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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations 2026 preview: Italy know they can make history against England
Both England and Italy find themselves in the bottom half of the table, though the mood in each camp is very...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoOllie Chessum backs England to revive Six Nations campaign
Defiant Ollie Chessum has told England fans to stick with the team and watch them rescue some respect from the wreckage...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoLawrence Dallaglio: Time for England to go back to the basics after Six Nations defeats
Lawrence Dallaglio admits it is “tough” being an England fan right now, but he has urged disgruntled followers to keep the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: My Six Nations Top 20 – The good, the bad and the rugby
And breathe! In the blink of an eye, we are 60 per cent through the 2026 Six Nations, and we are...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBristol Bears 36-41 Sale Sharks: Sam Bedlow times it right to get Sale in winning mood
A last-minute try from Sam Bedlow eased Sale Sharks’ woes as they won an action-packed game against Bristol Bears at Ashton...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoMike Brown says England are now ‘desperate’ for a win to avoid a Six Nations ‘diaster’
England are a “desperate” side badly needing to rule in Rome to avoid a Six Nations “disaster”, according to former Test...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoTom West: I want to win silverware with Northampton Saints
Tom West is relishing the final months of the season with Northampton Saints after nine months of injury misery.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCampbell Ridl quick to make a name for himself at Exeter Chiefs
Last season it was Paul Brown-Bampoe, now it is Campbell Ridl who has very quickly made his name at Exeter Chiefs.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland’s George Ford will ignore outside noise, says brother & Sale Sharks coach Joe
Joe Ford says the noise over whether his brother George should keep his place in the England side after the defeats...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPlymouth Albion 26-34 Blackheath: The Club rings proudly to prove three is a crowd
Blackheath kept up the pace in the promotion race, with a thoroughly deserved victory over nearest rivals Plymouth Albion.
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Mike Gibson remembers the Welsh lions of ’76
When he sits at home in Belfast next Friday night to watch Ireland-Wales, Mike Gibson could be forgiven for recalling a...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLondon Scottish 24-21 Chinnor: Quick-fire Scots hold on to deny the Villagers
London Scottish, putting on one of their best displays of the season, held on at the death to secure five points...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoDragons 15-15 Benetton: The Welsh side go close to making it five in a row
There was late drama at Rodney Parade as the Dragons narrowly missed out on a fifth successive home win after drawing...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoHarlequins 35-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Cadan Murley and Chandler Cunningham-South fire up Quins
England internationals Cadan Murley and Chandler Cunningham-South were among the scorers as Harlequins comfortably saw off Newcastle Red Bulls to provide...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNorthampton Saints 35-33 Saracens: George Furbank gets into gear for England call
George Furbank is ready to help England try and get their stuttering Six Nations campaign back on a winning track in...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWales’ Joe Hawkins admits that any head contact in rugby leaves you ‘in bother’
Joe Hawkins has admitted it was “squeaky bum time” following his sin-binning in last weekend’s Six Nations clash with Scotland.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRFU defends move to franchise model at the top of English club rugby
Promotion and relegation is set to be scrapped in a major restructure at the top of English club rugby.
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoItaly wing Paolo Odogwu out to add to England’s despair in Six Nations clash
Paolo Odogwu aims to help Italy heap more Six Nations misery and despair on Henry Pollock and England when they visit...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNottingham chief Alistair Bow concerned by RFU’s franchise plans
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow aired his concerns over the proposed franchise structure of the Prem in the match programme ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHamstring injury rules Mitchell out of Six Nations
ENGLAND’S first-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell, right, has been ruled out of the remainder of their Six Nations campaign with a hamstring...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoIreland lose Lowe
WING James Lowe has been ruled out of Ireland’s two remaining Six Nations matches with a groin injury. Lowe was replaced...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoKyran Bracken: Steve Borthwick has work to do but calls for him to lose his job are over the top
I’ll be honest, I’m as surprised as anyone by what we’ve seen from England over the last two weeks.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWe’ve not approached Farrell, insist Saracens
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have rejected “disrespectful” reports that they have offered Ireland boss Andy Farrell a coaching role for after the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew Zealand’s record try scorer calls time
NEW Zealand’s leading try-scorer Portia Woodman-Wickliffe has retired from Test rugby for a second time. The 34-year-old winger who has scored...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRobertson is happy to coach Barbarians
FORMER New Zealand coach Scott Robertson will return to rugby by taking charge of the Barbarians this summer. Robertson, whose two-year...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBath 38-26 Gloucester: Will Muir takes to the air to put the holders into semis
Seb Atkinson passed his Six Nations audition, but it was holders Bath who marched into the semi-finals of the Prem Cup...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoAbject failure must not be protected
I HEARD last weekend from a reliable source that Ealing Trailfinders will once again be denied promotion on the ground of...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoThis exhibitionism is too much for me
NICK Cain is quite right (February 15) to draw attention to those elements in our game promoting ‘showbiz’ rugby. He wrote...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoWoeful was right…
HAVING read Nick Cain’s comments on the England’s performance last Saturday and seeing the ‘player watch’ by Paul Rees, I’ve concluded...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoGlobal ambitions take some planning
Yes: Fiji celebrate victory at Twickenham in 2023 IS the recent announcement that Fiji will play their home games for the...
