All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPaul Williams: Wales’ young guns are showing the way
Watching Welsh rugby’s recent performances, or reading about Welsh rugby’s political events, can have a premature ageing effect on the faces...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoBen Earl: My journey to 50 England caps has been amazing
Cricket fan Ben Earl raised his bat for 50 England caps in Rome yesterday and colleagues insisted it was never in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoOrlando Bailey: I’m happy to be at Leicester Tigers
Orlando Bailey squares up against his former club Bath in the Prem Cup semi-final at Welford Road today, having no regrets...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland 18-23 Italy: Steve Borthwick’s stunned squad are left with no defence
England lost their heads and Steve Borthwick’s neck is on the line after they made history of the wrong kind in...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoScotland 50-40 France: Rampant Scots stay in the title hunt
For the first time in Six Nations history, Scotland will go into Super Saturday with a chance of winning the title...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWales skipper Dewi Lake insists win is ‘just around the corner’ for Steve Tandy’s men
Wales’ losing Six Nations streak has stretched to 15 matches – the previous victory coming against Italy in March 2023 –...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew role for Pivac
FORMER Wales and Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac will take charge of Benetton next season. The 63-year-old New Zealander has signed...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Easter: The weight Maro Itoje has to carry is quite extraordinary
What Maro Itoje has dealt with in the last nine months is extraordinary. He captained the Lions, he captains England, he...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: RFU taking the corporate route with English rugby was inevitable
Paul Rees looks at the thinking behind the RFU’s changes and says that doing nothing was not a real option.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Players love getting one over the referee
I’m intrigued, fascinated, perplexed, occasionally entertained, but mostly irritated by why sportsmen and women feel the need to subtly but deliberately...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoPortugal’s clash with Spain will be classy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AWAY from the Six Nations, the Rugby Europe Championship is coming to the boil today with the...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Key figure Alex Mann puts Wales in contention
And so, let it be said sotto voce, the end is nigh. After losing 15 in a row, Wales have given...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff Met likely to stand in way for Hartpury
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University women’s head coach Rob Ford tempered Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title hopes after...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGalthie’s putting his faith in Tatafu
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The heavy mob: France prop Tevita Tatafu and, below left to right, Uini Atonio, Demba Bamba, Georges-Henri...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 8, 2026 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, MARCH 13...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoArchie McParland embracing bigger Northampton Saints role ahead of Prem Rugby Cup semi-final
Northampton Saints scrum half, Archie McParland, highlights the excitement within the group ahead of this weekend’s Prem Rugby Cup semi-final against...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations 2026 preview: Ireland meet an improving Wales side in Dublin
Round four of the Men’s Six Nations will take us to the first Friday game of this tournament.
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations 2026 news: England make nine changes to team for clash against Italy in Rome
Steve Borthwick has reacted to England’s Six Nations slump by completing a radical overhaul of his team to face Italy, including...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations 2026 preview: Italy know they can make history against England
Both England and Italy find themselves in the bottom half of the table, though the mood in each camp is very...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoOllie Chessum backs England to revive Six Nations campaign
Defiant Ollie Chessum has told England fans to stick with the team and watch them rescue some respect from the wreckage...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoLawrence Dallaglio: Time for England to go back to the basics after Six Nations defeats
Lawrence Dallaglio admits it is “tough” being an England fan right now, but he has urged disgruntled followers to keep the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: My Six Nations Top 20 – The good, the bad and the rugby
And breathe! In the blink of an eye, we are 60 per cent through the 2026 Six Nations, and we are...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCampbell Ridl quick to make a name for himself at Exeter Chiefs
Last season it was Paul Brown-Bampoe, now it is Campbell Ridl who has very quickly made his name at Exeter Chiefs.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoTom West: I want to win silverware with Northampton Saints
Tom West is relishing the final months of the season with Northampton Saints after nine months of injury misery.
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoMike Brown says England are now ‘desperate’ for a win to avoid a Six Nations ‘diaster’
England are a “desperate” side badly needing to rule in Rome to avoid a Six Nations “disaster”, according to former Test...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland’s George Ford will ignore outside noise, says brother & Sale Sharks coach Joe
Joe Ford says the noise over whether his brother George should keep his place in the England side after the defeats...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNorthampton Saints 35-33 Saracens: George Furbank gets into gear for England call
George Furbank is ready to help England try and get their stuttering Six Nations campaign back on a winning track in...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Mike Gibson remembers the Welsh lions of ’76
When he sits at home in Belfast next Friday night to watch Ireland-Wales, Mike Gibson could be forgiven for recalling a...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWales’ Joe Hawkins admits that any head contact in rugby leaves you ‘in bother’
Joe Hawkins has admitted it was “squeaky bum time” following his sin-binning in last weekend’s Six Nations clash with Scotland.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRFU defends move to franchise model at the top of English club rugby
Promotion and relegation is set to be scrapped in a major restructure at the top of English club rugby.
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoItaly wing Paolo Odogwu out to add to England’s despair in Six Nations clash
Paolo Odogwu aims to help Italy heap more Six Nations misery and despair on Henry Pollock and England when they visit...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHamstring injury rules Mitchell out of Six Nations
ENGLAND’S first-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell, right, has been ruled out of the remainder of their Six Nations campaign with a hamstring...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoIreland lose Lowe
WING James Lowe has been ruled out of Ireland’s two remaining Six Nations matches with a groin injury. Lowe was replaced...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoKyran Bracken: Steve Borthwick has work to do but calls for him to lose his job are over the top
I’ll be honest, I’m as surprised as anyone by what we’ve seen from England over the last two weeks.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBath 38-26 Gloucester: Will Muir takes to the air to put the holders into semis
Seb Atkinson passed his Six Nations audition, but it was holders Bath who marched into the semi-finals of the Prem Cup...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoThis exhibitionism is too much for me
NICK Cain is quite right (February 15) to draw attention to those elements in our game promoting ‘showbiz’ rugby. He wrote...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoEngland can’t take pressure
MY first inclination was not to heap more misery on arguably England’s worst-ever performance last weekend. However amid all the soul...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoEngland numbers fall short at No.9
CHRIS HEWETT IT remains perfectly possible that England will beat the French in Paris in the final round of Six Nations...
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Features
/ 2 months agoEngland U20 full-back James Pater makes an immediate impact for club & country
Paul Eddison catches up with Northampton Saints and England U20 full-back James Pater, who is also playing games for Cambridge.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoOnly 18 standing in the 6N National
ON a foggy day at Aintree 98 years ago, Tipperary Tim, a horse bred by former Ireland back row forward Jack...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLloyd Williams: Worcester Warriors will still want a place in the Prem
Promotion to the Prem will be scrapped from next season, leaving ambitious clubs like Worcester Warriors desperate to restore their long-term...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees’ Six Nations 2026 analysis – Nothing beyond liberated France
France may be out in front in the race for the Six Nations crown, but the championship has had enough twists...
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Features
/ 2 months agoVICTOR WORSNIP
YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE Bristol centre Victor Worsnip scored a match-winning try against Wales on his England U20s...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHealy set to join in O’Gara’s rebuild
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN New man: Ben Healy is heading to La Rochelle from Edinburgh with Antoine Hastoy, Departing PICTURES: Alamy...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations analysis: How Ireland changed the tone of their campaign
From losing in Paris by 22 points to winning at Twickenham by 21, the mindset and questionable form in Andy Farrell’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Italy v England Six Nations preview ft Christian Day – MasterChef to RPA leader
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by one of rugby’s most influential...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoRaffi Quirke replaces injured Alex Mitchell as England’s injury crisis continues
England's injury crisis continues as star scrum-half Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations with...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: England’s No.8 debate deepens after Ireland defeat
England have produced a lacklustre opening three rounds of the Six Nations, with poor outings against Scotland and Ireland meaning their...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations 2026: Why France’s big win over Italy wasn’t as convincing as it looked
Looking at Sunday’s result, it seems as though France cruised to another dominant win, but there is more beneath the score.
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoEllis Genge apologises to England fans after Ireland Six Nations thumping
Ellis Genge apologised to England fans after their Twickenham horror show but vowed to put things right following this 42-21 humbling...
International Rugby
Will Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
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