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Wilko named Europe's best
Wilko named Europe's best
Toulon fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has capped a fine Heineken Cup campaign by winning the ERC European Player of the Year award....
Brits called by Baa-baas
Brits called by Baa-baas
The Barbarians have named a squad of 28 drawn from 12 nationalities for their upcoming clashes with England and the British and Irish Lions....
London Sevens: Day One Wrap
London Sevens: Day One Wrap
New Zealand were the only side to win all three of their matches on Day One of the London Sevens at Twickenham in front of a record crowd....
Scrum trial goes global
Scrum trial goes global
The IRB Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the "crouch, bind, set" scrum engagement sequence from next season....
No Barritt for England
No Barritt for England
England have left Brad Barritt out of their squad for the Barbarians game and three-match tour to Uruguay and Argentina....
IRB changes RWC schedule
IRB changes RWC schedule
The IRB has revamped the 2015 World Cup match schedule to stop giving top nations an unfair advantage by allowing them a week's rest between games....
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand are favourites to win the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend but in a season which has proved unpredictable there's plenty of room for upsets....
England blame Walsh
England blame Walsh
England forwards coach Graham Rowntree is to seek "clarification" from the IRB regarding the performance of referee Steve Walsh....
Wales take Six Nations spoils
Wales take Six Nations spoils
Wales claimed the Six Nations title on Saturday as they emphatically shut out rivals England 30-3 in a humdinger of a match....
Preview: Wales v England
Preview: Wales v England
We have the finale the neutral was hoping for. Wales are set to host England with a Six Nations Championship title up for grabs in Cardiff....
Six Nations line ups
Six Nations line ups
All the teams have been named for this weekend's Six Nations action. We bring you the team news and starting XVs. ...
Six Nations news wrap
Six Nations news wrap
Wales captain Ryan Jones has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations decider against England with a shoulder injury....
Preview: England v Italy
Preview: England v Italy
Three down, three to go - England's latest test in their campaign for a first Grand Slam in a decade is Italy's visit to Twickenham....
Six Nations squad news
Six Nations squad news
Leceister Tigers flank Tom Croft has been called into the England squad while Ireland have dropped veteran fly-half Ronan O'Gara. ...
England closer to Slam
England closer to Slam
England sidestepped their latest challenge on their way to a Grand Slam with a punishing 23-13 victory over France at Twickenham....
Preview: England v France
Preview: England v France
Potential Grand Slammers hosting potential Wooden Spooners? That's not the kind of billing that we've come to expect for le Crunch....
England turn to Tuilagi
England turn to Tuilagi
England coach Stuart Lancaster has made three changes to play France, with Manu Tuilagi, Dylan Hartley and Courtney Lawes returning....
Barritt has no complaints
Barritt has no complaints
England centre Brad Barritt has stated that he is "very satisfied" with his performances so far for his country in the Six Nations....
Dublin joy for England
Dublin joy for England
England picked up an impressive 12-6 victory over Six Nations rivals Ireland on Sunday in an absorbing 80 minutes in Dublin....
England bring in Haskell
England bring in Haskell
England coach Stuart Lancaster has named Wasps flanker James Haskell in his starting XV for Sunday's Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin. ...
 
 

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