All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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Features
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Time for Steve Borthwick to put his foot on the accelerator
Paul Rees considers whether Saracens flyer Noah Caluori deserves his England chance in this year’s Autumn Series.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIt’s the right time for me to bow out, says Emily Scarratt
After 17 years at the top of the women’s game, England legend Emily Scarratt says she knew the time had come...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPeter Jackson: Wingers who fly high in their teens
Those teenagers who dare to wing it across the international stage belong to a galaxy of meteoroids once flown by England’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPathway focused on retaining World Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U20s head coach LJ Lewis says last weekend’s three-day positional camp at Bisham Abbey delivered exactly what...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoIreland v New Zealand – Can Andy Farrell’s men repeat history in Chicago?
Just under a decade ago, Irish rugby claimed its biggest ever win in its 150-year history by defeating the legendary All...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoLouis Rees-Zammit back in Wales squad after two-year absence
Louis Rees-Zammit is back in the Wales squad after a two-year absence and an attempt to make it in the NFL.
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Women's International
/ 1 month agoEngland great Emily Scarratt retires from rugby after second World Cup triumph
Two-time World Cup winner Emily Scarratt has announced her retirement from rugby.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoEdinburgh captain Magnus Bradbury wins Scotland recall for autumn internationals
Edinburgh captain Magnus Bradbury has been recalled to the Scotland squad for the upcoming autumn internationals more than three years after...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Time for Maro Itoje & Co to take on the world
Maro Itoje scaled one of the most significant peaks in rugby union as a winning Lions captain this summer, but he...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Long march of players from distant lands
The All Blacks are heading this way via Chicago reinforced by another bountiful raft of converts from their treasured trawl of...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoLost art of the drop goal is back in vogue
On target: George Ford scores a drop goal against Argentina in the summer BREAKING news…. dramatic enough to indicate that one...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYoung Guns: Jack Cotgreave – Gloucester wing
Jack Cotgreave enjoyed a remarkable 2024/25 with Gloucester and the free-scoring winger is targeting for more of the same in this...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPremiership Women’s Rugby preview: Matt Banahan – It’s going to be highly competitive
Ben Jaycock talks to the new coach at Gloucester-Hartpury about what he expects of the coming season
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoAlex Sanderson: Byron McGuigan to stick with Sale Sharks – for now
Alex Sanderson has backed Byron McGuigan to become an international coach – but not just yet.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJoe Batley aiming to be on England’s radar
Joe Batley is putting the frustration of last season behind him as he looks to fulfil his ambition of playing for...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: England must unite Ollie Lawrence and Tommy Freeman in midfield
The prospect of England facing Australia at Twickenham in just under three weeks with a backline in which their 2025 Lions...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Absurd rule banning Jack Willis from England
The high esteem in which Jack Willis is held at his club Toulouse, in French rugby circles in general, and regularly...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPerfect finish for Cleall as Saracens take Cup title
Women’s Premiership Cup Final BRYONY Cleall enjoyed the perfect send off as Saracens saw off Harlequins to win their second PWR...
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/ 2 months agoMagic is back for Maggs as Reds relight the rugby fire
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Enjoying life: Old Redcliffians prop Archie Maggs FORMER Bath tighthead Archie Maggs is revelling in the part-time...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
KATHERINEDYKE ENGLAND U18 FLY-HALF England U18s fly-half Katherine Dyke is part of the next generation hoping to emulate the Red Roses...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRugby’s international heavyweights join forces to deliver big blow to R360
Rugby’s international heavyweights have joined forces to deliver a significant blow to the proposed breakaway league R360 by declaring any player...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Great result but let’s stay ahead of pack
Congratulations to the England women’s team after winning the 2025 Women’s World Cup, and also going 33 matches undefeated during head...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Saturday afternoons no longer for rugby
Back in the day when Cardiff ran the best club team in Europe, their fixture list guaranteed supporters 23 home matches,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTreatment of Diamond another low for the game
WHEN Red Bull and their dredgers descended on Tyneside in mid-August to salvage Newcastle Falcons, they made it clear that Steve...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYoung Guns: Tubuna Maka – Leicester Tigers prop
Leicester Tigers teenager Tubuna Maka believes his switch from tighthead to loosehead will be crucial in his development.
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoEngland 33-13 Canada: Red Roses’ power is the key to glory
In front of a world record crowd for a women’s match of 81,885, England swept Canada aside to claim their first...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: 15 who can light up the Prem
Brendan Gallagher chooses the players he thinks could be making a name for themselves in the coming season
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Regan Grace struggling to prove he’s still got it
During the hardest of the hard times endured by Wales, one of their broken ranks somehow survived the experience with an...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: World Cup 2035 has to be held in Europe
World Rugby fires the starting gun next week for those with dreams of hosting RWC2035, which seems an eternity away but...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYoung Guns: Hayley Jones – England U18s hooker
England U18s hooker Hayley Jones is relishing the chance to captain her country as she embraces a new position and a...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 months agoGethyn Cannon’s ambitions of one day playing for Wales
By Peter Ryan “I am so blissfully unaware of everything.” This line from Sam Fender’s hit single Hypersonic Missiles really stands...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Ellie Kildunne takes Red Roses to World Cup final
This week in rugby has been nothing short of thrilling, with big moments unfolding around the world. From intense World Cup...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoOllie Lawrence back in running for England ahead of autumn Tests
Ollie Lawrence returned to the England fold this week for a three-day training camp after six months out with an Achilles...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Sky’s the limit for fantastic Tommy Freeman
There’s been a big fanfare around Tommy Freeman’s potential move from wing to outside centre following the Lions tour, starting this...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSouth are showing the north how it’s done
DECISIVE? Indisputable? Unequivocal? South Africa’s triumph over New Zealand last weekend was all these things with knobs on, but it still...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRassie’s new show: Beauty and the beast
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NINE TESTS OF TWO HALVES Sep 2025: Rugby Championship, Wellington: New Zealand 10...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoTalking the talk: Prem looking to drive growth
League rugby returns this week, on a Thursday to avoid a clash with the Women’s World Cup Final, in a sign...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Clarity in attack is key for Harlequins, says Nick Evans
Harlequins have focused on resilience in preseason training after poor finishes dampened their last three league campaigns.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Northampton Saints aiming to get back in old routine
Northampton's lowly league position last season after winning the title in 2024 was less of a crash landing than an underpowered...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoTwickenham finale will be a rare treat
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NARRATIVES can move very quickly in sport, and...
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Features
/ 3 months agoYOUNG GUNS
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS LOCK AIDEN AINSWORTH-CAVE For Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, last season was one where frustration fuelled ambition and he is now determined...
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Features
/ 3 months agoHead injuries force Willemse to retire
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT has long been expected, but this week – nearly a year after his last appearance on...
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Features
/ 3 months agoTensions are building as workloads increase
ANYONE paying even the slightest attention to news from France will know that things seem a little tense right now. On...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSorrell enjoying the buzz
By BEN JAYCOCK AFTER 30 years tied to Saracens, Kevin Sorrell admits it was emotional to depart the north Londoners, but...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAxing two Welsh regions may work, says George North
George North believes talk of reducing the number of Welsh regions from four to two cannot be dismissed outright in a...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWafer is back as Ireland aim to take down French power
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ireland v France Today. Kick-off 1pm, Sandy Park, Exeter IRELAND are boosted by the return of rising...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCatherine Spencer: Now it’s time for teams to cut loose
At the mid-point of this incredible World Cup we can switch off the Ilona Maher show, we can say a fond...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Centre combinations now so hard to unlock
The midfield is still a centre of attention in international rugby, but it seems that the long-standing 12-13 partnerships that were...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Four roaring Lions make my star-studded World XV
Two years out from the 2027 World Cup, at the midway point of the 2025 Rugby Championship, with the 2025 Lions...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoThis funding train could hit the buffers
IT’S bonkers. First, we have an agreement between the RFU and the Premiership where an eight-year PGP deal signed in late...
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