The Rugby Paper - February 11, 2024

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February 11, 2024

We're not far off the top teams George

SKIPPER Jamie George claimed his England side were not a million miles off the top teams in the Six Nations after they scrapped to a 16-14 win over Wales at Twickenham yesterday.

3 mins

Anglo-Welsh league 'depends on money'

PREMIERSHIP coaches have given their backing to Warren Gatland's call for an Anglo-Welsh league as long as the finances add up.

4 mins

Williams sets his sights on Wales return

LIAM Williams has left the door open on a return to the Test scene for Wales’ summer tour of Australia but faces stiff tralia but faces stiff competition from Warren Gatland’s new boys. new boys.

2 mins

Once again, England escape to victory

IT was another skin-of-the-teeth England win as Jamie George’s crew rewarded Steve Borthwick’s decision to stick with his Rome line-up, as the team edged past Wales in this second round tussle.

5 mins

Scotland heartbreak after has the final word in late drama

HAS there ever been a Six Nations encounter where the final outcome hinged so dramatically and for so long on the decision of a television match official?

4 mins

That was a try-but the record will not retiect tt

THERE is a three-volume book to be written on false dawns, shattered dreams and broken hearts in Scottish rugby and this game will surely have its own substantial tear-stained entry. Last week they won a game they should probably have lost and yesterday they lost a game they should definitely have won.

4 mins

This Irish dynasty will keep on going

WAS the speed of the Irish recovery after the World Cup surprising? No, because I don’t call it a recovery. They showed against France in the Six Nations opener in Marseille last week just how high their standards now are.

4 mins

Italy need to stay in the game if they can

DUBLIN has been anything other than a fair city for Italy in the last decade. Playing a rerouted England side in Rome is one thing, but if the Azzurri are to show visible signs of progress they will need to front up at a ground where they have tended to go missing.

3 mins

Battling England's power is too much for Wales

MARK Mapletoft's age-grade front row have endured hefty expectations to replace the current men's ageing forwards but Friday night's scrum masterclass shows the future is looking bright for England's pack.

2 mins

Shock for Portugal as Belgium beat the odds

CORNISH Pirates full-back Jordan Gott hopes that playing a part in Belgium rugby’s best-ever win will be the catalyst for a strong second half of the season on a personal level as well as the dawn of a bright new era for the Black Devils.

4 mins

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