England forwards coach Richard Cockerill laughs off calls to outlaw the maul
Richard Cockerill has hit back at calls in New Zealand to outlaw the maul by declaring England will enthusiastically continue to use an important weapon in their arsenal.
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Scotland snatch win over England to spoil Steve Borthwick’s debut at Twickenham
Duhan van der Merwe ensured Steve Borthwick’s England reign was launched with an agonising defeat after the Scotland wing crossed twice in a Calcutta Cup classic at Twickenham.
Italy need more brute force to unlock high-tempo threat
LONDON : Italy need to bring more front-foot carrying power if they are to succeed with their high-tempo game plan and keep challenging the top tier rugby teams, coach Kieran Crowley said after the vistors' 31-14 Six Nations defeat by England on Sunday.
Borthwick happy with England improvement
LONDON : If anyone was expecting Steve Borthwick to offer an apology for relying almost entirely on the rolling maul to beat Italy on Sunday they do not know the England coach, who was really pleased with the progress shown in the 31-14 Twickenham victory.
England beat Italy to give Borthwick first win as coach
England won their first match under coach Steve Borthwick as they overpowered Italy up front in a 31-14 Six Nations success at Twickenham on Sunday.
Early England onslaught fends off lacklustre Italy
England dismantled a disappointing Italy to give the Steve Borthwick era lift off with a 31-14 Guinness Six Nations victory at Twickenham.
England turn on the power to maul Italy 31-14
LONDON : England overpowered 31-14 Italy at Twickenham on Sunday with a display of traditional set-piece physicality to record a first win of the Six Nations and build momentum under new coach Steve Borthwick.
England one of Italy’s remaining rugby targets
LONDON : Italy have two major targets still to hunt down after success over Australia and South Africa in recent years – winning a rugby test against England and New Zealand.