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Six Nations Team of the Week: France unstoppable in Dublin with six players included

10 March 2025 0 comments

What a weekend of Six Nations action, after France blew the Championship wide open with a massive win over Ireland in Dublin. England kept up […]

Ollie Lawrence out of Six Nations finale and fearing season-ending lay-off

10 March 2025 0 comments

Ollie Lawrence will miss England’s Guinness Six Nations finale against Wales and could struggle to play again this season after suffering an Achilles injury during […]

Six Nations: Seven try England thump Italy at Twickenham

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ethan Bents England piled on seven tries to secure a bonus point win and beat Italy in entertaining fashion at the Allianz Stadium. Ollie […]

England need to play for the full 80, says Elliot Daly

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Elliot Daly has urged England to put their foot on Italian throats today and keep it there in finally delivering a Six […]

Fit-again Josh Hodge keen to kick on with Exeter Chiefs

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Josh Hodge is getting a kick out of life at Exeter as the fullback looks to put himself in contention for England’s […]

Six Nations: Italy aren’t going to roll over for England, says Ben Kay

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald England will be in for another Six Nations shocker unless they show plenty of “patience” as well as clinical finishing at Allianz […]

England vs Italy Preview: Fraser Dingwall set to pull the strings as Steve Borthwick puts faith in Saints

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Preview – England v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Steve Borthwick might not come across as a gambler but he has […]

I play at my best when I’m vocal, says centurion Jamie George

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Man of the moment Jamie George insists not much has changed despite being stripped of the England captaincy ahead of the Six […]

Six Nations: Lively Maxime Lucu steps up to guide France home

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees It was a tale of two injuries. James Lowe picked up a knock in the warm-up with the crowd only told he […]

Jeremy Guscott – England must put foot on the gas

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken & Unmissable every week… Some of the reasons for the changes Steve Borthwick has made against Italy are understandable, although […]

Six Nations: Scotland survive spirited Wales revival

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Scotland ……………………… 35pts Tries: Kinghorn 5, 48; Jordan 11, 33; Graham 27 Conversions: Russell 6, 12, 28, 34, 49 Wales …………………………… 29pts […]

Matt Sherratt: I can’t wait to take on England

9 March 2025 0 comments

Wales interim boss Matt Sherratt praised his team’s fighting spirit and says they cannot wait to tackle England in Cardiff on Saturday. Sherratt said: “Ultimately […]

Six Nations: Wales edge closer to unwanted record

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson At Murrayfield 70 years ago, Wales played the role of polite guests to perfection, enabling their supposedly hopeless hosts to end the […]

Tommy Freeman deserves a run in the centres

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week The England midfield has been a mishmash of failed partnerships, wishful thinking, haphazard revolving-door selection, […]

Ben Youngs lifts the lid on Steve Borthwick – but too late

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain Ben Youngs lifted the lid last week on Steve Borthwick being a “risk-averse” coach, and stated that the kick-first strategy adopted by […]

U20s Six Nations: Kane James shines to help England keep Grand Slam hopes alive

9 March 2025 0 comments

By George Wellbelove England ……………………… 33pts Tries: Timmins 11, Burrow 17, Gulley 20, Hall 57, Bracken 80 Conversions: Bellamy 12, 18, 21, 58 Italy ……………………………. […]

U20s Six Nations: Showdown in Cardiff will be huge challenge – Olamide Sodeke

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Olamide Sodeke – England U20s & Saracens Lock Not many people can say they’ve won a Grand Slam, whether that’s as an U20s player […]

Andy Robinson praise for cross-league rivalry

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Andy Robinson has spoken about the positive experience of playing Championship clubs in what looks set to be the final season of […]

Dream Team – Josh McNally

9 March 2025 0 comments

Josh McNally, the Cardiff, RAF and former England, Bath, London Irish, London Welsh & Henley lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or […]

Howzat! Azzurri are left stumped

9 March 2025 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Box office: England’s Elliot Daly scores against Italy in last year’s Six Nations match PICTURE: Alamy AS the BBC’s top brass […]

Lytchett Minster 2s? Now they were decent…

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed Anyone seeking to capture the essence of rugby’s transformation over recent decades need not wrestle with the demise of […]

PWR: Gloucester-Hartpury set sights on making it three in a row

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock This season’s truncated Women’s Premiership sprint will be rounded off next Sunday as Gloucester-Hartpury bid for an unprecedented threepeat, while previous serial […]

Newcastle Falcons flyer Elliott Obatoyinbo on the crest of a wave

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Elliott Obatoyinbo is hoping he can ride the crest of Newcastle’s wave and return to the sort of form that he showed […]

John Mitchell names England Women’s Six Nations squad

9 March 2025 0 comments

Millie David, Charlotte Fray, Jade Shekells and Sarah Parry have all been called into the England training squad for the first time before the Women’s […]

Santi Carreras will be fighting for Gloucester until the end, insists Trevor Woodman

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Santiago Carreras may be about to wave adios to Kingsholm but he will certainly not be “downing tools”. The Argentina star, who […]

Joe Launchbury has helped me cope, says George Hammond

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald George Hammond used “role model” Joe Launchbury as a mental crutch to help him through one of the toughest spells of his […]

Josh Matavesi: I just loved sport, it was my get-out, my freedom

9 March 2025 0 comments

The former Fiji, Exeter, Racing 92, Worcester, Ospreys, Newcastle, Bath & Toyota Shokki Shuttles centre/fly-half Josh Matavesi For the last season and a half I’ve […]

Eligibility journey of Benhard Janse van Rensburg

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know At Eden Park on June 20, 2014, the cream of England’s teenaged crop edged past […]

Questions over Garry Ringrose’s ‘lenient’ ban refuse to go away

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know The Rugby Paper’s investigation into the Six Nations giving Romain Ntamack and Garry Ringrose different […]

Final acts will define England’s season

9 March 2025 0 comments

ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS THAT, WHILE A FIRST DEFEAT TO ITALY IS UNLIKELY, BORTHWICK’S MEN WILL FACE A STERNER TEST IN WALES ELLIS Genge […]

Maverick Marcus Smith has role to play

9 March 2025 0 comments

Steve Borthwick explained the dropping of Marcus Smith to the bench today by saying he wanted to unleash the Harlequin when the opposition was feeling […]

Georgia’s flyer Akaki Tabutsadze on his way to the top

9 March 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It’s the Rugby Europe Championship final next week between Georgia […]

Heath takes aim at coach for England’s playing style

9 March 2025 0 comments

nBy CAMERON STEPHENS England attack coach: Richard Wigglesworth RENOWNED rugby commentator Nick Heath believes that England will struggle to develop into an exciting side with […]

Young Guns – Jos Gilmore

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Jos Gilmore has enjoyed imitating Sale Sharks’ opposition during midweek training but is now desperate for first team opportunities of his own. […]

Knights can take on the best again, says Smith

9 March 2025 0 comments

By CONOR MCLARNON Focus: Doncaster Knights flanker Thom Smith DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith feels he and his fellow players shoulder the responsibility to win promotion […]

Players must pack their own parachute

9 March 2025 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Paul Westgate, below, the head of performance rugby at the University of Nottingham How and why did you […]

England need a true, open pathway

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeff Probyn – A front row view of the game So, Bill Beaumont is calling for a game in unison where all clubs are […]

Stade are willing to fight for Gustard

9 March 2025 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN STADE Francais’ billionaire owner hinted last week that head coach Paul Gustard’s reported move to Leicester may not be quite as […]

Lynn excited to name his first Wales squad

9 March 2025 0 comments

NEW Wales head coach Sean Lynn has named a 48-player training squad ahead of the 2025 Six Nations. The Gloucester-Hartpury boss was named as Ioan […]

Spencer agrees new three-year Bath deal

9 March 2025 0 comments

BATH and England scrum-half Ben Spencer has signed a three-year contract extension to stay at The Rec until 2028. The 32-year-old, who has made over […]

Olamide Sodeke on the ‘brotherhood’ in the England U20s camp

7 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott England U20s have been hugely successful in the past few years, having won the Six Nations and the U20 Championship last year, […]

Six Nations: ‘Really smart rugby brain’ – Jamie Osborne backed to shine in unfamiliar role

7 March 2025 0 comments

Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby is confident versatile back Jamie Osborne can shine in unfamiliar territory during Saturday’s crunch Guinness Six Nations clash with title […]

Gregor Townsend: Scotland have a lot to play for in last two Six Nations games

7 March 2025 0 comments

Gregor Townsend insists Scotland still have plenty to play for in this year’s Guinness Six Nations despite back-to-back defeats against Ireland and England killing their […]

Six Nations: Marcus Smith dropped as England shake up backline for Italy clash

6 March 2025 0 comments

England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy at Allianz […]

England keen to ‘unleash’ Marcus Smith late on after dropping him to the bench

6 March 2025 0 comments

England coach Steve Borthwick is looking forward to “unleashing” Marcus Smith once opponents Italy are fatigued after dropping him to the bench for Sunday’s meeting […]

PODCAST (S4, E25): Louis Lynagh on life in Italian Rugby and Six Nations Round Four!

5 March 2025 0 comments

A slightly new dynamic for you all today – host Ollie Little has given the columnists the week off! He is joined by Italy, Benetton […]

Six Nations: A brief history of Ireland v France

4 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Recently, Ireland and France have been the biggest rivals in the Six Nations. While it isn’t geographical and historical like other games in the […]

Six Nations: France and Ireland combined 23-man squad

3 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Ireland host France this weekend in the Six Nations in the biggest match of the tournament so far. France must win to […]

Gloucester-Hartpury 36-20 Bristol Bears: PWR finalists confirmed as Ilona Maher plays last game, for now…

3 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Ilona Maher’s time in the PWR has come to an abrupt end, as Gloucester-Hartpury dispatched Bristol Bears 36-20 in the semi-final. Although her time in […]

England’s Six Nations critics hit by Kevin Sinfield broadside

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Kevin Sinfield has hit back at critics of England’s style of play, declaring they are in it to win it after a […]

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