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Jamie Blamire extends Newcastle Falcons stay

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hooker Jamie Blamire has become the latest Newcastle Falcons player to agree a new two-year contract extension with the Championship leaders.     The 22-year-old has scored six tries in his...

Four Changes To England Team To Face Scotland

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his 23-man squad to play Scotland in the second round of the Six Nations at Murrayfield.   There are four changes to starting XV with Youngs,...

Extended Highlights: France v England | 2020 Six Nations

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France got their Six Nations Championship campaign off to the perfect start, avenging their heavy loss to England last season with a 24-17 home win in the opening round. France started superbly, blitzing...

CVC’s £300m Six Nations deal in peril - report

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The deal to sell a 15% stake in the Six Nations to the private equity company CVC is being held up according to a report by Paul Rees in The Guardian.     According to the report,...

Moriarty and Tompkins reunited and bidding to help Wales to Six Nations glory

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

England Under-20 World Cup winners now teaming up for Wales.

Scotland’s 1990 grand slam remembered: ‘Nobody was going to beat us that day’

6 years ago by The Guardian

Scotland host England on Saturday but whatever the result at Murrayfield it is unlikely to match the fervour of their famous win 30 years agoEven now, 30 years on, memories of Scotland’s tumultuous 1990...

Scotland can spring Six Nations shock on England without Russell, says Kinghorn

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blair Kinghorn believes Scotland have the creativity and confidence to defeat England and retain the Calcutta Cup on Saturday, despite the absence of Finn Russell.   Russell has been left out of...

England squad update ahead of Scotland Test

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Joe Launchbury and Mako Vunipola have been named in a 25-man England squad ahead of Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.  The duo could return from injury, having been sidelined for...

Murrayfield 'the perfect place' for England to go next, claims Lawes

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Courtney Lawes believes Saturday's clash with Scotland at Murrayfield offers the England team the perfect platform to prove their maturity.     England slumped to a 24-17 defeat...

Fearful England need to play with autonomy or Paris may be just the start | Ben Ryan

6 years ago by The Guardian

Once again England – Jonny May apart – could not respond in adversity and the feeling that they are being over-managed and natural talent suppressed is never far awayIt’s a new chapter for France...