
Rugby: Gatland out for All Black intelligence
Nothing beats first-hand inspection of the All Blacks, certainly not for Six Nations coaches intent on getting their squads near that level of success.
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Brian O'Driscoll's world record 141st and last test match ended with a victory lap of honour around the Stade de France in Paris.
There are some words you don't usually associate with English rugby.
Warren Gatland has pleaded with Ireland fans to forgive and forget his decision to drop Brian O'Driscoll from the Lions test team.
Jonathan Davies - once described by the late lamented Bill McLaren as having a tackle "like the clap of doom" - could be the man who finally takes over from Brian O'Driscoll at centre on the forthcoming Lions tour of Australia.
Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny has won the 2013 Six Nations Player of the Year award.
Mako Vunipola stems from Tonga, was born in New Zealand, educated in England and is likely to become a test player for the red rose.
Not since the amateur days has a Grand Slam match-winner boasted such a meagre salary.
Nick Mallett says the World Cup will favour teams that can maintain possession.
The Southern Hemisphere have little to fear at this year's World Cup.
So what chance do any of the Six Nations have of shaking the World Cup tree in September-October?, asks David Leggat. On the evidence of the past few weeks....
They say you always learn most, not from your victories but your mistakes. If true, England took a quantum leap forward at Twickenham.