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Dupont returns but no Penaud

FRANCE’S all-time top try-scorer Damian Penaud is a shock omission from the defending champions’ Six Nations squad ahead of their opener...

Teenager Todaro wins his chance

NORTHAMPTON winger Edoardo Todaro, 19, has been named in Itay’s Six Nations squad, looking to earn his second cap off the...

Ulster skipper Iain Henderson is left out of Ireland squad but Andy Farrell remains confident

Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the Six Nations. The second row, 33, made his...

Gray and Cherry to add grunt up front

GREGOR Townsend has recalled experienced pair Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry to the Scotland squad, while there are places for young...

Tandy recalls Francis in his first 6N squad

TIGHT-HEAD Tomas Francis retuns to the Wales squad having not played international rugby since the 2023 World Cup. Coach Steve Tandy...

Baxter: We were hurt by mistakes

ROB Baxter was left to rue a handful of costly mistakes as Exeter saw their long-standing unbeaten home record tumble. “It...

Play-off hopes are over – coach

ALEX Sanderson surveyed the wreckage of Sale’s home thumping and admitted: “The play-offs have gone.” Realistically the Sharks had to win...

Small margins cost us the win, says coach Skivington

GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington said his players should hold their heads high but pointed to a few key moments...

Nick Cain: Mark McCall’s record is tough to beat

Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year...

Gilmore: I can see why fans left early

JASON Gilmore admitted he had no qualms with those disgruntled Quins fans who flocked away from The Stoop well before the...

Chris Hewett: No Damien Penaud? That’s what I call bizarre

There are those who believe that Fabien Galthie, the extravagantly bespectacled head coach of France, should order himself a new pair...

Noah still has work to do – McCall

MARK McCall hailed his freescoring wing Noah Caluori but despite another flurry of his tries, he claims the 19-year-old remains far...

Talented duo who shared the same dream

PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...

Peter Jackson: The big fish that Wales let slip away

One reason why England are 1-100 to beat Wales in their opening match of this season’s Six Nations can be traced...

Cardiff on their way to place in the play-offs

■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............17pts Try: McNally 49 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 16; Lloyd 60, 80 Benetton ............. 8pts Try: Ruzza...

Super-sub Coombes turns match for Munster

■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ...........22pts Tries: Gleeson 39, Coombes 57, 64 Conversions: Butler 40, 65 Penalty: Butler 75 Dragons ............20pts Tries:...

Ospreys fail to land late winner

■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............ 24pts Tries: Ratti 23, Hopkins 33, Morse 38, Kasende 62 Conversions: Edwards 23, 38 Lions.................. 24pts...

Leinster power pays in the end

■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...

Double top for Hiddleston

■By STEVE NOTHERS Gilbert again adding th Zebre ...............21 Glasgow ..........26 GREGOR Hiddleston put his Scotland Six Nations snub firmly behind...

Bulls fightback stuns Edinburgh

■By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......17 Bulls ................19 THE Bulls fought back to seal back-to-back away victories with sharp shooting from Springbok...

Delight for Hartpury as Warriors crash again

■By TIM JONES Worcester ........28pts Tries: Wallis 7, Chapman 36, 52; Ndimande 65 Conversions: Reed 7, 36, 52; Eden 65 Hartpury...

Four-try Moody puts Pirates on front foot

■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .......... 45pts Tries: Relton 9, Moody 18, 20, 30, 36; Ribbons 38, Ward 49 Conversions: Robson...

Cambridge go so close to first win of the season

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......12pts Tries: Reweti 11, Caven 28 Conversion: Mausia 29 Doncaster ........12pts Tries: Hopkinson 6, Kerr 76 Conversion:...

Trailfinders strike late to survive fright night

■By ALEX GREGGO Chinnor ..............15pts Tries: Moore 45, Hanks 56, 61 E Trailfinders ..21pts Tries: Hatherell 50, Thompson 71, Cousins 76...

Richmond prove that they are still in the fight

■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........31ptsDDDD Tries: Case 7, Goffey 13, Grieve 32, Addams 67, Hocking 79 Conversions: Grieve 8, 13, 33...

Nottingham have to dig deep to get past Scots

■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham ......27pts Tries: Davies 45, Simpson 49, Dickinson 56, Cherry 66 Conversions: Parks 56, 66 Penalty: Parks 73...

Doncaster decide to stop being a full-time operation

DONCASTER Knights have made the decision to cease operating as a full-time operation next season. The Knights were expected to be...

Family business driving Camborne

JOSH Matavesi is on a mission to make Camborne the best team in Cornwall alongside his brother Sam, the former Northampton...

DREAM TEAM

SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

Ideal role models

I WAS delighted with Peter Jackson’s recent paragraph (TRP January 4) about the opening of the Women’s World Cup in Sunderland....

Triple top for Lucs!

LAST Saturday Luctonians had all three of their RFU League teams playing at home. All three were playing against the first...

Champions Cup & Challenge Cup: Nine British teams make it through to Round of 16

Bath will host Saracens in the Champions Cup Round of 16, while Harlequins have earned a home tie against Sale Sharks...

Tough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...

Top-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside

■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...

Sedgley Park too good for Stortford

■By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park ........30 Bishop’s S ...............14 TWO SIDES at the wrong end of the table went head-to-head for...

Gulley follows a two-Dart finish in sharp final show

■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ......41pts Tries: Jenkins 3, Oulton 47, Dart 55, 61; Gulley 78 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 48, 55,...

Juddians see the full picture after Painter’s gloss

■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............27 Tonbridge J ...........27 NEVER MORE than a converted score separated these two sides, as Freddie...

Club see upside of stranger Dings

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............43 Dings Crusaders .... 7 BOLD BLACKHEATH’S seven-try slaughtering of Dings Crusaders was not without its blemishes,...

Axel slashes Tykes with runs & poses!

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................34 Leeds Tykes ..........24 AXEL Kalling-Smith’s brought the mettle with a fabulous hat-trick to frontman Rams’ home...

Birchall on Sale: Sitting back to relax isn’t really our cup of tea

■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going strong: Dan Birchall FOURTH at the halfway stage, seven points off top spot, and still to...

Brankley hat-trick proves highlight for hosts

■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....37 Scunthorpe......26 HULL Ionians made hard work of it in the first half but led 19-7at...

Late Hobson try wins it for Otley

■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................33 Darlington MP.......28 OTLEY secured their first league win against Darlington in what proved a tight game....

Rodgers sticks the boot into his rivals

■ By GEORGE DAVIS Rossendale............ 17 Tynedale.................50 TYNEDALE cruised to a dominant win over Rossendale, making it five wins on the...

Big Mac belief by savoured Davis and his boys!

■ By WILL JUDD Hot shot: Harry Oliver seals win for Macclesfield in the 78th minute and, right, Samuel Adu opens...

Dale have no answer to deadly in-form Tigers

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....29 Wharfedale...............0 RAMPANT Sheffield Tigers turned on the style with a crushing five-try victory against Yorkshire...

Brown tops the Bill for the victors

■By MIKE BROWN Billingham .............35 Hull............................24 BILLINGHAM produced a clinical attacking display to secure a deserved victory over Hull, with star...

Callum helps Posa threat to the hosts

■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................ 17 Sheffield .................54 SHEFFIELD kept their perfect record intact with a comfortable victory against Preston...

Greenwood’s got the Will to take Fylde to next level

■By CHRIS COLLYER Step up: Fylde back rower Will Greenwood PROMISING young blind-side Will Greenwood has soared to new heights since...

Students’ heart hits Chester in a spirited showing

■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........41 Chester..............12 EXETER UNIVERSITY recorded a convincing home victory over Chester, producing a composed performance to...