Danny Coyle

England’s loss is most definitely Wales’ gain

March 11th, 2008
It was hard not to wonder, looking at the England supporters glancing at the ticking clock at Murrayfield on Saturday, whether they were praying for ...

Ashton’s No.9 options don’t seem so scarce after all

March 3rd, 2008
It was only at the beginning of this year’s Six Nations that the squad lists of the Guinness Premiership were being scoured and scorned at ...

Time for Ashton’s axe to swing on Balshaw

February 26th, 2008
After his display in Paris on Saturday night, the calls for Iain Balshaw to be dropped from the England side must have been ringing louder ...

Will rugby be all shook up by the ELVs? I doubt it

February 12th, 2008
This Friday the Super 14 gets underway and, other than the chance to watch an inherently more entertaining brand of rugby than we have been ...

Coaching changes galvanise Six Nations’ opening weekend

February 5th, 2008
As Shaun Edwards went hurtling down the steps, the Twickenham floodlights bouncing off that shining bald head, to berate one of his players for poor ...

The timeless attraction of rugby’s oldest competition

January 27th, 2008
It must be over 20 years since the Six Nations - or Five as it was then - registered in my consciousness. I can still remember ...