The breakdown is one of the most complex areas of modern rugby. In this expert video, QBE ambassadors Chris Robshaw and Conor O'Shea, alongside referee Luke Pearce, dissect and simplify the key areas of the breakdown.

BT Sport's Rugby Tonight were treated to a spectacular rendition of Frank Sinatra's Mack The Knife by England and Saracens player Matt Stevens. Check out the video below!

England and Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft on the thrill of being selected for the British & Irish Lions squad, and the difficulties facing the tourists in Australia this summer.

World Cup winner Will Greenwood, an ambassador for the JP Morgan Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, looks ahead to the 2013 competition.

World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio admits he was proud of England's performance in winning a Six Nations match in Ireland for the first time since 2003, but has warned the Red Rose not to become too 'fixated' on claiming the Grand Slam.

England rugby trio Jonathan Joseph, Toby Flood and Owen Farrell discuss their England team-mates, answering questions including who is the worst dressed, who has the worst taste in music and who is the most committed in training.

It's that time of year again.

Since the Olympic and Paralympic Games concluded last summer, we've been somewhat starved of world-class sport. But the Six Nations is back and this year it's a particularly difficult tournament to predict.

Standard procedure in the build-up to sporting occasions like this is to select one obvious candidate to become champion and watch the action unfold. However, it's not that simple this time round.

Nick Heath talks to England assistant coach Andy Farrell who discusses how England rate themselves ahead of the 2013 Six Nations.



Credit: Nick Heath/Rugby Media

Credit: Nick Heath/Rugby Media

Official ticket, travel and accommodation packages are available from Lions Rugby Travel starting from £2,199 and the three Test Tours start from £5,999 -- contact www.lionstour.com or call 0844 788 4070.

Check out Canterbury's 78 seconds of highlights from the Autumn International series in the video below...

With six months to go to the start of the 2013 British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia and now the Autumn Internationals involving the four home nations have ended, former dual-code Wales International Jonathan Davies has predicted his starting XV for the first Test of The British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia in 2013.

Now an experienced rugby pundit Jonathan has put pen to paper and jotted down his starting line-up to face the Australians on 22nd June 2013.

QBE, title sponsor of England's autumn international series, has caught up with some of England's rugby stars to film a series of technical 'How To' videos on the game's key skills.

Featuring detailed insight from forwards Dan Cole, Tom Youngs and Tom Wood, the videos break down the technicalities of these skills whilst also talking about the psychological elements and the importance to the wider game.



The rest of the series:
Lineout video with Tom Youngs: http://youtu.be/gD5cZ1OPccs
Scrummaging video with Dan Cole: http://youtu.be/bnwdAoQW39U

For more interviews, imagery, news and stories, visit: www.qberugby.com

England head coach Stuart Lancaster talks to the media following England's 15-16 defeat to South Africa.

Headlines in today's papers have focused on Chris Robshaw's decision to kick at the posts rather than kick for touch in the closing seconds of the match - let's see what Lancaster had to say...



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QBE, the business insurance specialist and proud title sponsor of the QBE Internationals, have caught up with England captain and QBE ambassador Chris Robshaw ahead of England’s match against Australia this weekend.

Watch the video for Chris’ take on The Beatles, Carmen Electra and his green one-litre Vauxhall Corsa!



For more interviews, images, news and stories, visit www.qberugby.com.

Click the 'play' button below to see the second part of our Lions Tour 2013 video series.



Official ticket, travel and accommodation packages are available from Lions Rugby Travel starting from £2,199 and the three Test Tours start from £5,999 – contact www.lionstour.com or call 0844 788 4070.

QBE, the business insurance specialist and proud title sponsor of the QBE Internationals, caught up with members of the England squad ahead of their first clash of the series against Fiji. Watch the video for insight from Dan Cole, Tom Wood and debutant Tom Youngs on the threat the Fijians pose and the importance of forward dominance.



For more interviews, news and stories, visit www.qberugby.com and make sure you check back tomorrow morning for part two where they discuss what it means to wear the Red Rose.

In this clip, England coach Mike Catt discusses how the players need to improve their skills and the debate over the all important 12/13 channels ahead of the QBE Internationals.



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It's taken the world by storm so Team CCC couldn't resist but to get one of our grassroots teams to do a spoof to Gangnam Style!

See what happened when we took a camera and some props to a very outgoing and up for it rugby team, Manchester Village Spartans! Plus look out for a cameo from our very own brand ambassador Will Greenwood.....#GangnamRugbyStyle

Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw and Director of Rugby Conor O'Shea talk to Nick Heath from Rugby Media at the launch of the new Heineken Cup season.