All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Bath head coach Johann van Graan must start with his strongest pack in Bordeaux
We are at the business end of the season and Bath have two big matches in a row with the top...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNorthampton Saints 41-38 Bath: Best in the business separated by Fin Smith penalty
These two sides illustrated why they remain a class above the rest in the Prem as Bath’s second-string side pushed the...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoMaud Muir hits 50th cap for the England Red Roses with plenty still to come
Decorated England tighthead Maud Muir says the Red Roses’ relentless winning mentality is what continues to drive the squad after she...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 months agoMore misery for Scotland as energetic Italy take control in the Women’s Six Nations with a 41-14 victory
By JESS BROWN Italy delivered a dominant performance to defeat Scotland at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma despite suffering three...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 months agoFrance turn up the heat to see off brave Irish in their pursuit of the Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam title
By JAMES ROBINSON France's Six Nations title and Grand Slam pursuit was maintained in Clermont after seeing off Ireland. France: 26pts...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 months agoAll eyes on Diego Sarthou’s 10-a-side match as France vs England ‘Le Crunch’ gets creative
French rugby seems to be ahead of the curve at the moment, not least in putting innovation into practice rather than...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoHandre Pollard keeps his nerve to sneak past Scarlets securing Bulls a home quarter-final
By Roger Panting Handre Pollard’s immaculate goal-kicking prevented Scarlets from taking a notable scalp as his 18-point haul proved just enough...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Exeter Chiefs in search of an American with a dream
Paul Rees looks at the financial challenges facing the Prem.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoSteyn’s Warrior paint has been marked by the Mandela effect
■By MIKE MOORE FROM meeting Mandela to playing for the land of his mother, Kyle Steyn certainly has a tale to...
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Features
/ 4 months agoAfter 18 years, Evans is to leave Quins
EXTRA NEWS Hall of famer: Nick Evans HARLEQUINS’ all-time points scorer and current attack coach Nick Evans is to leave the...
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Features
/ 4 months agoIreland are the next challenge for England’s young Roses
WOMEN’S U21 SIX NATIONS ■By PHIL CAMPBELL AFTER a compelling opening round of the Six Nations Women’s U21 Series, England’s clash...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Red Roses roll on! England v Wales + Saints v Bath preview ft Nick Heath
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Women’s Six Nations commentator and...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSam Prendergast makes his Leinster fly-half case harder to ignore after MOTM display against Ulster
In Irish rugby, no role comes with more pressure and criticism than the role of the fly-half.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRed Roses show no mercy in rampant Women’s Six Nations victory over Scotland
Captain Meg Jones saluted England’s adaptability after the Red Roses shrugged off disruption to deliver a record-breaking 84-7 victory at Murrayfield...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoFin Smith steals it for Northampton Saints to remain top of the Prem
Northampton Saints hold a one-point lead over Bath at the top of the Premiership table after both teams won yesterday.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoScotland 7-84 England: Ruthless Red Roses go on the rampage
England shrugged off their shortage of locks to deliver a ruthless display at Murrayfield, securing a record victory over Scotland in...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoJack van Poortvliet: England are going in the right direction after Paris performance
Jack van Poortvliet believes the way England finished their 2026 Six Nations campaign in France is their template going forward.
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: Bill Sweeney’s presiding over a house divided
Getting administrative wires in a tangle seems to have been an RFU default position during Bill Sweeney’s six-year tenure as chief...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: An epic drama? No, just drowning in tries
A quarter-final classic”, proclaimed the BBC. Hyperbole? Quite the opposite. As the avalanche of superlatives triggered by Bath’s victory over Northampton...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Wales go in search of a path back to the summit
Paul Rees sees signs of a better tomorrow for the men in red as debate continues about what happens next.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: VIP treatment with Big Gav and Campo
The Hong Kong Sevens is 50 years old this weekend which is a sobering thought, probably the first time in recorded...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 months agoClassy Parsons hat-trick has Ireland back on right track
■By JESS PORTER GALWAY-native Beibhinn Parsons scored a hat-trick in her own backyard as Ireland delivered a statement victory to see...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoIt’s time to limit all this ‘trench warfare’
LIKE many fans, we have recently enjoyed a thrilling men’s Six Nations Championship. What a great advert for the modern game...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBristol Bears 53-12 Gloucester: Fitz Harding directs a demolition derby
Bristol Bears breathed life back into their faltering Premiership campaign with a record victory over West Country rivals Gloucester, whose abysmal...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoI should have had six, says winger
GABRIEL Hamer-Webb might have scored five tries but he still got stick afterwards for missing out on a sixth. “I’m going...
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Features
/ 4 months agoRepeated breaks ‘tricky’
GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington says repeated breaks in the Prem schedule make it hard to build momentum. After two weeks...
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Features
/ 4 months agoLUCAWOODYATT GLOUCESTER & WALES U20 NO.9
YOUNG GUNS Luca Woodyatt has wasted little time making his mark on the international stage, stepping seamlessly from Wales U18s into...
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Top 14
/ 4 months agoAzema’s on his way back to Toulon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S search for a head coach to take some of the day-to-day strain off sporting director Pierre...
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News Extra
/ 4 months agoCardiff sign Van Zyl on long-term contract
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF have appointed Corniel van Zyl as permanent head coach with the South African signing a long-term deal. Van...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Honey Kerslake inspired by memory of her dad – All Blacks great Jerry Collins
Almost 11 years on from New Zealand flanker Jerry Collins’ tragic death, his daughter Honey Kerslake is using his memory as...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: England injury crisis? Ellie Kildunne’s story + Women’s Six Nations Round 2 preview
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by journalist Sarah Rendell to break...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoRobbie Deans joins Barbarians coaching team for Wales clash at Twickenham
Robbie Deans will return to the Barbarian F.C. coaching team this summer for their blockbuster clash with Wales at Allianz Stadium,...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoEngland beat Ireland in front of a record Women’s Six Nations crowd
England secured a bonus-point victory over Ireland in front of a Women’s Six Nations record crowd of 77,120, but John Mitchell’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoLeinster edging closer to fifth star after Champions Cup quarter final victory
Leinster moved a step closer to pinning a fifth star on their jersey after dismantling Sale Sharks 43-13 at Dublin’s Aviva...
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Latest News
/ 4 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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Club Rugby
/ 4 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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Latest News
/ 4 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
/ 4 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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Women's International
/ 4 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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Women's International
/ 4 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
/ 4 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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Junior International Rugby
/ 4 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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Features
/ 4 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 Six Nations
/ 4 months agoLes Bleues take their time to put on a show
■By MARK ROGERS Tries: Grando 21, Arbez 44, Brosseau 54, Khalfaoui 60, Murie 70, Barrat 75 Conversions: Arbez 44, 55, 61,...
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Latest News
/ 4 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
/ 4 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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Latest News
/ 4 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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Features
/ 4 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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Top 14
/ 4 months agoSo, who is your starter at 10, then?
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 10s: Matthieu Jalibert, left, and Romain Ntamack PICTURES: Getty Images The latest iteration of the as-old-as-time...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 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...
International Rugby
George Kruis backs Courtney Lawes for England’s 2027 World Cup push
International Rugby
Jonathan Davies: England should pair up Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade at centre
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