Rugby
Heineken Champions Cup: 'Highly-motivated' Ulster can beat Leinster in last-16 tie
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Monday, 27 March 2023 10:31 Ulster head coach Dan McFarland says his side will approach their Heineken Champions Cup last-16 tie against Leinster in a positive fashion.Ulster go into the match against their interprovincial rivals in Dublin as underdogs, but McFarland says his squad will just try to play to their optimum."People say it's unlikely Ulster are going to win but that's not how we…
Johnny Sexton: Leinster captain set to miss rest of season with groin injury
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Monday, 27 March 2023 07:59 Ireland captain Johnny Sexton looks set to miss the rest of this season after suffering a groin injury.Sexton was hurt during the closing stages of Ireland's Six Nations title and Grand Slam-clinching victory over England in Dublin nine days ago.Sexton's provincial team Leinster say that the 37-year-old will undergo a procedure on the injury on Tuesday.The fly-half is likely to…
Lewis Ludlam: Northampton Saints can benefit from break in play-off race
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Monday, 27 March 2023 02:43 Northampton Saints captain Lewis Ludlam hopes a two-week break will benefit the team as they look to revive their hopes of a Premiership play-off spot.Saints only have two games left to try to retrieve the position."We're frustrated and disappointed, but we can't be moping around sulking, we need to get back on the horse as quickly as possible," said Ludlam.The…
Stuart Hogg: Scotland full-back to retire from rugby after World Cup
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Monday, 27 March 2023 05:46 Scotland and Exeter full-back Stuart Hogg has announced he will retire from rugby after the World Cup in France this autumn.Hogg, who turns 31 in June, recently earned his 100th cap and has scored 171 international points.Having signed his first professional deal with Glasgow Warriors in 2011, Hogg said a "new career beckons"."I don't feel my body can achieve the…
Women's Six Nations 2023: Best moments of round one
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Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:15 Watch the best moments from the opening round of the Women's Six Nations as England's Sarah Hunter bows out and Sisilia Tuipulotu reacts to being named Wales' player of the match.Follow the Women's Six Nations on the BBC Sport website and app & BBC iPlayer.Available to UK users only.
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Sunday, 26 March 2023 09:10
Women's Six Nations 2023: Italy 12-22 France
Sunday, 26 March 2023 10:23
Premiership: Bath 36-19 Exeter: Bath move off the bottom with win over Exeter
Sunday, 26 March 2023 04:45
Welsh Rugby Union: Clubs vote for major changes to board of governing body
Sunday, 26 March 2023 02:34
Tom Stewart: The 'x-factor' Ulster hooker who is a 'try-scoring machine'
Saturday, 25 March 2023 11:18
Premiership: Saracens 36-24 Harlequins - Five tries help Sarries seal top-two finish
Saturday, 25 March 2023 12:08
Women's Six Nations 2023: England 58-7 Scotland - Red Roses score 10 tries in Hunter's last game
Saturday, 25 March 2023 14:08
Women's Six Nations 2023: Retiring Sarah Hunter hailed 'England's greatest player, men's or women's'
Saturday, 25 March 2023 07:53
Premiership: Leicester Tigers 46-24 Bristol Bears - Julian Montoya stars as 2022 champions win again
Friday, 24 March 2023 16:04
United Rugby Championship: Leinster remain unbeaten after 22-22 draw with Stormers
Friday, 24 March 2023 15:34
Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 17-12 Gloucester - 14-man hosts hold on for win
Friday, 24 March 2023 14:08
United Rugby Championship: Zebre 30-34 Cardiff: Visitors hold on for narrow in
Friday, 24 March 2023 11:51
Women's Six Nations 2023: Can professional Scotland close gap to England?
Friday, 24 March 2023 10:35
Sarah Hunter: The people who shaped England captain's rugby career
Friday, 24 March 2023 05:59
Women's Six Nations 2023: Wales v Ireland match preview, kick-off time, team news & key stats
Friday, 24 March 2023 09:54
Women's Six Nations 2023: Saturday to be bruising but real tests come after for Scotland
Friday, 24 March 2023 07:06
Leicester Tigers: Shared captaincy about 'team of leaders', says Julian Montoya
Friday, 24 March 2023 04:46
Johnny Sexton: Cullen unsure whether injured fly-half's Leinster season is over
Friday, 24 March 2023 04:25
Gloucester: Albert Tuisue, Val Rapava-Ruskin & Giorgi Kveseladze out for season
Friday, 24 March 2023 02:57
Dave Ewers: Exeter Chiefs forward ready to show 'how much this club means to me'
Friday, 24 March 2023 01:44