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Ireland depth keeps 'pushing the bar' - Henshaw
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 23:12
Robbie Henshaw believes competition for places is helping Ireland's players get "the best out of each other" in their Six Nations campaign. Led by interim head coach Simon Easterby, the back-to-back champions remain on course for a third title in succession after opening wins over England and Scotland and will secure the Triple Crown with victory over Wales on Saturday.Henshaw…
'England a different side to one beaten by Scots'
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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 01:18
Head coach Steve Borthwick says England are a "very different" side to the one which was beaten by Scotland in last year's Calcutta Cup meeting.Scotland claimed their fourth consecutive win over England with a 30-21 victory at Murrayfield in the 2024 Six Nations, but Borthwick says his class of 2025 are "not looking to the past" as they prepare to…
Why have Townsend's Scotland had hex on England?
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 23:12
Despite Scotland's recent dominance, the past seven meetings have been largely tight affairs.The average final score across those matches is 23-19 in Scotland's favour. Five of the seven meetings have been decided by a score or less.Crucially, Scotland lead the combined try count 19-13 and only once in the sequence have England managed to score 25 points or more -…
Ireland to face New Zealand in Chicago rematch
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 08:18
Ireland will play New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago in November, nine years on from the historic victory which was one of Irish rugby's greatest days.The match on 1 November is a repeat of the 2016 fixture at the same venue when Ireland ended an 111-year wait for a first men's Test win over the All Blacks.Ireland have also…
England to face Wallabies and All Blacks in autumn
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 10:08
England will aim to avenge last year's agonising narrow defeats by Australia and New Zealand when they take on both sides in the 2025 Autumn Nations Series.Steve Borthwick's team led each match before falling to defeat late on during a miserable autumn campaign in 2024, which yielded three defeats by tier-one nations, including world champions South Africa, and a victory…
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