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Warburton is back to lead at Twickenham
Sam Warburton has recovered from injury and will captain Wales when they bid for the Triple Crown against Six Nations title rivals England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Return of Lawes is signal for Palmer to step aside
Tom Palmer is set to lose his place in the England squad as Stuart Lancaster shows no qualms about tinkering with a winning team.
Wales likely to shuffle the pack as Bennett’s hopes fade
World Cup hooker Huw Bennett looks likely to miss Wales’ bid for Triple Crown glory against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Defiant Otley overcome O’Donnell dismissal as Collins strikes a late penalty for victory
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Play-off positions beckon for the Bees after forwards set up deserved win over Wests
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Tries are hard to come by but Ashton has faith
Chris Ashton will be on a wing and a prayer when England tackle Wales in Saturday’s RBS Six Nations showdown at Twickenham.
Ugly victory enough for Harlequins to remain in pole position
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea heaped praise on his side’s ability to win ugly after the league leaders maintained their place at the summit of the Aviva Premiership with a hard-fought 16-14 win over Worcester.
Saracens 19 Leicester 20: Revenge sees Leicester end Saracens’ home run
Leicester rugby director Richard Cockerill admitted he does not envy England head coach Stuart Lancaster’s task of selecting his team to face Wales on Saturday.
Doncaster Knights 14 Rotherham Titans 15: Doncaster see victory bid blown away at the death
If any of the forthcoming promotion play-offs are as well attended and finish with a similar theatrical climax as this dramatic South Yorkshire derby, watched by a crowd of 4,000 at Castle Park, then followers of the Championship have much to look forward to.
Leeds Carnegie 22 Esher 24: Bad decisions prove costly as Leeds slip to defeat at home to Esher
Leeds Carnegie face a crucial period of two games in six games as they try to breath life into their promotion campaign following a lacklustre performance against the league’s bottom side that resulted in an embarrassing 24-22 home defeat.
Rivals meet again but play-offs are the priority
IF you take Doncaster versus Rotherham today as a one-off, then it has all the hallmarks of an intense, mouthwatering local derby.
Experience of Carling proves helpful to Robshaw’s cause
Chris Robshaw revealed he has been taking tips from Will Carling – England’s most successful Grand Slam captain – after being confirmed in the role for the rest of the RBS Six Nations.
Rotherham Titans 14 Cornish Pirates 19: Rotherham beat big freeze but not Cornish opposition
Rotherham, well below par, were beaten for the second time in the league this season by Cornish Pirates in the re-arranged fixture at Clifton Lane which had been postponed four times due to bad weather.
Tom Palmer: Front row dominance lays platform for hard-fought triumph
Believe it or not, I’ve actually played in conditions worse than those we encountered in Rome on Saturday.
Italy 15 England 19: Bloodied Farrell on target in England fightback
Like father, like son – Owen Farrell is being hailed as England’s man of steel after his nerveless kicking display at the Stadio Olimpico sealed this RBS 6 Nations victory over Italy.
Rome nightmare haunts Foden
Ben Foden will be haunted by the mistakes that forced England to come from behind to beat Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at a freezing Stadio Olimpico.
Lancaster survives his ‘mad five minutes’
England’s interim coach Stuart Lancaster was proud of the resolve his side showed in bouncing back from a “mad five minutes” to beat Italy 19-15 in freezing Rome.
Clubs are fighting fit when it comes to their players’ health, says report
The overall risk of match and training injury within the Premiership since 20002-3 remains essentially stable with minor fluctuations seen from season to season.
Rowan puts his faith in Carnegie promise
Exciting prospect Jacob Rowan has committed his immediate future to Leeds Carnegie by signing a one-year contract extension.
Doncaster prepared for hectic season end
Doncaster Knights will have to play four games in 10 days to complete their regular season programmme, yet head coach Brett Davey remains undaunted.
Passions to run high as England aim to stay unbeaten
HaviNG rewritten history in Edinburgh, England are now out to prolong a narrative in Rome.
Bester determined to be tough at home
RUGBY UNION: Rotherham Titans expect to name the same 22 for their rearranged fixture against Cornish Pirates at Clifton Lane tomorrow.
Discipline will prove key to any success for England
Chris Ashton believes life on the straight and narrow is already paying dividends for England as they prepare to tackle Italy at the Stadio Olimpico.
Proud Peacock and Neville proved inspiration for new-look England
The effects of England’s week-long training camp in West Yorkshire are still being felt by Stuart Lancaster’s England squad as they continue their Six Nations journey. Nick Westby reports.
Parks makes way for next generation
Scotland fly-half Dan Parks has retired from international rugby with immediate effect, the Scottish Rugby Union have announced.
Training performances influence coach as much as game day
A RUN-OUT against the rugby team of Leeds Metropolitan University was England’s only real practice match before their baptism of fire at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Lancaster finally allows mask to slip as he punches roof in triumph
Saturday’s Calcutta Cup was a big day in the life of Stuart Lancaster. Nick Westby watched the emotions of the day unravel on the face of England’s interim head coach.
Tom Palmer: We’re ready to make bold statements and the difficult calls
Victory in the Calcutta Cup is the best possible way to start our Six Nations campaign and it was a result that was pleasing for the whole squad.
Scotland 6 England 13: Hodgson’s delight at stepping back into limelight
Amid all the valiant performances from the young guns who vindicated Stuart Lancaster’s faith in them, it was an old stager who had the decisive say in an absorbing Calcutta Cup match.
Have your say: Calcutta Cup foundations were laid in Leeds – England coach Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster does not yet believe that his bold shake-up of English rugby has been fully vindicated but Saturday’s Calcutta Cup win was a big step towards it.
Scotland 6 England 13: Lancaster opens up with Murrayfield win
Stuart Lancaster’s reign as England head coach began with a nerve-jangling victory over Scotland in the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield, writes Nick Westby.
Wales looking to build on Cup woe
Mike Phillips believes this season’s RBS Six Nations Championship provides Wales with a perfect opportunity to shake off any lingering World Cup frustrations.
Lancaster looks to restore pride of English game
Stuart Lancaster has called on his players to make the country proud as England begin a new era at Murrayfield today.
Lamont warns Scotland to be wary of new-look opponents
Sean Lamont is wary of Scotland shedding their underdog tag ahead of tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations opener with a new-look England.
Lancaster rings the changes for Murrayfield test
Stuart Lancaster stayed true to his principles yesterday when he named a brave squad for England’s daunting Six Nations opener against Scotland tomorrow.
Hodgson and Webber earn Lancaster’s Murrayfield call
Stuart Lancaster has named three uncapped players in his squad for the Six Nations opener against Scotland, with Charlie Hodgson also earning a recall.
Croft confident England can ‘win it with kids’
Tom Croft is confident England can emulate Manchester United and prove it is possible to win major honours with an inexperienced side.
England in mood to learn from past mistakes
Nearly four months have passed since England’s players trudged despondently off the field in Auckland after their insipid World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of France.
Roar of the ‘Tartan Army’ could be too much for Red Rose to deal with
England have managed only two wins in Scotland this century.
Jacobsen out to avenge World Cup heartache
Allan Jacobsen is determined to make amends for the frustrations and hurt of the Rugby World Cup campaign when the RBS Six Nations open against England at Murrayfield on Saturday.
England’s underdogs will have passion to test Scots
Graham Rowntree has backed a young and inexperienced England side to quell the Scottish passion in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown and start banishing memories of “an unspeakable past”.
Wales are decimated by injuries for opener in Dublin
Wales could launch their Six Nations campaign in Dublin on Sunday without almost half the team that destroyed Ireland’s World Cup dream.
Clark released as Webber and Hodgson are retained for England’s Six Nations opener
Calum Clark will have to wait for his England debut. The Northampton flanker, who played under Stuart Lancaster at Leeds Carnegie, was one of eight players returned to their clubs last night.
Robshaw chosen to captain England after just one cap
Stuart Lancaster continued to buck familiar trends yesterday when he named Chris Robshaw as England captain for the first two games of the Six Nations.
Lancaster hands Robshaw England captaincy
Chris Robshaw was today unveiled by head coach Stuart Lancaster as England captain for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.
Hodgson determined to make most of return to England fold
Having missed out on three World Cups for varying reasons, Charlie Hodgson could be forgiven for thinking international rugby had been overly unkind to him.
Ability to adapt sees Leeds shape up well for play-offs
AN IMPRESSIVE goal-kicking performance from Tommy Bell saw Leeds Carnegie edge past one of the Championship’s leading clubs yesterday.
Humble Ashton keen to change public opinion
Usually the life and soul of the party, Chris Ashton cut a chastened figure as he outlined his determination to win back the hearts of the rugby public during England’s RBS 6 Nations title defence.
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