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Scotland name five uncapped players in Six Nations squad

Townsend has named five uncapped players Gregor Townsend has named five uncapped players in Scotland’s 39-man squad for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations Saracens back-rower Andy Christie and London Irish scrum-half Ben White are two of the new faces in the pool. Rory Darge, Ben Vellacott and Kyle Rowe are also rewarded with call-ups ahead of Scotland’s first game of […]

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Farrell confirmed as Six Nations captain as England call up six uncapped players

Owen Farrell has been confirmed as England captain for the Six Nations despite having not played since November. Eddie Jones has named a 36-man squad to prepare for the tournament which includes six uncapped players. He rewards Wasps flanker Alfie Barbeary for his fine recent form against Leicester and European champions Toulouse. Harlequins centre Luke Northmore, Leicester forward Ollie Chessum, […]

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Fans amazed as Scotland star escapes citing for hit on Ian Botham’s grandson

Scotland international Dave Cherry will not be punished for an ill-conceived clear-out that resulted in Cardiff back-rower James Botham being stretchered off the field and hospitalised on Saturday. Play was paused for a considerable period at the DAM Health Stadium while Botham—the grandson of Englandcricket legend Ian —received treatment in the second half of his side's 34-10 defeat in the […]

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Wasps 16-13 Leicester: Tigers see their perfect start ended

Wasps 16-13 Leicester: Tigers see their perfect start of 11 straight Premiership wins ended as Alfie Barbeary stars to see hosts climb up to eighth Wasps got the better of Leicester as the Tigers’ winning start came to an end Three penalties from Jimmy Gopperth after half time turned the tide for Wasps  Leicester’s Ellis Genge was sin-binned for shoving […]

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Leicester Tigers to avoid Premiership relegation if salary breaches before 2020

English rugby giants Leicester Tigers will be spared automatic relegation from the Premiership provided any potential breaches of the league's salary cap occurred before rules were changed in 2020. The club is currently under investigation by Premiership Rugby's salary cap director, Andrew Rogers, for offences alleged to have taken place between 2016 and 2020. In particular, Rogers is believed to […]

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Exeter ace sent off for dumping Joe Marler head-first in Premiership showdown

Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs produced another nail-biting encounter on Saturday as the defending Premiership champions underlined their title ambitions with a 14-12 triumph at The Stoop. Last year's finalists pulled few punches in an agonisingly close contest, but tempers boiled over in the closing seconds of the first half following an illegal ruck clear-out just as the Chiefs were threatening. […]

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