Rugby
Gatland opts for slabs of red meat
Paul Cully There will be no real surprise in the Wallabies camp to this 37-man British and Irish Lions squad. Not even in the selection of Sean Maitland, the New Zealand winger given his debut at the Crusaders...
Rugby
Bulk squared: Lions' simple equation
Paul Cully Believers in small but symbolic battles that punctuate games of the intensity of the Wales v England encounter at the weekend did not have to wait long for their moment.
Six Nations delivers strong message
Paul Cully There a couple of ways of looking at the opening weekend of the Six Nations.
Expansive England send message
Paul Cully There are a couple of ways of looking at the opening weekend of the Six Nations.
Rugby
Farrell evokes Johns in Irish stew
Paul Cully After the openness of the first round of Six Nations, came something more familiar. Ireland and England, adventurous just a week ago, succumbed to a force greater than either of them: Dublin's grey...
Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff rejoice at All Blacks' decimation
Paul Cully Occasions when the Irish, Scots and Welsh take any satisfaction from famous victories at Twickenham are rarer than accords stating all affairs are best run by the born-to-rule crowd from Westminster,...
Paul Cully
Tourists face English side that dares to be different
Paul Cully In the 33rd minute of last week's 54-12 win against Fiji, England's loose-head prop, Joe Marler, popped up as a link in England's attacking chain with a try begging and tossed the ball into touch.
