Rugby Union

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Saturday May 18
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Sky Sports 2 5pm

There will be a distinctly Gallic feel around Dublin this weekend, with three French sides in town and on the hunt for trophies.

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Saturday May 4
The Stoop
ESPN 2pm

There might not be too much to play for at the Stoop tomorrow – bar a catastrophic upset, Leicester will join Saracens as the second home semi-finalist for the Premiership playoffs, leaving Harlequins and Northampton as the travelling sides. Make no mistake, though – form matters going into the playoffs, so neither of these two will want to lose.

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Saturday April 13
The Stoop
ESPN 2.15pm

Whether it’s just the fickle state of rugby, or a sign of the quality of player available to Warren Gatland this summer, one fact remains – Chris Robshaw is in serious danger of missing out on the Lions tour.

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“I’d definitely take him on the tour, and as captain. He’s a legend.”

Sport has made it only as far as the taxi outside Dublin airport, and the Lions chat has started already. While Chris Robshaw and Sam Warburton continue to battle it out for the captaincy in Lions sides being selected in pubs and clubhouses up and down Great Britain, there’s only one man on the lips of those in the Emerald Isle: Brian O’Driscoll.

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A bloody big mistake…

When rugby die-hards assert their sport’s superiority over football, the lack of theatrics is one of the cruxes of their argument. At least it used to be, until an infamous Heineken Cup quarter final between Harlequins and Leinster four years ago today.

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It’s been a bit of a whirlwind season for you. How are you enjoying it?
“A lot. Yeah, my target at the start of the year was to get a regular start for Saracens and to be involved with England Saxons when the chances came up – so to get a call back in the autumn to train and be injury cover for the England senior side was a massive surprise. I certainly didn’t expect to be in the squad for the Six Nations.”

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Sunday March 24
Allianz Park
ESPN 2pm

With all matters international done and dusted until a certain trip down under this summer, our attention swings back to the Premiership this weekend – and in particular to our new favourite stadium on the circuit (mainly because Domino’s Pizza delivers to your seat), where the league’s top two go head to head.

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Kiwi referee Steve Walsh has made headlines today after Stuart Lancaster confirmed that he will be asking the IRB for clarification of his decisions during England's Grand Slam capitulation - with his managing of the breakdown and the scrum a particular problem. 

We decided to watch the game back, and make our own call on the man in the middle. Here's our decision by decision analysis;

FIRST HALF

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Saturday March 16
France v Scotland
Stade de France
BBC1 8pm

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Saturday March 16
Italy v Ireland
Stadio Olimpico
BBC1 2.30pm