The Rugby Championship: Week 3

7 Sep 20187 Sep 2018

Hello there! Just a quick one today from me. Round 3. What's in the bag? Well, New Zealand welcome Argentina to Nelson, with South Africa visiting Australia in Brisbane. Below are…

The Rugby Championship: Week 2

23 Aug 201823 Aug 2018

So, Round 2. Apologies for the delay, I've been very busy this week. The line up is a repeat of last week's fixtures but in opposition territories. New Zealand v…

The Rugby Championship: Week 1

16 Aug 201816 Aug 2018

The Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with Australia welcoming New Zealand, and South Africa Argentina. So what's likely to happen in these opening fixtures? Well read on, you fine…

The Rugby Championship

15 Aug 201817 Aug 2018

The Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with Australia welcoming New Zealand, and South Africa Argentina. With the current iteration of this annual Southern Hemisphere tournament (created in 2012 when…

Summer Tests: Week 1 looking into Week 2

15 Jun 201815 Jun 2018

The first full weekend of summer test matches proved to be a high scoring spectacle with tries aplenty. Overall our computer fared well accurately predicting eight from nine results, with…

2018 Summer Tests: Who else is playing?

4 Jun 20187 Jun 2018

So, what else is happening out there beyond the usual big boys running into each other? Well, there are several other interesting match ups going on, and one or two…

2018 Summer Tests: New Zealand v France

31 May 20188 Jun 2018

The All Blacks welcome France to New Zealand for the first time since 2013. Historically, France have often been a banana skin for the mighty Kiwis, but when was the…

2018 Summer Tests: Eagles Special

31 May 20187 Jun 2018

The USA Eagles welcome Russia and Scotland from across the pond, and then visit Canada as part of their Summer Tests series. For the US, this will be chance to…

2018 Summer Tests: South Africa v England

29 May 20187 Jun 2018

England venture to South Africa this summer in the hope of regaining the form that took them to second in the world and 17 consecutive victories. South Africa too will…

2018 Summer Tests: Australia v Ireland

29 May 20187 Jun 2018

Ireland take on Australia this summer, in the hope of continuing and improving on the form that took them to a Six Nations Grand Slam. Australia will be looking to…

2018 Summer Tests: Scotland’s Tour of the Americas

29 May 20187 Jun 2018

Scotland take on Canada, the United States, and Argentina this summer, with a squad aimed primarily at developing younger players and building leadership depth behind senior internationalists who have been…

2018 Summer Tests: Wales’ Tour of the Americas

29 May 20188 Jun 2018

Warren Gatland will continue to develop his exciting crop of young Welsh players against South Africa and Argentina in this summer's tour.  Wales finished as highly credible runners up in…

2018 Six Nations Week 5: Wales v France

16 Mar 201816 Mar 2018

Prediction The game to bring down the final curtain on the Six Nations should be a cracker, but with England v Ireland at Twickenham, St Patrick's day and the prospect…

2018 Six Nations Week 5: Ireland v England

15 Mar 201815 Mar 2018

Predictions Ireland travel to England this weekend in search of what would only be their third ever Grand Slam, their only previous clean sweeps coming in 1948 and 2009. However,…

2018 Six Nations final weekend: Who needs what to finish where?

13 Mar 201813 Mar 2018

And so it goes. This is the final weekend of the Six Nations. Just where has the time gone? Unless you've been living under a rock you'll probably know that…

2018 Six Nations Week 4: France v England debrief

12 Mar 201812 Mar 2018

Weekend Overview So what happened out there this weekend? Well, the short version is: Ireland beat Scotland comfortably. England lost to France, thereby handing Ireland the title with a week…

2018 Six Nations Week 4: Ireland v Scotland debrief

12 Mar 201812 Mar 2018

Weekend Overview So what happened out there this weekend? Well, the short version is: Ireland beat Scotland comfortably. England lost to France, thereby handing Ireland the title with a week…

2018 Six Nations Week 4: France v England

5 Mar 20187 Mar 2018

Predictions England travel to France this weekend looking to silence their doubters and get their Six Nations campaign back on track after being derailed by Scotland two weeks ago. France…

2018 Six Nations Week 4: Ireland v Scotland

5 Mar 20189 Mar 2018

Prediction Ireland welcome Scotland the Dublin this weekend for the fourth leg of this year's Six Nations. Ireland will be looking to effectively seal the Six Nations with a big…

Six Nations 2018: Looking ahead to the final matches

28 Feb 201810 Mar 2018

So here we are staring down the barrel of the final two weeks. Given each team only has a couple of games left, practically speaking there are only a few…

2018 Six Nations Week 3: Scotland v England debrief

26 Feb 201828 Feb 2018

Weekend overview Can you believe it? We are now more than halfway through this year's Six Nations. Where has the time gone? Same place as my hair I suppose. So…

2018 Six Nations Week 3: Ireland v Wales debrief

26 Feb 20189 Mar 2018

Weekend overview Can you believe it? We are now more than halfway through this year's Six Nations. Where has the time gone? Same place as my hair I suppose. So…

2018 Six Nations Week 3: Ireland v Wales

23 Feb 2018

Prediction Ireland v Wales is one of the most evenly matched fixtures in the Six Nations, with Wales narrowly leading the head to head by five matches to four (and…

Scottish Rugby Blog feature: Those damned statistics again – Calcutta Cup preview

15 Feb 201820 Feb 2018

This article originally appeared on the Scottish Rugby Blog ahead of the Calcutta Cup clash between Scotland and England. If you would like a similar article for your website, please let us…

2018 Six Nations Week 2: Scotland v France debrief

12 Feb 201812 Feb 2018

Phew. Breathe everyone. The first two weeks are over. The results are in. We now have a couple of weeks to process everything before it all begins again. So what…

2018 Six Nations Week 2: Ireland v Italy debrief

12 Feb 201826 Feb 2018

Phew. Breathe everyone. The first two weeks are over. The results are in. We now have a couple of weeks to process everything before it all begins again. So what…

2018 Six Nations Week 2: England v Wales debrief

12 Feb 201812 Feb 2018

Phew. Breathe everyone. The first two weeks are over. The results are in. We now have a couple of weeks to process everything before it all begins again. So what…

2018 Six Nations Week 2: England v Wales

7 Feb 20189 Feb 2018

Prediction This is the big match of the weekend, and one of the biggest rivalries in the tournament. England v Wales. It is sure to be quite a game, but…

2018 Six Nations Week 2: Scotland v France

7 Feb 20188 Feb 2018

Predictions Week 2 of the Six Nations concludes with Scotland v France in Edinburgh. This is a big game for the sides having both lost their opening fixtures. Another loss…

2018 Six Nations Week 2: Ireland v Italy

7 Feb 20188 Feb 2018

Prediction Conor O’Shea returns to the land of his birth for the first time as a national coach in the opening game of this week’s Six Nations. Sadly for him…

2018 Six Nations Week 1: Italy v England debrief

4 Feb 20187 Feb 2018

So what on earth happened out there this weekend? Shock results? Last minute winners? Just who is in charge here? Get a grip! Everyone just keep a lid on it…

2018 Six Nations Week 1: France v Ireland debrief

4 Feb 20187 Feb 2018

So what on earth happened out there this weekend? Shock results? Last minute winners? Just who is in charge here? Get a grip! Everyone just keep a lid on it…

2018 Six Nations Week 1: Wales v Scotland debrief

4 Feb 201821 Feb 2018

So what on earth happened out there this weekend? Shock results? Last minute winners? Just who is in charge here? Get a grip! Everyone just keep a lid on it…