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Women's Six Nations 2023: England v France - Marlie Packer fit for decider
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Wednesday, 26 April 2023 06:11
England captain Marlie Packer is fit for Saturday's Grand Slam decider against France in the final weekend of the 2023 Women's Six Nations.Flanker Packer, 33, and prop Hannah Botterman, 23, were injury concerns after last weekend's win in Ireland but both will start at Twickenham.Helena Rowland is at outside centre as Lagi Tuima drops out of the squad while Lucy…
Tom West: Saracens sign Leicester Tigers prop for next season
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Wednesday, 26 April 2023 04:31
Premiership leaders Saracens have signed Leicester Tigers loose-head prop Tom West for next season.West, a World Under-20 Championship winner with England in 2016, had previously played for Wasps, who went into administration last October.He spent more than a decade with Wasps, coming through the club's academy before making his league debut in 2018.West started their Premiership final defeat by Exeter…
Cameron Hutchison: Newcastle Falcons sign Edinburgh centre on two-year deal
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Wednesday, 26 April 2023 02:20
Newcastle have signed centre Cameron Hutchison from United Rugby Championship side Edinburgh on a two-year deal from next season.The Birmingham-born 24-year-old has made 24 appearances for the Scottish outfit since his debut against Ulster in June 2021.Hutchison played for Scotland up to under-20 level and also had a stint in France with Stade Nicois."He's a strong, physical ball-carrier," said interim…
Greig Laidlaw: Former Scotland captain announces intention to retire and go into coaching
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Wednesday, 26 April 2023 00:42
Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has announced his intention to hang up his boots and go into coaching.The 37-year-old scrum-half is currently playing in Japan with Urayasu D-Rocks.Last month, he helped the second division side reach the promotion-relegation play-off."We intend to stay as a family in Japan a while longer, but it is here I will finally hang up my…
Sioned Harries column: Balancing Test rugby with teaching
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 22:08
France always put on a show and Sunday was nothing less than we expected.We were told in the week that they had sold close to 20,000 tickets and you could really feel it.It was a fantastic stadium, the crowd were close to the field and you could hear every song and every chant. It was so loud that we could…
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