All posts tagged "England"
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott’s British and Irish Lions XV – Maro Itoje has the respect to be captain
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week This Lions selection is based on players who are in form and...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSaracens 12-23 Harlequins: Jamie Benson keeps nerve to kill off Sarries
By Brendan Gallagher Saracens ........................... 12pts Tries: McFarland 4, Elliott 39 Conversion: Burke 5 Harlequins ....................... 23pts Tries: Waghorn 60, Porter...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins boss Danny Wilson: Resting our stars worked
Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson was delighted his decision to rest three returning England squad members paid dividends. “Last season we...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe’ve left ourselves a mountain to climb, admits Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson
Phil Dowson vowed champions Northampton would learn from the “harshest of lessons” dished out by Leicester. “We going to have to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 0-33 Leicester Tigers: Spirited Tigers too smart
By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints ........ 0pts Leicester Tigers ............ 33pts Tries: Radwan 4, van Poortvliet 10, Cracknell 13, Clare 75...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons 15-39 Sale Sharks: George Ford leads from the front for sharp Sale
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons ........15pts Tries: Neild 21, Palframan 80 Conversion: Connon 22 Penalty: Connon 32 Sale Sharks ..................... 39pts...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBath vs Gloucester: Seb Atkinson keen to get it right against Bath
By Jon Newcombe PREVIEW... Bath v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Recreation Ground Seb Atkinson says Gloucester will look to take inspiration...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoInjuries to big names won’t stop Bath, says Johann van Graan
By Jon Newcombe Johann van Graan has batted away suggestions that Premiership leaders Bath will have to adapt their power-based game...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTom Curry wins my Six Nations True Grit award
By Nick Cain The “True Grit” award for the 2025 Six Nations has to go to Tom Curry. I will...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChristophe Ridley deserves credit for England’s scrum
The data-driven fanfare for England’s scrum after the Six Nations is overblown, especially when you consider much of it is based...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThis Premiership cartel is strangling our game
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Welcome to gridlock. Everything that is wrong with the English club...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRob Baxter puts his faith in England U20s stars for Exeter Chiefs
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter expects the seven Exeter players who were involved in England’s recent Under-20 Six Nations campaign to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAmbitious Will Porter keen to show he deserves to start for Harlequins
By Gary Fitzgerald Will Porter is dreaming of following some of his team-mates on the senior international stage. But the scrum-half...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoTwo point tries for rolling mauls? The giants who are spoiling it for all of us
Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Poor old Italy came up with plenty of solutions to the problems posed by Ireland in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThree PWR titles in a row makes fine finale for Sean Lynn at Gloucester-Hartpury
By Ben Jaycock Zoe Aldcroft hailed her trailblazers after Gloucester-Hartpury secured an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ last Sunday to wave legendary head coach...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMichael Cheika determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided not to extend his one-year contract...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoThorburn calls for a restart ‘at every level’
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PAUL Thorburn has seen Wales take a few batterings since his touchline goal...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoLaughton signed the best
NEVER in the once troubled conflict between the codes can anyone have made life so uncomfortably hot for the RFU and...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoRed Roses vs Italy Preview – I’m looking to have one team playing as two says John Mitchell
By Ben Jaycock England v Italy– Kick-off 3pm, LNER Community Stadium, York Zoe Aldcroft captains England for the first time today...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoEngland’s freedom fighters on the march for British and Irish Lions honours
Paul Rees looks back at the winners and losers in this year's Six Nations and who will make it to be...
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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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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...















