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Women's Six Nations 2021: Wales ready to roar after year of change
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Friday, 02 April 2021 00:00
As the dust settles on an incredible men's Six Nations, we prepare to raise the curtain on the women's showpiece.It is going to look and feel a bit different this year, with the Covid pandemic delaying the start by two months and the tournament taking on a shortened format for 2021. Wales begin their campaign against semi-professional France in Vanne.It…
Women's Six Nations: Why 2021 edition may be a special one
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Friday, 02 April 2021 01:45
As with so many sports during the coronavirus pandemic, it has been an unpredictable year for women's rugby.But there are reasons to be hopeful as the Six Nations finally kicks off this Saturday.Rather than the usual round-robin format, teams are split into two pools and will play two group games each before a final weekend of fixtures to decide placings.There…
Champions Cup: Europe's premier club competition returns with wide open field
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Thursday, 01 April 2021 14:13
Usually the knockout stage of the Champions Cup is a VIP section. A velvet-roped ultra-exclusive hang-out for eight of Europe's superpowers.But this year is different.The pool stages, themselves compressed and then interrupted by Covid considerations, have given way to a one-off 16-strong royal rumble, throwing together Europe's old hands and nouveau riche in a intriguing mix.The action gets going on…
Chris Ashton: Worcester winger gets six-game suspension for dangerous play
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Thursday, 01 April 2021 07:54
Worcester's former England winger Chris Ashton has been banned for six matches after being found guilty of dangerous play in his side's loss to Northampton.The 34-year-old contested the 49th-minute red card but the charge was found proven by an independent panel.Bath pair Tom Dunn and Will Muir also received bans for red cards against London Irish last week. Dunn got…
Edinburgh & Glasgow Warriors face French tests as European cups resume
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Thursday, 01 April 2021 09:27
Days after Scotland's Six Nations championship ended on a wave of chaos and euphoria in Paris, their professional teams return to France gunning for European quarter-final places.Edinburgh tackle the mighty Racing 92, home of Finn Russell, in the Champions Cup last 16.Glasgow Warriors face troubled Montpellier in the Challenge Cup as a bruising season nears its climax.These are the storylines…
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