The Lineout finishes our Report Cards of 2016 for the Northern Hemisphere’s top six and a precursor to this year’s Six Nations!

With this year’s Six Nations just around the corner we finish our look at the fortunes of the Northern Hemisphere’s big six in 2016 and rate them accordingly. While most of the teams struggled with the inevitable rebuilding that takes place after a World Cup, there was still plenty of excitement on hand. England clearlyContinue reading “The Lineout finishes our Report Cards of 2016 for the Northern Hemisphere’s top six and a precursor to this year’s Six Nations!”

The Lineout’s Annual Report Card for 2016 Part 2 – The Southern Hemisphere’s big Four!

We continue our look at how the teams we regularly follow over the course of the year fared in 2016. This week we look at the Southern Hemisphere’s big four – Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Without a doubt the talk was all about New Zealand’s continued dominance and South Africa’s slide intoContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Card for 2016 Part 2 – The Southern Hemisphere’s big Four!”

The Lineout’s Annual Report Card Series starts off with a quick look at Canada before we get into the top ten.

As the Christmas festivities wind down, we finally get some time to put pen to paper once more and put our heads together for our annual set of report cards for the top ten nations who compete in the two major annual Test competitions – the Rugby Championship in the Southern Hemisphere and the SixContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Card Series starts off with a quick look at Canada before we get into the top ten.”