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International Rugby
/ 4 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: Who takes the crown in this Saturday’s finale?
Three games, three teams in contention, but only one winner of the Six Nations. That is the prospect of this year’s...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoSix Nations 2026: Ollie Chessum in at blindside flanker only change for England against France
England have made only one change against France as they bid to avoid their worst-ever finish in the Six Nations by...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: Where do England go from here after historic defeat to Italy?
It is not an overstatement to say that Saturday was one of the darkest days in recent English rugby history.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Three summary: Tarucas stay perfect and Pampas bounce back
Round Three began with an all-Argentine clash in Buenos Aires, where hosts Pampas were able to bounce back from their defeat...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoSteve Borthwick insists RFU backing remains despite England’s Six Nations defeat to Italy
Steve Borthwick insists he retains the confidence of his RFU bosses despite England’s historic humbling in Rome yesterday.
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoScotland set up Six Nations nail-biter after electrifying victory over France
Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu revealed that the pressure on coach Gregor Townsend has been the inspiration behind their remarkable three-match winning...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoAll off to France for the Grand Slam then? Paul Rees on England’s Six Nations slide after another defeat
England set their sights on the Grand Slam but could end up with the wooden spoon.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoChris Boyd insists Gloucester will have to alter their style
New Gloucester technical director Chris Boyd says the team must “modify” their expansive style of play until reinforcements arrive this summer.
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoDarcy Graham confident that Scotland can beat Ireland and win the race for the Six Nations title
Darcy Graham is confident his Scotland side can head to Dublin on Saturday and go home with the Six Nations title.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoOrlando Bailey: I’m happy to be at Leicester Tigers
Orlando Bailey squares up against his former club Bath in the Prem Cup semi-final at Welford Road today, having no regrets...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Bath: Will Butt – I want to go out on a high
Will Butt intends to leave Bath on a high after deciding to end his 12-year playing association with the club and...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoExeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints: It is time to deliver, Rob Baxter tells Zack Wimbush
Rob Baxter has challenged Zack Wimbush to back up his recent Prem Cup performances and not get carried away by speculation...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoMaro Itoje admits England’s Six Nations defeat to Ireland was ‘hard to switch off from’
Maro Itoje has revealed how the hangover from captaining England to two consecutive losses hit him in the aftermath of the...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Alex Coles supports new contact rules
England’s Alex Coles has welcomed new rules over contact in training but insists he is well looked after anyway by club...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoBen Earl: My journey to 50 England caps has been amazing
Cricket fan Ben Earl raised his bat for 50 England caps in Rome yesterday and colleagues insisted it was never in...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland 18-23 Italy: Steve Borthwick’s stunned squad are left with no defence
England lost their heads and Steve Borthwick’s neck is on the line after they made history of the wrong kind in...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoScotland 50-40 France: Rampant Scots stay in the title hunt
For the first time in Six Nations history, Scotland will go into Super Saturday with a chance of winning the title...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoIreland 27-17 Wales: Hit by lightning! Rhys Carre puts on a show for the visitors
Ireland fans were happy enough with a bonus point win and Wales supporters will point to a second strong performance on...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoPaul Williams: Wales’ young guns are showing the way
Watching Welsh rugby’s recent performances, or reading about Welsh rugby’s political events, can have a premature ageing effect on the faces...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 4 months agoItaly U20s 17-37 England U20s: Finn Keylock sparks Red Rose as they hand Italians a finishing lesson
Saracens flyhalf Finn Keylock scored 17 points as England Under-20s returned to winning ways with victory over Italy at Stadio Monigo...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 4 months agoIreland U20s 48-33 Wales U20s: Daniel Ryan double puts the Irish on track as the Welsh run out of steam
Ireland Under-20s proved too strong for Wales in an entertaining affair at Virgin Media Park in Cork, ending the visitors’ hopes...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoWales skipper Dewi Lake insists win is ‘just around the corner’ for Steve Tandy’s men
Wales’ losing Six Nations streak has stretched to 15 matches – the previous victory coming against Italy in March 2023 –...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Easter: The weight Maro Itoje has to carry is quite extraordinary
What Maro Itoje has dealt with in the last nine months is extraordinary. He captained the Lions, he captains England, he...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Easter: Tom Willis would have been in my team
I would have started Tom Willis in the back row for England yesterday, regardless of his decision to move to France...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: Dave Rennie should leave Brodie Retallick where he is
Let the fun and games begin. Dave Rennie, freshly-appointed head coach of the All Blacks with a World Cup looming large...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: Chris Boyd can transform Gloucester
An effigy of Francois Pienaar swinging from the roof of the Shed as the World Cup-winning Springbok captain made an early...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: RFU taking the corporate route with English rugby was inevitable
Paul Rees looks at the thinking behind the RFU’s changes and says that doing nothing was not a real option.
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News Extra
/ 4 months agoBristol’s Rubiolo sidelined with ACL surgery
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears will be without Pedro Rubiolo for the rest of the season after the Argentina lock had surgery...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoMuir’s double puts Glos back on top
■ By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester-H ...38pts Tries: Heard 3, Jones 16, Muir 22, 28; Venner 45, Lewis 51 Conversions: George 17,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens too strong for London rivals
■ By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Harlequins .......26pts Tries: Konkel 12, Wafer, 28, Tuima 69, Cromack 76 Conversions: Cromack 29, 70, 77 Saracens...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoBears pile further misery on Leicester
Bristol Bears ...68pts Tries: Short 1, 16; Lovibond 11, Woodman 23, Clarke 29, Herring 40+1, Burns 57, Hesketh 62, Gallagher 67,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoSharks revival makes it three in a row
■ By LUKE JARMYN Sale Sharks .....31pts Tries: Lloyd 21, Jarrell-Searcy 44, Cokayne 49, Childs 60, Pyrs 72 Conversions: Duffy 45,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Players love getting one over the referee
I’m intrigued, fascinated, perplexed, occasionally entertained, but mostly irritated by why sportsmen and women feel the need to subtly but deliberately...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoAttacking full-back Lacaze was ahead of his time
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER FRANCE’S reputation for producing vibrant attacking full-backs almost matches their ability to uncover and nurture commanding Napoleonic-like...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoPortugal’s clash with Spain will be classy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AWAY from the Six Nations, the Rugby Europe Championship is coming to the boil today with the...
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National Leagues
/ 4 months agoPriest settles thriller
National 1 B’ham Moseley..... 31 Rosslyn Park..........35 ■ By BEN MORRIS ROSSLYN Park edged a thrilling contest at Birmingham Moseley, running...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoStortford see off Tykes
National 1 Leeds Tykes........... 19 Bishop’s S................ 31 ■ By HUW GRIFFIN BISHOP’S Stortford claimed an impressive bonus-point victory over Leeds...
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National Leagues
/ 4 months agoRowntree’s aiming high with Otley
NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK AT 34, Otley scrum-half Joe Rowntree knows every season in National Two North must be...
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National Leagues
/ 4 months agoSheffield still on top
Nat 2 North Rossendale............26 Sheffield..................36 ■ By HARVEY ALLEN HAT-TRICK hero Christian Hooper helped his Sheffield side extend their invincible status...
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National Leagues
/ 4 months agoTigers down Scunthorpe
Nat 2 North Sheffield Tigers....25 Scunthorpe............. 21 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a spirited second-half fight back from relegation...
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National Leagues
/ 4 months agoHinckley hold the aces over beaten Taunton
Nat 2 West Hinckley.......... 47 Taunton T.........33 ■ By RORY MORROW HINCKLEY overcame Taunton Titans at Leicester Road to claim a...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: Key figure Alex Mann puts Wales in contention
And so, let it be said sotto voce, the end is nigh. After losing 15 in a row, Wales have given...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: When Ray Glastonbury warmed up during The Big Freeze
Long before his surname became synonymous with a music festival, Ray Glastonbury’s scorch marks could be found all over the north...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoResults
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/ 4 months agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoOakham set to take on Taunton in Plate
SCHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY OAKHAM will face Taunton for the U18 Schools Cup Plate on March 17. Oakham edged...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoCardiff Met likely to stand in way for Hartpury
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University women’s head coach Rob Ford tempered Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title hopes after...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBath stun L’borough to go top, Swansea relegated
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY BATH broke Loughborough’s nine-game winning streak with a 40-31 triumph to jump top of BUCS...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoRegional results
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