Six nations

Is rugby safe? It’s an endless argument. But debates aside for now, the fact is the amount of injuries we have seen in professional rugby alone in recent years has been staggering; and these are the elite, super-fit men and women who live breath and eat in order to...

The Six Nations series was back with a bang this weekend. Scotland have started turning heads already, England got themselves out of jail and Wales were ridiculously rampant (albeit against incompetent Italy). Here’s Impact‘s verdict on the opening weekend of matches. Scotland v Ireland Scotland were impeccable in defence,...

It’s the moment all us rugby fans have been waiting for. January is out of the way and the start of the 2017 Six Nations Championship is just around the corner. Whilst we all brace ourselves and get behind our teams, here’s Impact Sport‘s lowdown on what to look...

Rugby fans across the UK braced themselves for the return of the six nations tournament last weekend. The oldest international Rugby competition in the world is a colourful and engaging spectacle watched and attended by millions. This year it is the 122nd edition of the tournament which began as...

Whether it was Courtney Lawes running over the poor French fly-half, or seeing Ireland retain their crown as Six Nations champions, no-one can deny that the last week of the Six Nations was a true spectacle. Northern Hemisphere rugby is forever being called boring and flat in comparison to...

“Sorry, Sir.” That’s what Ireland captain Paul O’Connell said to the referee after enquiring about one of his decisions against Wales last weekend. Three days earlier 9 Chelsea players had surrounded the referee against PSG, demanding that Zlatan Ibrahimovic be sent off. So what can football learn from rugby?...

Jack Hart wrote a piece for Impact a few days ago on the invigorating effect that Jonathon Joseph has had upon England’s Rugby Union side, with the Six Nations well underway. As demonstrated in the piece, Joseph’s jaunty forays through defensive lines have provided England’s backline with the variety...