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Six Nations 2022 fixtures: Wales start title defence in Ireland as England finish against France

Six Nations champions Wales will start the defence of their title away to Ireland after the fixtures for the 2022 campaign were confirmed. The tournament will run from 5 February until 19 March, with ‘Le Crunch’ – France v England – lined up to conclude proceedings on a Championship Super Saturday. England and Scotland will again meet in an opening-round clash, […]

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‘Horrible’: Rugby Australia records $27m loss as chairman hits out at wasteful spending

Rugby Australia announced a $27.1 million loss for 2020 at its annual general meeting on Thursday, with chairman Hamish McLennan labelling the governing body’s balance sheet “horrible” following a 12-month period significantly affected by COVID-19. Yet in light of RA shedding $31.2 million in costs last year, McLennan has hit out at unnecessary spending by previous administrations, saying it was […]

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Lions agree deal with Premiership to release players in June

Lions agree deal with the Premiership to release players for warm-up match against Japan in June after domestic season ends as Warren Gatland’s side receive a huge boost ahead of South Africa tour The Gallagher Premiership has agreed to release players ahead of the Lions tour  Players faced missing out on warm-up match v Japan if officials blocked them  Warren […]

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Friday’s Rainbow Cup round-up: Wins for Connacht and Edinburgh

The Rainbow Cup kicked off in fine style as Ulster claimed a dramatic win over Ulster and Edinburgh beat Zebre. Ulster 24-26 Connacht A last-gasp try from replacement winger Peter Sullivan gave Connacht a dramatic 26-24 victory over Ulster at the Kingspan in the Rainbow Cup’s opening round. Using the captain’s challenge law introduced for this competition, Connacht, with their […]

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Emily Scarratt captains England for Women’s Six Nations decider against France as Simon Middleton names team

Emily Scarratt will captain England Women against France in the Women’s Six Nations final with Poppy Cleall preferred to Sarah Hunter at number eight. Coach Simon Middleton has opted for Helena Rowland again at 10, and she’ll be joined by Zoe Harrison for the crunch match at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday, which kicks off at 2pm. Abbie Ward (lock) and […]

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