All posts tagged "England"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRichard Cockerill: Georgia deserve a shot at the Six Nations
By Ben Jaycock Richard Cockerill feels his Georgia side have earned the right to face Wales in a Six Nations play-off...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoNo sympathy as Darlo crushed
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............69 Darlington MP .......14 WITH their relegation from National One confirmed, it was a depleted Darlington...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Isaac Keller
NEWCASTLE FALCONS PROP Isaac Keller has a checklist of achievements he wants to make in the game over the next 12...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s important to be clear and inclusive
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter What is your playing background? I was a...
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/ 1 year agoMillfield facing stern test in sevens
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S showpiece season in schools rugby and the National Schools Cup finals will be followed by...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoEngland still need to have a plan B
By Jeff Probn - A front row view of the game Well, what a Six Nations we have just had with...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSteven Shingler – I’ve really loved my 15 years as a professional
My Life in Rugby Steven Shingler - The former Scarlets, London Irish, Cardiff, Mont-de-Marsan & Ealing fly-half/centre who is now playing...
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Features
/ 1 year agoThomas: I’ll work hard
By SIMON THOMAS WALES U20s star Harry Thomas says he and his triumphant team-mates need to be playing rugby week-in, week-out....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland to help Ireland celebrate
ENGLAND and Ireland U18s will play a special anniversary fixture on Saturday in Cork to mark the 50th anniversary of Ireland...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoWho has improved or decreased their British and Irish Lions tour chances after the Six Nations?
Now that the dust has settled on the Six Nations and club rugby is back, it is time to set our...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations 2025: Each nation’s grade relative to expectations
There are always some surprises in the Six Nations. This year, it was the fact that Ireland didn’t win it again, with France...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations 2025: Team of the Tournament
France have been confirmed as Six Nations champions after their win against Scotland at the Stade de France, but that doesn’t tell the...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: England’s demolition crew roar like Lions
Adam Hathaway in Cardiff England head coach Steve Borthwick saw Maro Itoje lead from the front in this 68-14 demolition of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNew free-to-air deal sees England on ITV for Six Nations
By Sam Jackson The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year deal for the Men’s Six Nations to remain on...
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/ 1 year agoCambridge’s steep learning curve
By Ben Jaycock Cambridge have endured problems on and off the pitch this term, with COO Rowland Winter revealing they can’t...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTom Curry urges George Martin to avoid the phone
By Adam Hathaway Tom Curry has told sidelined George Martin to stay off his phone as the Leicester lock bids to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs’ Ben Coen aiming to hit the heights
By Mark Stevens To become the ultimate leader in any sport, you need to learn from the best. The greatest players...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Rampant England find new ways to impress against Wales
By Nick Cain Wales ..................................14pts Tries: B Thomas 31, 77 Conversions: Anscombe 32, J Evans 77 Tries: Itoje 3, Roebuck 10,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland’s three-card trick comes up trumps in Six Nations finale
Paul Rees England have long been advised to use their heads and how they did as they turned what was expected...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: It is no surprise to me but Maro Itoje proves his captaincy credentials
By Brendan Gallagher It was Eddie Jones who insisted that Maro Itoje was not captaincy material, an opinion that seemed plain...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWales all washed up with nowhere to go…
By Peter Jackson Every living English Grand Slam captain, from Sir Bill Beaumont to Dylan Hartley via Will Carling and Martin...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: France in seventh heaven
By Bryn Palmer France................... 35pts Tries: Moefana 18, 62; Bielle-Biarrey 43, Ramos 57 Conversions: Ramos 18, 44, 58 Scotland ............ 16pts...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Battling Italy make it tough for Ireland
By Brendan Gallagher Italy ..................................... 17pts Tries: Ioane 12, Varney 63 Conversions: Allan 13, 65 Penalty: Allan 33 Ireland............................... 22pts Tries:...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Time to shrug off the straitjacket, England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... If you put the England backs behind the French pack would they...
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/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: Tempers flare as England fail to get better of dogged Wales
By George Wellbelove Wales ............................... 23pts Tries: Emanuel 34, Rees-Weldon 41 Conversions: Wilde 34, 42 Penalties: Wilde 18, 30, 69 England...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: France take title after Scotland push them all the way
By Ethan Bents France.................. 45pts Tries: Daunivucu 1, Akrab 12, Tilloles 19, Cowie 22, Echegaray 33, 45 Cotarmanac’h 58 Conversions: Cotarmanac’h...
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/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: Defeat has fuelled World Cup desire for England
Tom Burrow - England U20 Captain We're all pretty gutted, that’s the biggest loss a lot of us have had to...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoAntoine Dupont injury: We must face reality
Injured: Antoine Dupont is helped off last weekend France's memorable 42-27 Six Nations victory in Ireland last weekend has a sad...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSir Bill Beaumont on renewing English rugby
Sir Bill Beaumont - Interim RFU Chair Spring is now upon us, and thoughts naturally turn towards regeneration and renewal after...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints right to give Tommy Freeman his chance
Tommy Freeman’s rise to become England’s most potent back provides a salutary twist on the “big is best” academy selection policies...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWhite-line fever leaves England U20s with nowhere to go
The England U20s class of 2025 learned a valuable lesson when their repeat age group Six Nations title hopes were wiped...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPrem Rugby Cup Final Preview: Ruaridh McConnochie’s on a mission
By Jon Newcombe Match Preview – Exeter v Bath Ruaridh McConnochie insists Bath will be winners this weekend even if they...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs have fire in the belly admits Ethan Roots
By Paul Rees In the mood: Ethan Roots in action for Chiefs It was 11 years ago today that Exeter won...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFans wil get chance to invest in London Irish
By Sam Jackson London Irish plan to return to competitive rugby under a fan ownership model in September 2026 – ruling...
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/ 1 year agoPWR Final Preview: Sean Lynn’s hoping for fantastic farewell with Gloucester-Hartpury
By Ben Jaycock Gloucester–Hartpury have the chance to send boss Sean Lynn off with a perfect farewell as they chase an...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMatthew Tait Should I have focused on one position? I don’t know
Paul Rees looks back at Mathew Tait’s career and finds out how he - and his family - are now living...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWaisea Nayacalevu hits the right notes as he prepares for battle with Ospreys
By Simon Thomas Waisea Nayacalevu is yet to play for the Ospreys, but the Fiji captain has already made his presence...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas
OSKAR HIRSKYJ-DOUGLAS, THE BLACKHEATH AND FORMER WASPS, HENLEY HAWKS, CHINNOR, ENGLAND SEVENS, LOUGHBOROUGH, BEDFORD AND SALE FC CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions’ support team keeps on growing
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The 1974 Lions took off from Heathrow with a management team...
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Features
/ 1 year agoFinal laps for the Premiership wacky races
Paul Rees says that player welfare is taking a back seat as the Premiership prepares to resume this weekend So much...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIf you lose all five in the Six Nations, then you should be bottom
The Six Nations eventually acted when it was pointed out that a team could win the Grand Slam but not the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI joined in with La Marseillaise, but quietly – Florent Rossigneux
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER RACING 92, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, STADE FRANCAIS, RICHMOND, WASPS, BEDFORD & LONDON WELSH BACK-ROWER FLORENT ROSSIGNEUX...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoTime to talk about the 1995 you-know-what
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S ODD how some Grand Slams get lost...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNo Grand Slam is good for the British and Irish Lions
No Grand Slam for anybody this year ... but that might be a decent omen for the Lions. In the last...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSorry, Benhard, but stick with the Springboks
I WISH Benhard Janse van Rensburg no ill, in fact I thoroughly enjoy watching him play for Bristol and I admire...
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/ 1 year agoWomen’s Six Nations: Red Roses want to make it seven in a row – John Mitchell
England Preview England head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final....
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/ 1 year agoFrance Women Six Nations Preview: Manae Feleu – We just need to get back to basics
France Preview France will be desperate to end England’s grip on the Six Nations and win a first Championship since 2018....
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/ 1 year agoItaly Women Six Nations Preview: Fabio Roselli excited as she gets ready for debut
Italy Preview Fabio Roselli takes charge for the first time next weekend as her Italy side visit serial winners England. Roselli...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoAlly’s Hoppers ready to make a big leap and climb higher
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Preston Grasshoppers captain Ally Murray ONE-club man Ally Murray has had a rugby career that most locals would...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRussell keeping it positive for struggling Port
By TOM KELLY SITTING bottom of the table can be tough, but Devonport Services head coach Ben Russell is trying to...
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