From The Score Mud-slinging

Big talk: Ferris brands English ‘bad losers’

14/03/12 2,178 Views 5 Comments

Stephen Ferris is the latest to stoke the flames ahead of Saturday’s visit to Twickenham.

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Heaslip: ‘Beating England is one of the most enjoyable things an Irishman can do’

14/03/12 398 Views No Comments

The No.8 is looking forward to Saturday’s match.

# six-nations-2012 - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

From The Score Endgame

Opinion: England have come full circle

13/03/12 381 Views No Comments

12 months on from an ambush in the Aviva, will England be wary of falling into the same old trap against Irish ‘underdogs’?

# six-nations-2012 - Monday 12 March, 2012

From The Score Review

Looking back: here’s what the Scottish papers said about Ireland on Saturday

12/03/12 1,168 Views No Comments

Section of the visitors’ media criticised the Irish for playing “very close to the edge of the laws all the time”.

From The Score No Worries

Injury update: Best, O’Brien, Ryan all expected to be fit by Saturday

12/03/12 1,716 Views No Comments

Ireland have nothing more than a couple of bumps and bruises to worry about ahead of Saturday’s trip to Twickenham.

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It’s Monday, so here’s your Six Nations team of the week

12/03/12 1,092 Views No Comments

Donnacha Ryan made it, but who are the 14 others to join him? Right this way.

From The Score Six Nations

Five things we learned from this week’s Six Nations

12/03/12 878 Views 1 Comment

On the penultimate weekend of the championship, there was still scope for surprise. Who knew?

# six-nations-2012 - Sunday 11 March, 2012

From The Score Minute-by-Minute

Six Nations as it happened: France v England

11/03/12 7,104 Views 4 Comments

We went minute-by-minute as France attempted to keep their Six Nations Championship hopes alive against England.

From The Score On The Mend

Lee Jones still in hospital, but making ‘good progess’

11/03/12 797 Views No Comments

The winger is expected to travel back to Scotland tomorrow following his injury in yesterday’s Six Nations match.

# six-nations-2012 - Saturday 10 March, 2012

From The Score Out Of 10

Six Nations: How Ireland rated against the Scots

10/03/12 1,042 Views No Comments

It was another eventful evening at Lansdowne Road as Declan Kidney’s men took on the Scots. Here’s how we think they went.

From The Score Six Nations

Match report: London calling for four-star Ireland

10/03/12 7,150 Views 22 Comments

Declan Kidney’s men will travel to Twickenham to face England next week in good spirits after seeing off a determined but one dimensional Scottish side.

From The Score Six Nations

As it happened: Ireland v Scotland, Six Nations

10/03/12 8,863 Views 9 Comments

Every kick and tackle and some of the atmosphere live from Lansdowne Road. Join us for Ireland’s latest Six Nations showdown.

From The Score Six Nations

7 questions that may be answered at Lansdowne Road this evening…

10/03/12 461 Views No Comments

Patrick McCarry is in his seat at the Aviva Stadium and ready for Ireland v Scotland. Here’s what’s in store.

From The Score Minute-by-Minute

As it happened: Wales v Italy, Six Nations

10/03/12 3,467 Views 3 Comments

Wales welcomed Italy to Cardiff this afternoon. We liveblogged the 80 minutes so read how the game unfolded here…

From The Score Preview

Six Nations preview: Reach for the sky, Ireland

10/03/12 1,134 Views No Comments

Scotland’s pack will be out to impress. Ireland must win the aerial battle to win the game.

From The Score Rocky Road

Open thread: how do you think Ireland will do against Scotland today?

10/03/12 935 Views 6 Comments

Rory Best will the skipper the side at the Aviva Stadium this evening. How are you feeling about it?

# six-nations-2012 - Friday 9 March, 2012

From The Score Friendly Discussion

Keyboard warriors: Bloggers from Ireland and Scotland engage

09/03/12 516 Views No Comments

We got in touch with our Celtic cousins via G-Mail and managed to find a little common ground ahead of tomorrow’s big game.

From The Score Tgif

The Morning Score: Friday

09/03/12 130 Views No Comments

All you need to know by 9AM, except what that weird dream was all about.

From The Score Six Nations

We have the best backs in the world, says Heaslip

09/03/12 421 Views No Comments

We’ll come up with plans, says the Leinster man ahead of tomorrow’s clash at Lansdowne Road.

# six-nations-2012 - Thursday 8 March, 2012

From The Score Tullow Tank

SOB off: Peter O’Mahony will start against Scotland

08/03/12 2,551 Views 9 Comments

The Munster back row will win his first full cap on Saturday after injury ruled out Sean O’Brien.

From The Score Six Nations

England are ‘our best enemies’ say French ahead of Paris clash

08/03/12 232 Views No Comments

Philippe Saint-Andre’s side are gearing up for the showdown at the Stade de France.

From The Score You're Welcome

The Morning Score: Thursday

08/03/12 179 Views No Comments

Everything you need to know by 9am – except who drank all the orange juice.

From The Score Six Nations

Don’t forget Paris: 5 key questions for Ireland ahead of this weekend’s Scotland clash

08/03/12 422 Views No Comments

Let’s do this, Deccie.

# six-nations-2012 - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

From The Score Six Nations

Rory Best to captain Ireland against Scotland on Saturday

07/03/12 2,506 Views 11 Comments

Ulster man to lead out Ireland to face Andy Robinson’s side at Lansdowne Rd this weekend.

From The Score Six Nations

Saint-Andre mixes it up for England showdown

07/03/12 152 Views No Comments

Half-backs Francois Trinh-Duc and Morgan Parra have paid the price for the points dropped against Ireland last weekend ahead of the clash in Paris on Sunday.

From The Score Code Breaker

Caption time: when ROG met Mickey Harte…

07/03/12 1,194 Views 6 Comments

What was said between the Munster out half Ronan O’Gara and the Red Hand boss?

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