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By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer
Stuart Lancaster’s fresh-faced England side will attempt to beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time since 2004 on Saturday, but although the visitors beat their hosts twice in 2011, they will have their work cut out for them if they are to overcome this fired up Scottish side. The Scots have a horrible habit…
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RHYS PRIESTLAND and Jamie Roberts have been selected in the Wales team to play Ireland in their opening RBS 6 Nations game on Sunday.
Fly-half Priestland and centre Roberts, who both impressed for Wales at the World Cup, had been struggling with knee injuries but have recovered in time to earn starting berths.
Cardiff Blues wing Alex Cuthbert replaces Shane Williams in Wales’…
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England will face Tonga in the quarter finals of the Hertz Sevens in Wellington after cruising through today’s pool stages.
They beat the USA 29-0 and the Cook Islands 27-12 before resting players in the final game and suffering a 14-10 reverse against South Africa.
The played three, won two record means the Blitzbokke will face HSBC Sevens World Series leaders Fiji…
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London Irish has made five changes to its side for tomorrow’s LV= cup round four clash with Gloucester at Madejski Stadium (kick-off 3pm).
Adam Thompstone and Sailosi Tagicakibau come onto the wings with Shontayne Hape and Jonathan Spratt forming the centre partnership. Matt Garvey will start at blindside flanker after returning to the club from England Saxons duty.
London Irish head coach…
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SARACENS CENTRES Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt will make their Test debuts in England’s midfield against Scotland in the Calcutta Cup on Saturday evening.
It’s the first time England have picked an uncapped centre pairing since Ben Johnston and Geoff Appleford teamed up in 2002 against Argentina.
Farrell and Barritt will form an all-Saracens 10-12-13 combination along with Charlie Hodgson for England’s…
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MUNSTER’S Keith Earls will fill Brian O’Driscoll’s famous No 13 shirt for Ireland against Wales on Sunday afternoon.
Ireland’s legendary skipper O’Driscoll is ruled out for the entire RBS 6 Nations campaign and Earls, who has more often played on the wing for Ireland, has been handed the responsibility of filling those talismanic shoes. He beat off the challenges of Fergus…
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ED SLATER will make his debut for England Saxons against a strong Scotland A side at Galashiels on Friday night.
The Leicester lock comes in for Matt Garvey in one of eight changes made by Jon Callard to the side that beat Ireland Wolfhounds 23-17 last weekend.
Gloucester speedster Jonny May makes his much-anticipated first start on the wing while Nick Abendanon…
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WE’RE USED to seeing Ben Foden running around rugby pitches for Northampton and England, but here’s your chance to see him made of food!
To celebrate his new deal with Multipower Sportsfood, the company commissioned acclaimed food artist Prudence Staite to produce a mosaic of Foden made purely from their products – and here’s the video showing how they did it as…
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FRANCE COACH Philippe Saint-Andre has picked a hugely experienced team to take on Italy in their opening RBS 6 Nations match on Saturday.
The starting XV contains 605 caps – and there’s another 236 on the bench! – but there is one uncapped player who will make his Test debut at the Stade de France. Wesley Fofana will partner Aurelien Rougerie in…
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EDINBURGH WING Lee Jones will win his first cap for Scotland in their opening RBS 6 Nations game against England on Saturday at Murrayfield.
Jones is the only uncapped player in Andy Robinson’s line-up, while his club mates Ross Rennie and David Denton, both back-row forwards, will make their first starts in the championship. Rennie forces John Barclay, for so long…
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To enjoy rugby at its best you have to endure it at its worst. Despite positive intentions from both sides at Headingley on Sunday, neither Leeds nor Bedford could lighten the gloom of a drab January afternoon in an error-filled encounter. There was about as much chance of a try bonus point for either side as there was of the…
