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Red Roses keep calm and carry on winning ning
■By BEN JAYCOCK JOHN Mitchell was proud of England‘s ability to problem-solve under pressure after his Red Roses transformed a rare half-time deficit into a crushing...
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/ 10 hours agoYoungs: Wrong time to extend Borthwick’s deal
FORMER England scrum-half Ben Youngs says it is wrong for the RFU to extend Steve Borthwick‘s contract based on results of...
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/ 10 hours agoBlackett: We aim to start like we finish
■By ADAM HATHAWAY STEVE Borthwick‘s England have been told to get their skates on, and avoid getting stuck in the blocks...
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/ 10 hours agoSmith relishing link-up with Furbank at Quins
MARCUS Smith insists Harlequins can rise from the ashes of last season and new signing George Fur-bank will be one of...
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/ 10 hours agoIreland have no plans to play 6N in US
IRELAND say there are “currently no plans or discussions” about playing a Six Nations match in the United States. World Rugby‘s...
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/ 10 hours agoInjury-hit Curry is hungry for action
■By ADAM HATHAWAY TOM Curry‘s injury history will not stop the flanker flying into things when Sale kick off their Prem...
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/ 10 hours agoLloyds Bank logo on England shirts
THE back of England shirts will carry a sponsor’s name for the first time after Lloyds Bank struck a lucrative new...
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/ 10 hours agoRees-Zammit: I’ll show my best on Bears wing
■By ADAM HATHAWAY LOUIS Rees-Zammit has got his rugby legs back after his stint in the NFL and is ready to...
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/ 10 hours agoQuirke has his sights on England
SCRUM-HALF Raffi Quirke hopes his move to Newcastle will help him force his way back into the England reckoning. Quirke says...
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/ 10 hours agoA-team set to tackle Pumas
ENGLAND A will return to action in November, with Mark Mapletoft‘s side set to take on an Argentina XV at the...
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/ 10 hours agoMunga’s on mission to land leading role at Northampton
■By GARY FITZGERALD CHUNYA Munga is anxious for “more minutes” on the field at Saints and is prepared to fight and...
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/ 10 hours agoLawes calls for change to selection policy
ENGLAND centurion Courtney Lawes broke ranks this week arguing that national selection should no longer be restricted to players based at...
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/ 10 hours agoRFU extend Steve Borthwick’s deal to 2028
Head coach Steve Borthwick will have his England contract extended beyond the 2028 Six Nations to avoid uncertainty around his future...
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/ 10 hours agoTime for Borthwick to choose his style
THE four-month contract extension announced for Steve Borthwick after the 2027 World Cup has got a few people close to losing...
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/ 10 hours ago“If England attack like they did against France they can take it to any opposition”
It’s also fair to say that Australia and Argentina are better in some positions than England. On their best day, England...
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/ 10 hours agoEngland 48-18 Australia: England find their feet after sluggish opening
The Red Roses winning machine rolled on as John Mitchell’s side overcame a first half scare to make a statement start...
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/ 10 hours agoMitchell: Standard will have to rise for Canada
> Continued from front Jones felt England‘s failure to convert opportunities rather than a lack of control was responsible for their...
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/ 10 hours agoSpain look to kick on after Japan win
PREVIEW…Spain v Fiji Today. Kick-off 5.30am, Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, Hong Kong SPAIN begin the WXV Global Series Challenger campaign...
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/ 10 hours agoExeter lock Linde leads Netherlands
PREVIEW… Netherlands v Samoa Today. Kick-off 12pm Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, Hong Kong forward África THE Netherlands and Samoa open...
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/ 10 hours agoFrance 14-28 New Zealand: Black Ferns prove too strong for Les Bleues
New Zealand maintained their unbeaten start under Whitney Hansen as a powerful defensive display and scrum dominance carried them to victory...
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/ 10 hours agoScotland 26-64 Canada: Top class Canucks put Scots to sword
Scotland were given a brutal demonstration of the standard required at the top of the women’s game as World Cup finalists...
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/ 10 hours agoIn-form Brazil will be hard to contain
HONG Kong China begin their home WXV Global Series Challenger campaign against a Brazil side arriving with confidence after back-to-back victories...
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/ 10 hours agoIreland targeting a clean sweep
FIONA Tuite-O’Sullivan believes inspiration provided by Ireland‘s leading female athletes can help drive Scott Bemand’s side into a new era as...
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/ 10 hours agoWales flier Amy Williams chasing the dream of her first cap
Speedster Amy Williams says winning her first cap in the WXV Global Series would be a dream come true.
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/ 10 hours agoPremature to offer new deal to Borthwick
IT’S hard not to see a large crack in England‘s runway to the 2027 World Cup with the RFU‘s decision to...
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/ 10 hours agoEngland need all their best players available
half Rob Andrew, later an RFU mandarin, had a season with Toulouse. The 1980 Grand Slam No.8 John Scott won almost...
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/ 10 hours agoPollock must evade tall poppy syndrome
THE scornful social media dismissal of Henry Pollock’s £1m a year earning power as mooted by his agent, Eddie Hearn, has...
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/ 10 hours agoLam: Our first-half performance was about four out of 10
Woodburn opened the finished in the corner to now, what are we going to held up really well.” BRISTOL director of...
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/ 10 hours agoExeter Chiefs 45-21 Bristol Bears: Olly Woodburn leads way with rapid hat-trick
Olly Woodburn rolled back the years with a first-half hat-trick as Exeter launched their Prem Cup campaign with a comfortable victory...
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/ 10 hours agoHarlequins 29-14 Northampton Saints: Sean Kerr takes chance to shine on centre stage
Sean Kerr was the centre of attention as Harlequins served up a five-try beating to the league champions and made it...
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/ 10 hours agoGilmore: Jordan’s made big difference
HARLEQUINS boss Jason Gilmore highlighted the behind-the-scenes of work of defence guru Jordan Turner-Hall as his side racked up another Prem...
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/ 10 hours agoGloucester set-piece leaves Sharks reeling
ON paper, Gloucester looked set for a comfortable victory and that proved to be the case as an under-strength Sale pack...
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/ 10 hours agoDeacon pleased by pack progress
GLOUCESTER‘S new forwards coach Brett Deacon believes his side are going in the right direction. He said: “We were better than...
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/ 10 hours agoLeicester Tigers 24-36 Newcastle Red Bulls: Tigers left in traps by rampant Red Bulls
Werner Kok crossed for one of the tries as Red Bulls caused chaos at Welford Road, and dealt a painful blow...
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/ 10 hours agoFirst-half not good enough – Parling
LEICESTER boss Geoff Parling blamed his side’s lacklustre first-half for the loss. He said: “We were not good enough in the...
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/ 10 hours agoArundell leads fightback as rusty Bath are caught cold
■By SAM JACKSON Forward drive: Blindside Kayde Sylvester gets Bedford moving PICTURES: Bedford Blues BATH overturned a 19-point deficit to run...
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/ 10 hours agoGunne fires two as youthful Leinster hit their stride
■By PAUL HOLLY LEINSTER returned to the newly refurbished Laya Arena in style by smashing eight tries past Zebre Fintan Gunne...
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/ 10 hours agoKing wings in for a hat-trick to put Ulster in the clear
■By STEPHEN BULL ULSTER completed an unbeaten pre-season campaign as hat-trick hero Aitzol Arenzana-King inspired a seven-try victory over Ospreys. Richie...
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/ 10 hours agoDouble for Dee helps Dragons take flight
■By SAMANTHA EMMA DRAGONS produced a devastating second-half display to run in 12 tries and overwhelm Scarlets in their pre-season clash...
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/ 10 hours agoPivac’s Benetton build momentum
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/ 10 hours agoKolisi calls for NFL to help grow the game stateside
■By SAM JACKSON SPRINGBOK captain Siya Kolisi wants NFL teams to “buy into rugby” in an effort to expand the sport...
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/ 10 hours agoJenkins determined to earn another title shot
■By ADAM HATHAWAY DAFYDD Jenkins has told his Exeter squad to get on the board early in the Prem and urged...
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/ 10 hours agoScotland ace Lang returns ‘home’ to Quins
HARLEQUINS have resigned Scotland centre James Lang for the new season following his release from Edinburgh. Lang, who came through the...
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/ 10 hours agoTitterrell excited with his 50-man U20 squad
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/ 10 hours agoSaracens buck trend of ever-increasing prices
There’s no pleasing some people. The generous souls in charge of business at Edgbaston had barely finished unveiling their Great Ashes...
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/ 10 hours agoCalling for A-team to help stir the blood
WATCHING from the terracing beneath the old stand at the Memorial Ground, your columnist had a perfect view of the incident....
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/ 10 hours agoTrailfi nders beef up for
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to next week’s Champ kick-off as Ealing Trailfinders try to make up for last season’s anguish Ealing...
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/ 10 hours agoBulldozer Liam can smash it for Wale
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/ 10 hours agoLumsden Jnr is even faster than his father
A NEW fast bowler introduced himself at Trent Bridge on Thursday by zipping through Nottinghamshire’s second innings. Manny Lumsden’s 5-36 on...
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/ 10 hours agoJuddians’ joy – by narrowest margin
■By MATT BROWN London Scottish …38 Tonbridge J ………..39 TONBRIDGE celebrated victory by the narrowest of margins. The visitors took the...
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