Could England back up their dominant performance against Ireland, matching the emotional and physical intensity, take revenge on France for their 2018 defeat and lay down a marker ahead of the World Cup pool game? Well, those questions were emphatically answered. A 44-8 victory over Les Blues threatened to rewrite record
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Six Nations 2019: An England team to take on Ireland
England’s Six Nations campaign gets underway on Saturday 2nd February, with a trip to Dublin to take on international rugby’s form team, and reigning grand slam champions, Ireland. Eddie Jones has selected his squad for the tournament and from that, here is the team I would select to play. 1 Mako Vunipola;
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Premiership sides off the pace in Europe
Gallagher Premiership: Big names risk being drawn into a relegation fight
Nine games in, and the mid-point of the season fast approaching, and only five points separate the bottom six teams in the Premiership: from Bath in sixth on 19 points to Newcastle Falcons in 12th on 15. Between them lie Bristol Bears, Leicester Tigers, Worcester Warriors, Northampton Saints and Sale
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An England team to take on South Africa
Loosehead prop is the most concerning selection dilemma for Eddie Jones
We had our first dose of European rugby at the weekend. It didn’t get off to the greatest of starts for the English sides as the reigning champions Leinster comprehensively thrashed Wasps Friday night. The Irish sides remain something of a bogey opposition for English teams, with high-flying Exeter only managing