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Italy make long-awaited return to top 10

Italy have returned to the top 10 of the Men's Rankings for the first time since June 2013. Sunday’s dramatic 13-13 draw against France in Lille earned the Azzurri one point to improve their overall...

A look back at England v Ireland from 2016 Six Nations

Team Line Up's:   England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Anthony Watson, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 James Haskell, 6 Chris...

On This Day: North and Biggar send Wales top as French Grand-Slam hopes end

A look back at the 6 Nations 2016.   Wales ended France's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam and went top of the standings at least temporarily with a gritty 19-10 victory at the Principality...

Six Nations Round 3 Team of the Week

Another thrilling weekend of rugby with Ireland and Scotland winning over Wales and England respectively and Italy fighting for a draw in France and nearly snatching it at the end with a penalty hitting...

On this day in 2009: Jason Robinson appointed Sale head coach

On this day in 2009, Jason Robinson was appointed head coach of Premiership club Sale. The former England back spent seven years as a player with the Sharks, captaining them to the Premiership title in...

Ireland must improve on ‘scrappy’ Wales win to topple England – Robbie Henshaw

Robbie Henshaw insists Grand Slam-chasing Ireland must improve on a “scrappy” win over Wales in order to topple England at “cauldron” Twickenham. Andy Farrell’s men kept...

England heading in right direction overall under Steve Borthwick – Jamie George

Jamie George conceded England were “not good enough” in their Calcutta Cup defeat to Scotland but the captain remained adamant they were heading in the right direction overall under Steve Borthwick. The...

Ireland vs Wales: Media reaction

“Men against boys” was the verdict of one UK-based writer after Ireland’s 31-7 victory over Wales on Saturday afternoon. Andy Farrell’s side were admittedly not firing on all cylinders...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Scotland v England

Van der Merwe hat-trick seals Calcutta cup for Scotland

Duhan van der Merwe etched his name further into Calcutta Cup folklore with a sublime hat-trick as Scotland beat England 30-21 to lift the famous trophy for the fourth year in a row. The wing scored twice...