Williams Six Nations fitness boost for Gatland

Shane William on this Christmas gave a present to Warren Gatland in the shape of news that he could be fit to return RBS Six Nations against England.

After having surgery on a dislocated shoulder, he was ruled out of tournament.He injured his shoulder in a match against South Africa in November.

But now Shane William has confirmed his return back to internationally arena once again and he is ready to take challenges.

England are set to play without Tom Croft

In Six Nations, England are set to play without Tom Croft because due to injured in his shoulder, England's final November international against South Africa when it was revealed that he did not want surgery.

Richard Cockerill 25 years old has revealed spell on the sidelines could be three times as long as initial suggestions.

Cockerill said, "He is seeing a specialist and he will be out for another six to eight weeks. His shoulder is intact but it was a pretty traumatic blow to it. The cartilage is all in one piece, which is good news. But all of the nerves around it have to recover. It will be six weeks at best but eight weeks is more realistic. The fracture is healing well but there is trauma to the soft tissue around it".

Two Member Of Six Nation Facing Charges

The two member of Six Nations are facing charges, police investigation an Ontario Provincial. The Six Nations police requested the provincial police probe in January.
From a man complaint who had been arrested the members of Six Nations officers an attack investigation.
A officer 17-year Six Nations police has been charged with physical entry, attack and unlawful confinement, an second officer 11-year is charged with physical, attack a weapon and unlawful confinement.
In Brantford court both appeared on Friday and are scheduled to reappear on January 20.

Lawrence gets two Six Nations games

In next years Six Nation rugby championship, New Zealand referee Lawrence has been appointed to control two matches of it.

Lawrence has been assigned the duty for two matches one is between Italy-France match at Rome on March 13(NZT) and the Ireland-England match at Dublin seven days later after the 1st match.

Shane Williams ruled out of Six Nations after shoulder surgery

England opener Shane Williams could miss out Wales' Six Nations, it is almost confirmed that we could miss out the entire campaign.

It has been reported that he has been ruled out for minimum of 10 weeks and has undergone a surgery on his dislocated shoulder sustained in the defeat to South Africa.

Wales coach Warren Gatland said: "It's a big blow for us and we have our fingers crossed he may be fit for the Six Nations - if only part of it

"We all saw what Shane did when he was on in the first half against South Africa. He created one try and he was involved as much as possible.

"We know he can't play in every single game, but Shane will be a big loss."
Gatland will be without Williams for Friday's showdown with Fiji in Cardiff.

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Aim to copy All Blacks Six Nations champs

Six Nations rugby champions France are set to try and emulate the All Blacks new style of play according to coach Marc Lievremont.
Lievremont, with French sports daily L'Equipe in an interview, said admitted he watched all four Tri-Nations games so far and had been hugely impressed by the All Blacks.
"At such speed to play such rugby, four matches at such a level and with such an intensity. In the Tri-Nations it is a new trend.
"Certainly it is a result of the new application of the rules that prioritise ball possession. The kicking game is alonely for attacking."
Lievremont believed the All Blacks after two wins over the world champion Springboks and victory over the Wallabies last weekend had not previously hit this level of play since last November in Marseille against France when winning 39-12.
"To produce this style of rugby in three consecutive matches is extremely rare.
"They play a game of three pass phases maximum except when they can complete the action. The ball carrier looks for the contact.
"They are always going forward, always looking to release the ball, always trying to play while defending. The smallest error from the other side is immediately punished."
Lievremont believed the South African's pragmatic and physical style had been overpowered by the All Blacks, adding that "South Africa are not good at the moment".
"Of course, the All Blacks method is the one which we will try to put in place although I don't like to admit it.
"What hurts most is the technical quality of the New Zealanders in every department. Everything stems from that. Our difficulties over the last three years essentially come from that."

Allen vows not to be England's forgotten man

Anthony Allen aims to avoid becoming England's forgotten man by making himself the centre of attention in the season's climax.
Allen’s debut three years ago is the stuff nightmares are made of: one intercept and one missed tackle equalled two New Zealand tries and a record 40-21 defeat.
Things did not get much better one week later as England suffered a first defeat to Argentina on home soil. Like so much English talent, Allen was sent back to his club and written off as a defensive lightweight.
That tag still grates the 23-year-old despite his move to the Tigers where he maintains he has been transformed into a player ready to take his place at the front of the queue for England’s No.12 shirt.
He said: “When I played for England three years ago it (defence) was an area of weakness because I was young.
“I have developed a lot since then both physically and mentally and have essentially turned into a man. It does take time to do that.
“I have started to take on more defensive responsibility and at Leicester it is drummed into you, you have to make that tackle.
“I am not the finished article. It has been a tough season in some ways, starting at a new club and settling in. But that has helped me as a player – it has forced me out of my comfort zone.
“I have had to learn to be more confident; running around the park dishing out the commands. “That means having the confidence to call in players and to take risks without being afraid of things going wrong.
“People say my kicking game is limited but I have stepped up several times this season.
“I am really confident with that part of my game but it is about choosing when to use it. I am not used as Leicester’s main kicking threat but that is not to say I can’t do it.
“Getting my first cap for England was a massive day and it highlighted everything I needed to work on to be at that level.
“I want to get people talking about me again. Lots of other people are being talked up as 12s for England and I want to be part of that group.”
Ironically one of his tormentors in chief on his English debut – Aaron Mauger – was his partner in the Tigers midfield this season before injury unfortunately brought the All Black’s career to an end.
Mauger will be a big loss for the Tigers next season not just as a player but for his role as vice-captain.
But after turning in arguably the performance of his career against rivals Bath last week, Allen says he is ready to fill his boyhood hero’s boots.
He added: “Aaron Mauger was the captain within the backline so players look up to him.
“There’s no question we will miss him but it will also give me the chance to be more of a leader in the team.
“He has been a massive help to me since I moved here. He has so much experience and has played much more at first receiver so he is able to pass on lots of technical points which have been really useful.
“The Bath game was definitely one of the best games I have played since moving to Leicester – but there’s more to come from me.
“Everyone before was talking about Bath and how confident they were going into the game. We were aware they were on a good streak but we wanted to prove that it is never easy to come to Welford Road.
“Cockers (Richard Cockerill) was really pleased with us afterwards and said we did well. Words of praise are pretty rare from him but there were plenty of things he still wants us to improve.
“The main thing is having a home semi-final for the play-offs.
“There were a lot of good times at Gloucester but the final step was always just missing. I have been to finals and have that experience of those sorts of games but now I want to go that extra step.”

Martin Johnson resists England coaching changes in Six Nations review

The England manager, Martin Johnson, will resist any attempt to get him to change his coaching staff as part of a Rugby Football Union review of the international season. England won three of their eight Tests and finished third in the Six Nations, which they have not won since 2003.
Johnson will this morning meet the RFU's elite rugby director, Rob Andrew, to discuss the season and plot a way forward, with the 2011 World Cup 17 months away. The manager's position is not under threat but he will come under pressure from some at the RFU to review the structure and make-up of his coaching team.
Andrew's department will also come under scrutiny. He is Johnson's line manager, which means that any concerns or issues RFU officials may have should be expressed through him. The governing body is concerned that England's failure to arrest a slump that started almost as soon as they won the 2003 World Cup will start to have an impact commercially. Ticket prices at Twickenham will rise next season, to take into account the restoration of the 17.5% VAT rate.
Since 2004 England have won four of 24 matches against the three major southern hemisphere nations; have beaten Ireland once; and have lost more matches than they have won against France and Wales in the Six Nations.
Since 2003, in 26 away Tests (not including those played at neutral venues) against New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Wales, France, Scotland and Argentina, they have won three times – twice in Paris and once at Murrayfield.

Phillips vows to shake off injury and face Ireland

Scrum-half Mike Phillips insists he'll win his fitness battle in time to face Ireland in Dublin despite suffering a dead leg in Ospreys 33-17 defeat to Edinburgh.
The 27-year-old, who is yet to appear in this year’s RBS 6 Nations, was forced off after 50 minutes of the Magners League clash at Murrayfield.Phillips returned to the Wales squad for last week’s defeat to France at the Millennium Stadium but was kept on the bench by impressive Blues No.9 Richie Rees.But the British Lion is confident of returning to fitness in time to claim the shirt from his young pretender.“I picked up a bit of a dead leg in the game,” said Phillips.“It could take a couple of days to recover, but the good thing is that there is nothing wrong with the previous injury. That has cleared up.“I felt good today and really fit. I was just relieved to be back on the field.”

Six Nations history

As Europe's finest prepare to lock horns in the 2010 RBS Six Nations championship, Ben Sullivan look back at great tournaments from the past.

The Six Nations is the annual highlight of the northern hemisphere season and the envy of the rugby-playing world.

The Tri-Nations may boast more world champions and a 'better' standard of rugby, but in terms of profile the Six Nations comes out a clear leader.

Every Six Nations game is played before a capacity crowd and attracts a level of interest the southern hemisphere nations can only envy.

And in terms of revenue - so crucial in today's professional era - the Six Nations is even further ahead.

Crucially, the Six Nations has also become genuinely competitive in recent seasons. France, Wales and England have all enjoyed their eras of domiance over the last 40 years, but since the turn of the century all three, with the addition of Ireland, have been capable of winning Grand Slams - and coming close to picking up Wooden Spons.

With the possible exception of Italy - still finding their feet a decade after their debut - the five other sides are all capable of winning any game on any given day.
It is this unpredictability that has given the Six Nations its pre-eminence in the modern era and five sides will all start this year's championship with genuine hopes of lifting the title.
The tournament has evolved impressively since the first Home International Championship of 1883.

For the first 10 years England and Scotland dominated, before Wales won their first title in 1893. Ireland won their first title a year later