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Worsley recalled for Calcutta Cup

published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:19:00 GMT

England make just two changes to the starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield. ... [read more]

Williams leads Wales as Jones out

published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:05 GMT

Martyn Williams is to be honoured with the Wales captaincy when he breaks Colin Charvis' Welsh Test forward cap record in Ireland. ... [read more]

De Luca wins Scots starting place

published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:06:52 GMT

Scotland make one change for the Six Nations visit of England, with Nick De Luca coming in for Simon Danielli. ... [read more]

Ireland unchanged for Wales game

published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:34:45 GMT

Geordan Murphy retains his place in the Ireland team for Saturday's clash against Wales as Declan Kidney announces an unchanged starting side. ... [read more]

Boks look overseas for Wales Test

published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:45:58 GMT

South Africa will field a team minus a host of home-based players when they face Wales in Cardiff in June. ... [read more]

Quartet pen new Falcons contracts

published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:33:10 GMT

Newcastle Falcons hand new deals to Rob Vickers, Alex Tait, Micky Ward and Chris Pilgrim. ... [read more]

Haskell regrets England-Stade row

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:56:22 GMT

Flanker James Haskell comes down on the side of England in the club-versus-country row that has broken out between England and his team Stade Francais. ... [read more]

Two Italian teams to join Magners

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:24:38 GMT

The Magners League is to be expanded to a 12-team competition from the start of next season as two Italian clubs will join. ... [read more]

Injured Michalak set for year out

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:40:39 GMT

France 's Frederic Michalak will have surgery on Wednesday after suffering a knee injury which will keep him out for a year. ... [read more]

Phillips signs new Ospreys deal

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:35:14 GMT

Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips signs a new four-year deal with the Ospreys. ... [read more]

JPR admits drink-driving

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:19 GMT

Rugby legend JPR Williams pleads guilty to drink-driving, but a court hears he sucked coins to try to lower a breathalyser reading. ... [read more]

McLean handed England women's captaincy

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:37:58 GMT

Katy McLean will captain England for the first time this season in the RBS 6 Nations clash in Edinburgh on Saturday. ... [read more]

Leeds keen to climb further - Key

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:17:54 GMT

Leeds Carnegie director of rugby Andy Key says his side are looking up the Premiership table rather than down. ... [read more]

Blues sent Heineken Cup warning

published on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:21:51 GMT

Ex-Cardiff and Wales three-quarter Mike Hall says the Blues face a dog fight to make next season's Heineken Cup. ... [read more]

The long Good Friday for Irish drinkers

published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:57:16 GMT

Munster v Leinster is a mouth-watering clash for any rugby fan, but most drinkers in the Irish Republic wanting to toast the Magners League fixture in a bar next month will have to leave the country. ... [read more]