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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoItaly blast seven past bottom of pile Scots
Italy U20 …45 Scotland U20…31 ITALY’S attacking prowess proved too much for Scotland in Rome as the hosts won the battle...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIbitoye inspires England’s 5-try second-half romp
■ By SAM JACKSON Six appeal: England congratulate Josh Basham after he crossed for the sixth try PICTURES: Getty Images Touchdown:...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoNtamack leads France to Six Nations crown
Wales U20 …3 France U20 …24 WALES finished a lowly fifth in the U20 Six Nations after being out-muscled and out-paced...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn Jones commits to Wales and Ospreys with new deal
Ospreys second row commits to region with Japan World Cup on the horizon
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJoe Schmidt is the best coach in the world, claims Ireland hooker Sean Cronin
Cronin makes bold claim ahead of Grand Slam decider
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEngland crash to last minute Tremouliere try
Heartbreaker: Jessy Tremouliere scores the late winner TEAMS ENGLAND: Kildunne; Dow, Burford, Reed, Waterman; Daley-McLean, Riley; Cornborough, Cokayne, Bern, Scott, Taylor,...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders are Caned on Beauden’s big day
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE BEAUDEN Barrett made his 100th Super Rugby appearance in the Hurricanes’ 29-19 triumph over the Crusaders. The...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoPhillips confident Wales will rise to expectation
PREVIEW Wales v Italy Today. Kick-off 11.45pm WALES women head coach Rowland Phillips believes his side is close to realising its...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEngland lose the plot and their title in French farce
■ From NICK CAIN at Stade de France Done it: The French celebrate victory High tackle: Anthony Watson catches Benjamin Fall...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoJohnno: England must get minds right for Irish
MARTIN Johnson has warned England to “sort out the break down” or face being made to play second fiddle at an...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoTime has come to end Ford-Farrell 10-12 axis
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE …EVERY WEEK Big bash: Kyle Sinckler Anonymous: George Ford Changes: Ben Te’o, must start at 12...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoGeorgia turn on power to close in on the title again
■ By JON NEWCOMBE Round-up GEORGIA took a massive step towards reclaiming the Rugby Europe Championship trophy with a scrappy 29-9...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIreland put on the style as they aim for Grand Slam finale at Twickenham
■ By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Double trouble: Jacob Stockdale goes over unopposed Going solo: Conor Murray scores PICTURES: Getty Images IRELAND will...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSchmidt: Beware England athletes
IRELAND head coach Joe Schmidt warned against fans counting the Grand Slam as good as won. “History doesn’t protect you from...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoCaptaincy can take Faletau up to new level
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Leadership role: Taulupe Faletau PICTURE: Getty Images WALES will beat Italy this afternoon. There’s no...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoFaletau: It’s time to showcase our skills
ALEX BYWATER finds the new Wales captain wants team to prove how exciting they can be Key men: Gareth Anscombe and...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoI’m so proud of my Azzurri says Conor
CONOR O’Shea has made just one change to his starting XV, naming Giulio Bisegni in his midfield for the first time...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoNorth owes Saints some words of explanation
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Missing man: George North PICTURE: Getty Images George North has spent the week...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGatland will hope there is no repeat of history
ANYTHING less than a home win by 30 clear points for Wales this afternoon will add up to a below-par performance....
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoBlues still wait to get their man…and wait…and wait
THE seasons come and go and Cardiff Blues are still to find a head coach, a fact which, if nothing else,...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEngland get six-try lift-off
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE VANCOUVER Hat-trick man: Dan Norton PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND opened day one of the World Sevens Series...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoO’Sullivan scorches in for winning try double
Ireland U20 …30 Scotland U20 25 IRELAND bounced back from their madcap round three defeat to Wales with a bonus point...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoBarrett and Baker show they will bring double trouble from the USA
LAS VEGAS WRAP DANNYBarrett scored two tries to lift the United States to a 28-0 win over Argentina in the final...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHardwick finds range to set up Ireland shootout
■ By SAM JACKSON Sliding in: Cameron Redpath scores for England TEAMS ENGLAND U20S: James Grayson (Northampton Saints), Gabriel Ibitoye (Harlequins),...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoJunior Azzurri finally end 20-game losing run
Wales U20 …7 Italy U20…18 ITALY produced a huge defensive display to claim an historic first Six Nations U20 win over...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFarrell to captain England in Paris as Mike Brown is dropped
Changes at full-back and outside centre for England, as Hartley is ruled out with a calf injury
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland doesn’t hold back in making changes to Wales squad
Ten changes make for Six Nations match against Italy includes the welcome return of Faletau
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCane’s young Chiefs show fighting spirit
INJURY-HIT Chiefs survived raid after raid from a fast-finishing Blues to win 27-21 in Auckland. ■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Eye for the...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEddie must take a healing scalpel to his ailing pack
NICK CAIN looks at the problems facing England’s head coach before the showdown with France NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones did not...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoMighty Oaks maintain the pressure on leaders Spain
ROMANIA kept alive their slim hopes of automatically qualifying for the 2019 World Cup after a less-than-impressive 25-15 win over Russia...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoJoseph is sure he can tame the beast in Bastareaud
Technique is crucial: Jonathan Joseph MUCH of what Jonathan Joseph says about Saturday’s game against France makes it sound like it’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoDelon is eyeing one last hurrah with Lyon
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN One-time England winger Delon Armitage, who won four major trophies with Toulon, is now geared up to...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoTownsend must get his Scots to forget their away-day blues
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at Scotland’s mission in Dublin – and their famous past clashes BRENDAN GALLAGHER So here’s the dilemma facing...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSix of the best – Ireland clashes with Scotland in Dublin
1948: Ireland 6 Scotland 0 This was the one game during Ireland’s historic first ever Grand Slam played in Dublin at...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoDavies to start – and earn us a bonus!
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Wales should beat Italy quite comfortably and a bonus-point would be the cherry on top....
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Featured
/ 8 years agoChris Farrell set to miss the rest of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign with injury
Munster centre joins Robbie Henshaw in being sidelined
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Featured
/ 8 years agoNigel Owens responds to those calling him a ‘cheat’ in wake of Scotland’s win
Did the majority of England supporters take Saturday's loss gracefully?
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHuw’s that guy? Truly a super-star in waiting
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE …EVERY WEEK Scotland thoroughly deserved their victory at Murrayfield and if you boil it down there...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoStockdale breaks Wales hearts as Ireland keep Grand Slam on track
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER In the corner: Jacob Stockdale dives in for the opening try under pressure from Leigh Halfpenny PICTURES: Getty...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIrish ‘bullies’ gave us a lesson at breakdown
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Superb: Wales openside Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty Images Powerplay: Bundee Aki crashes over for Ireland’s...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoDestroyer Bastareaud waiting for England
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Wrecking ball: Mathieu Bastareaud on the rampage PICTURES: Getty Images CLOSE-UP WENCESLAS LAURET French blindside V SEBASTIEN NEGRI...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGuirado: We let eight tries slip away
ITALY coach Conor O’Shea remained defiant despite a disappointing performance from his Azzurri. “I’m destroyed right now because I hate losing...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoRassie rallies foreign legion to revive Boks
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK GIVEN South Africa’s ropey results since the last World Cup, including a record...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGaby gets a raw deal from Wood and the citing panel
GUILTY of bad judgement. That is the only way to describe the Premiership disciplinary procedure that resulted in Wasps centre Gaby...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoItalians are swamped in French 12-try rout
France U20…78 Italy U20…12 FRANCE continued their perfect U20s Six Nations start with a thumping win over Italy in Gueugnon. Les...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoWasteful England made to pay by feisty Scots
By GEORGE LAWRENCE No way through: Sam Moore shackled by the Scotland defence TEAMS SCOTLAND U20S: Dewhirst, Rory McMichael, Stafford McDowall,...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIreland leave flourish too late after Botham’s double strike
Ireland U20 …38 Wales U20 …41 JAMES Botham’s double inspired Wales to victory in Donnybrook but they had to hold on...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEarly try to Waterman opens Scots’ floodgates
By GEORGE LAWRENCE ENGLAND Women ran in seven tries as they beat Scotland 43-8 to make it three wins from three...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoFirst start for Wales full-back Neumann
PREVIEW Ireland v Wales Today. Kick-off 3pm IRELAND secured a narrow 12-7 win in Cardiff last seasonto keep them on course...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoScots blow the wheels off Eddie’s bandwagon
From NICK CAIN at Murrayfield In the game: Owen Farrell dives over to give England second half hope WINNERS are grinners...












