Tom Wood is set to overcome Lions disappointment by being named as England captain if, as expected, Chris Robshaw is rested for next month’s short tour to Argentina.
Read More »

By Ian Stafford

England’s Aviva Premiership clubs look set to be playing well into June and possibly even into July  2015 in a season disrupted by the rugby world cup and starting as late as November.
Read More »

By Ian Stafford

Richard Cockerill described his side’s ‘half-decent performance’ as ‘job done’ after they defeated Wasps 35-16. The win guarantees Leicester a place in the play-offs Ben Youngs’ second try earned them the bonus point and Cockerill is certain that Leicester can raise their intensity when necessary.
Read More »

Wales assistant coach Robin McBryde insists that his side do not need any more fuel to the fire in their fight for the Six Nations title today.
Read More »

England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side will need to improve before facing Wales in the final Test of the Six Nations next weekend.   England earned a scrappy 18-11 victory over Italy yesterday but Lancaster insisted that his team know they must step it up before next week’s tournament decider in Cardiff.
Read More »

Brian O’Driscoll left the pitch at the Aviva Stadium yesterday to a standing ovation after having hinted that this could be his last Championship.   France held Ireland to a 13-13 draw and with the final Six Nations match being played away at Italy, that could have been O’Driscoll’s last on home soil.
Read More »

Wales assistant coach Neil Jenkins will take any sort of win over Scotland in the Six Nations.   “It is obviously nice to play good rugby,” Jenkins told BBC Sport. “It’s always nice to win games and express the way you can play.
Read More »

Tom Croft came the closest he could to being paralysed 11 months ago after a mistimed tackle on Nick Easter but now he is back in the England fold and ready to put his body on the line again.   “You have to get stuck in,” he told BBC Sport.
Read More »

  Following England v France, and a third RBS Six Nations will in a row for Stuart Lancaster's men, Billy Twelvetrees and Dan Cole analyse the threat that Italy pose in this week's O2 Inside Line.
Read More »

  England scrum half Danny Care took time out to reveal all about his team mates with Sportsvibe ahead of Sunday's clash with Italy.
Read More »

After Manu Tuilagi heroically played through the pain barrier against France Sportsvibe caught up with him ahead of England's next Six Nations match with Italy on Saturday.
Read More »

In the February edition of HSBC's Lions Monthly, a regular summary of all the news and views in the build-up to The British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2013, we hear from some of rugby's all-time greats as the 6 Nations plays out in the Northern Hemisphere, the count-down to the Tour continues and...
Read More »

Mike Tindall believes that Chris Robshaw could be the man to captain the Lions tour after impressing in his recent England performances.   Tindall, who has made 75 appearances for England, believes that if England get the Grand Slam, it would be extremely difficult for coach Warren Gatland to ignore the Harlequins flanker.
Read More »

  Saints hooker Dylan Hartley discusses the game plan v France; an amusing moment of why he is starting this week; his motivation to get back the number 2 shirt.
Read More »

  England head coach Stuart Lancaster explains the decisions behind his selections for Saturday's clash with France at Twickenham.
Read More »

The 2013 Super League season is in full swing and this year has a new partner in the form of Foxy Bingo.
Read More »

Sportsvibe got the chance to talk to world-cup winning Jonny Wilkinson to discuss all things England.
Read More »

  Sportsvibe got the chance to talk to World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson and to discuss all things England.
Read More »

Two years ago Ben Youngs might have been starting a week that ends by facing France at Twickenham with thoughts already on the Grand Slam.
Read More »

He would have started his obsessive preparations for the visit of France to Twickenham in six days’ time by now, analysing and planning in his inimitable fashion, but instead Jonny Wilkinson basks in the Core d’Azur sunshine knowing that while his international time is over all eyes have switched to the current man in the...
Read More »

By Ian Stafford