All posts tagged "England"
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGeorge Furbank: Harlequins will take my game to a new level
George Furbank believes Harlequins have the talent to be big players in the Prem after signing a deal at The Stoop...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland’s Helena Rowland is putting her best foot forward at the 2026 Women’s Six Nations
England playmaker Helena Rowland played last year’s World Cup knowing there was a chance it would be the swansong of her...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade ‘doing everything’ to get back in the England side
Henry Slade hopes England coach Steve Borthwick will return to his tried and tested midfield partnership this summer to give the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Sorry, Mako Vunipola, but you can’t play for Tonga
The rumbustious heart on his sleeve, no-nonsense Mako Vunipola has always been a favourite player of mine since I first saw...
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Women's International
/ 3 months agoEngland 33-12 Ireland: Sarah Bern at the double to power Red Roses into life
The Red Roses enjoyed a happy homecoming to Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, in their first outing since the World Cup, as Meg...
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Features
/ 3 months agoPaul Rees: Duelling French aristocrats! Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles clash in the Champions Cup
Rugby in France has never been more popular. The television audience for the final Six Nations match against England peaked at...
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Women's International
/ 3 months agoWales 19-24 Scotland: The Scots stay cool to keep the Welsh out
Scotland withstood a ferocious late onslaught to spoil Sean Lynn’s first Six Nations game in charge of Wales with a hard-earned...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: French rivals are showing England the way ahead
No-one is really surprised by the magnitude of the heavy defeats suffered in the European Cup Round of 16 last weekend...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Harlequins lacking the launchpad George Furbank needs
George Furbank is a gem of an attacking full-back with the skills and elusive running to spark a backline.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: Courtney Keight urges Wales to play for their pride
Courtney Keight admits the Women’s Six Nations still gives her the same buzz as her first call-up as Sean Lynn’s Wales...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: I’d love to offer help to WRU, says Kingsley Jones
Twenty years have come and all but gone since a Welshman from Blaina prepared Manchester’s champions-elect for their coronation in one...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoErnst van Rhyn commits to Sale Sharks as Courtney Lawes joins up
Ernst van Rhyn has committed himself to another three years with Sale Sharks, having found his second home in Manchester.
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 months agoU18s Six Nations Festival: Italy add England to their list of scalps
England finished their Six Nations Festival with a disappointing one win from three outings after falling to a 46-26 loss to...
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Latest News
/ 3 months ago>> Guscott: French rivals showing England the way
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoI’ve got to be a dog at the breakdown, says Willis
By BEN JAYCOCK TOULOUSE flanker and renowned jackaler Jack Willis has pinpointed the breakdown as the decisive battleground ahead of today’s...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: At the top level, Northampton Saints’ young guns have a bit to learn
When the European Cup reaches the last eight thankfully it has shed the hangers-on who finish in the lower end of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoChiefs looking for fast start
■By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER Chiefs head to Treviso braced for a fast start from Benetton, with director of rugby Rob Baxter...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBorthwick needs help on selection
STEVE Borthwick has been England manager for over three years now, and he has a similar win record (at roughly 60...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoWill Furbank get the ball at Quins?
MONEY talks and it must have been screaming at George Furbank to entice the England fullback to The Stoop from Northampton....
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Letters
/ 3 months agoEngland too good
I’M excited by the start of the women’s Six Nations, but it is only really the France game that presents a...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoLawes is the man
I MUST admit I do not watch any ProD2 rugby so I’m not sure what sort of shape Courtney Lawes is...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRed Roses blown away as France run riot
U18 Women FRANCE completed a perfect U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival campaign with a dominant 75-7 victory over England, running in...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoThe Championship deserved better
MENTION of Coventry’s famous 19-18 win over Newcastle in the old Courage League One 30 years ago – equivalent to the...
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Features
/ 3 months agoYOUNG GUNS
TAIOVARNDELL COVENTRY & ENGLAND U19 WING Taio Varndell is carving out his own path with Coventry but is inspired by his...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland give caps to 47 players
EXTRA NEWS THE RFU has awarded caps to 47 players who represented England in significant international matches between 1945 and 1993....
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Ailes – I won’t forget running out at Twickenham
Tom Ailes, the former Hartpury, Gloucester Academy, Sale FC and Sedgley Park Tigers No.8, who now plays for Preston Grasshoppers, reflects...
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Features
/ 3 months agoBaby for England winners
NEWS EXTRA WORLD Cup-winning Red Roses Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer are expecting a baby together. Second row Galligan, 27, is...
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Features
/ 3 months agoUlster lure Benson from Quins
Moving: Jamie Benson ULSTER have signed Irish-qualified Harlequins back Jamie Benson on a two-year deal. The versatile 23-year-old can play at...
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Features
/ 3 months agoDaly worry for England
ENGLAND full-back Elliot Daly has fractured his arm and will miss the rest of the 2025-26 campaign for Saracens. Daly, 33,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster face Sale Sharks test after Edinburgh scare in Champions Cup
For the casual viewer, last Saturday’s Round of 16 match between Leinster and Edinburgh seemed like it was business as usual...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: The big Women’s Six Nations Round 1 preview + Courtney Lawes returns! ft Rachael Burford
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by 84-cap former England centre and...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoMike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
Mike Tindall is convinced Steve Borthwick will come up with a remedy to heal England’s losing headache and turn them into...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoHenry Arundell fires Bath into Champions Cup quarter finals
Henry Arundell scored two tries as Prem champions Bath held off a fierce effort from Saracens to book their place in...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoAndy Goode: Fans want to see top Leicester Tigers stars in Champions Cup knockouts
Andy Goode is disappointed his former club Leicester Tigers have not picked a full-strength team for today’s Champions Cup clash at...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026 preview: I live by the sword and die by it too, says England captain Meg Jones
England head into the 2026 Women’s Six Nations looking to become the first team to win the title immediately after lifting...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Geoff Parling’s Leicester Tigers must rise to the occasion
When you think of Leicester Tigers, and the closeness of last season’s Premiership final when they lost by a couple of...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Vicky Macqueen – Saracens was the place to be
Receiving the British Empire Medal in 2018 was one of those moments that still feels slightly surreal when I look back...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBath 31-22 Saracens: Henry Arundell in charge to steer the Prem champions home
Henry Arundell proved his recent rollercoaster ride with England is firmly in the rear view with a sparkling double as Bath...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: 30 years on from Matt Gallagher’s special day
There’s been a lot going on recently in the rugby world, but it would be remiss not to pause awhile to...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints 49-41 Castres: George Furbank is on fire as Saints put on a show
Northampton Saints reached their third Champions Cup quarter-final on the trot after this frantic, edgy, entertaining riot of a game against...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: RFU should get Sir Clive Woodward back on board
When it comes to an understanding of what high-performance means, and the ability to implement it and create a world-beating team,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs 31-21 Munster: Magical Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is back to his best
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso returned with a bang – and a warning to the rest of Europe – as Exeter Chiefs stormed into...
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Features
/ 3 months agoPaul Rees: Why rugby must adapt to survive in the social media age
Paul Rees reports on how the game needs to adapt to attract new fans in a world dominated by social media.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLiz Crake is making a difference at Saracens
Liz Crake believes she is playing some of her best rugby in years after a rejuvenating move to Saracens, with the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEmma Sing keen to prove her worth to England
Emma Sing turned to sports psychology after losing her England central contract and now the World Cup winner is targeting more...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoFormer England international Mako Vunipola ‘honoured’ to be joining Leicester Tigers
Former England loosehead Mako Vunipola will join Leicester Tigers in the summer.
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: And with that, it’s back to the studio! The Geoff Parling-Craig Doyle incident
A little over 20 years ago, Alan Partridge committed one of broadcasting’s cardinal sins by shooting a chat show guest live...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLouis Rees-Zammit: I’m loving playing at full-back for Bristol Bears and Wales
Louis Rees-Zammit is relishing playing at full-back for Bristol Bears and Wales and getting more comfortable in the position every match.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Time for George North to face the final curtain
Precious few teenagers dared to make an entrance remotely like George North’s two tries against the Springboks, evoking golden memories of...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026 preview: Wales skipper Kate Williams – This is the fresh start that we needed
Wales are looking to turn the page on a difficult 12 months, with a new-look squad and renewed sense of purpose...














