Player ratings: Wales
OPINION: Wales fans arrived at the Millenium Stadium with a sense of cautious optimism – if such a thing exists – and the players almost gave them something tangible to cheer.
OPINION: Wales fans arrived at the Millenium Stadium with a sense of cautious optimism – if such a thing exists – and the players almost gave them something tangible to cheer.
OPINION: Unbackable favourites Ireland were well and truly humbled, even if they ultimately did scrape and scrap to an incredibly hard-fought 24-18 win at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.
OPINION: The Sharks are in a strong position in the United Rugby Championship to ensure a top-four finish and push to claim the title this season.
OPINION: The bonus-point victory in Cape Town has provided the Bulls with some breathing room, yet Jake White faces some difficult decisions at a key stage of the season.
OPINION: Scotland’s hopes of launching a credible Six Nations challenge suffered a major setback as they suffered an 11th successive defeat by Ireland, equalling their worst-ever sequence against their Celtic cousins.
OPINION: Ireland player ratings: Scotland certainly put it up to Ireland in a chaotic 32-18 scrap in Murrayfield, but the men in green showed their class to effectively smother the home side until the result was out of reach.
OPINION: Wales player ratings: Warren Gatland’s Wales have plumbed new depths in Rome, losing to Italy 22-15 at the Stadio Olimpico.
OPINION: England will not replicate the Springboks’ second-half successes until they strike a better balance between youth and experience across the matchday squad.
OPINION: Same old England. Plenty of vim and vigour as usual to carve out a promising situation and then they lost… as usual.
OPINION: Scotland player ratings: Scotland’s Six Nations campaign got off to a winning start with a five-try, 31-19 bonus-point victory over Italy at Murrayfield.
OPINION: Ian Cameron rates the French players after their 43-0 whitewash og Wales in the Six Nations opener.
OPINION: Josh Raisey rates the Wales players after their 043 whitewash loss to France in theSix Nations opener.