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Scoreless Saints stunned, Benson stars for Quins & Bath keep rolling
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Monday, 24 March 2025 07:08
4,739 days.Harlequins' wait for an away win over London rivals Saracens has been a long one, going back to March 2012 and a showpiece game under the Wembley arch.In the shining surrounds of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it seemed like Quins' losing streak at the neighbours might stretch even longer.Saracens, who included England captains past and present Maro Itoje and Jamie…
England's Wigglesworth set to join Lions' coaches
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Monday, 24 March 2025 07:48
England senior coach Richard Wigglesworth is set to join the British and Irish Lions coaching staff for this summer's tour of Australia.Lions boss Andy Farrell has recruited the former England scrum-half, 41, as part of an Ireland-influenced coaching group.Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby is also expected to join Farrell's team, while the Ireland attack coach Andrew Goodman and scrum…
Bath overpower Gloucester to regain six-point lead
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Sunday, 23 March 2025 11:07
Bath: De Glanville; McConnochie, Ojomoh, Redpath, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit; Roux, Ewels, Bayliss, Pepper, Barbeary.Replacements: Annett, Van Wyk, Stuart, Hill, Underhill, Schreuder, Butt, Coetzee.Gloucester: Barton; Wade, Harris, S. Atkinson, Llewellyn; Carreras, Williams; Knight, Blake, Fasogbon; Clarke, Thomas, Clement, Ludlow (c), Ackermann.Replacements: Singleton, Rapava-Ruskin, Gotovtsev, Jordan, Taylor, Englefield, Atkinson, Hathaway.Sin bin: Christian Wade (52 mins)Referee: Sara Cox
England start Six Nations defence with Italy win
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Sunday, 23 March 2025 10:26
Mitchell has been clear that building depth in his squad before the World Cup is one of his key priorities this championship, after he made seven changes and some positional alterations to his starting XV from England's WXV1 title success over Canada in October.One of those changes saw Gloucester-Hartpury wing Venner play her first game in five years for the…
England 'will be better' after Italy test as 2025 starts with win
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Sunday, 23 March 2025 12:42
From the win over Canada that secured England's WXV1 title success in October, Mitchell made seven changes and some positional alterations to his starting XV, with the result a comfortable 38-5 victory in front of 8,391 supporters in York.In the early stages, no drop-off was evident. The Red Roses started in clinical fashion, the returning Claudia MacDonald scoring the bonus-point…
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