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Columnists
/ 1 day agoJeremy Guscott: Now is the time for England to learn to be streetwise
It’s been hailed as the best ever Six Nations because of its topsy-turvy nature, unpredictability, and exciting edge-of-the-seat stuff, as well...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoHarlequins 19-26 Gloucester: Arthur Clark has a day to remember
George Skivington’s Gloucester savoured the spring sunshine to stun Harlequins and lift their Premiership morale.
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoJohn Mitchell: Meg Jones is my choice for England captain for the Women’s Six Nations
Centre Meg Jones will take over the England captaincy after lock Zoe Stratford, who led the side to World Cup glory...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoBenetton 31-19 Ospreys: Jac Morgan is only bright spot for the Welsh side
Ospreys’ URC playoff hopes suffered a blow as they went down to defeat in Treviso against Benetton, with Ross Moriarty picking...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoLeicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: Ollie Chessum returns and Hamish Watson gets his chance to show his worth
Club captain Ollie Chessum returns to lead Leicester Tigers today against Bristol Bears as one of seven changes to the starting...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoLeicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: We’re out to prove ourselves – Fitz Harding
Bristol Bears skipper Fitz Harding has challenged his players to use the next two months to prove they are up to...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoBath 62-15 Saracens: Champions stir up a storm to blow away Sarries
Bath, playing like millionaires and why not with Sir James Dyson now on board, dismissed Saracens from their presence with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoExeter Chiefs 26-14 Sale Sharks: Belief is the new currency for Rob Baxter’s side
Exeter Chiefs may have played with more sparkle this season, but few victories will feel as significant as the one they...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoNorthampton Saints 28-27 Newcastle Red Bulls: Stephen Jones’ revved up side push the leaders to the limit
Newcastle Red Bulls came within a whisker of pulling off one of the shocks of the season as league leaders Northampton...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoSir James Dyson takes 50% stake in Prem champions Bath
Sir James Dyson has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Bath Rugby, which will see the billionaire commit “substantial” capital...
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International Rugby
/ 1 day agoLee Mears backs England head coach Steve Borthwick to stay in charge
Steve Borthwick is “loving” the pressure on his shoulders and will turn England into a formidable World Cup force insists former...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoElior UK the new sponsors of Champ Rugby
Contract catering company Elior UK has become the title sponsor of Champ Rugby after signing a multi-year partnership deal with the...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoChessum: Paris gave us belief for future
nBy PAUL REES OLLIE Chessum feels that, for all the frustration England felt at losing to France with the final kick...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoArgentina bidding to hold 2035 World Cup
ARGENTINA are bidding to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup and take the event to South America for the first time....
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoA backwards step
I DO not care that France was England’s best performance of this year’s Six Nations, for the second week running we...
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Letters
/ 1 day agoStick with talking one language
Letters IN a recent article Paul Rees advocated that full time officials should learn to speak French and Italian so that...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoJVP is not right man for the job
JACK van Poortvliet should never play for England again! Against Italy, he box-kicked with minutes to go. We lost. Then, guess...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoHave confidence to run with the ball
MANY current and former England players say they cannot put their fingers on what’s gone wrong. I can. They keep kicking...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoLimit role of the TMO
AMONG the highs and lows of last Saturday’s France-England clash was yet again the calling into question of the referee/TMO relationship....
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoWrong call made against Genge
HAVING been involved with rugby union for 71 years as a player, teacher and avid spectator there are a few points...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoDREAMTEAM
MATT CORNISH, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER LONDON IRISH & ENGLAND COUNTIES HOOKER, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoWe won’t waste the rest of the season, promises Gilmore
JASON Gilmore took Quins latest Premiership setback on the chin and vowed that his side will “not waste the rest of...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoResolute Ramos shows England how to do it
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE only team to go backwards in the 2026 Six Nations was England....
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoJones is delighted by team’s hard work
NEWCASTLE’S newly appointed head coach Stephen Jones was over the moon with his side’s efforts. He said: “I’m wonderfully proud of...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoWe won’t throw in the towel – coach
ALEX Sanderson insists Sale Sharks remain a major force in the Premiership narrative, even if this defeat pushed them further from...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoLess snooze-on-sofa, more edge-of-seat…
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED AFTER the Lord Mayor’s Show comes… you know the rest, so let’s not go there. Suffice to...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoAnother record is in sight for Louis
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Record breakers: Louis Bielle-Biarrey scoring for France and, inset, Ian Smith PICTURES: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 1 day ago2026 was terrific but, for my money, 2015 still best there has been
THE stampede to acclaim the 2026 version as ‘the greatest’ Six Nations of all raises a pertinent question over the collective...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 day agoScarlets end up on top in battle of the basement
■By ROGER PANTING SCARLETS convincingly won the battle of the league’s bottom two with a bonus-point victory, which took them above...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 day agoCardiff left with nothing as Bulls go on rampage
■By SIMON THOMAS CARDIFF finished empty handed for the first time in a URC game this season to increase the play-off...
