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Dec 24, 20 •
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South African match officials Jaco Peyper and Marius van der Westhuizen were awarded several Guinness Six Nations match appointments for next year when World Rugby confirmed the schedule on Wednesday. World Rugby announced the match officials for the men’s...




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Nov 10, 20 •
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Six Nations Rugby today announced it has taken the difficult decision to cancel the remaining three matches of the 2020 Women’s Six Nations Championship. Recent Government and Health Authority restrictions affecting squad preparations, travel, and the...




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Nov 1, 20 •
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England captain Owen Farrell said: “It’s a massive achievement for us as a group to win the Guinness Six Nations in the strangest year and circumstances. “We’ve worked really hard in training the past few weeks to get ready for the Italy game, we...




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Oct 30, 20 •
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The Women’s Six Nations Championship matches France v Ireland and Wales v Scotland have been postponed In the case of France v Ireland, the postponement comes after a number of French players tested positive for COVID-19. The two teams were due to meet...




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Oct 29, 20 •
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Eddie Jones has named his team for England’s key Guinness Six Nations tie against Italy on Saturday [31 October]. Ben Youngs is set to make his 100th cap for his country, at scrum half – becoming the second most capped England men’s player of all time...




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Sep 10, 20 •
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· Ground breaking tournament format will replace the Autumn International Test window for 2020 · Newly created tournament format will deliver 16 top class international matches over four action packed weekends · Action gets underway on Friday November 13th...




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Jul 30, 20 •
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An exciting programme of international matches is set to take place later this year after the World Rugby Council approved a temporary adjustment to Regulation 9 to accommodate the release of international players for revised 2020 windows. The adjustment to...




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Jul 22, 20 •
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The World Rugby Executive Committee has today recommended a revised temporary 2020 international calendar with the express objective of optimising recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic for the betterment of the global game at all levels. Seeking to reconcile...




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May 20, 20 •
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Six Nations is delighted to announce the appointment of Ed Hepworth as its new CFO. Ed brings over 20 years’ experience in financial leadership roles, many of them in a sports environment. He comes to us from his role as Finance & Operations Director...




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Mar 5, 20 •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his 23-man squad to play Wales in the fourth round of the Guinness Six Nations at Twickenham Stadium (KO 4.45pm live on ITV1). In an unchanged tight five, Joe Marler, Jamie George and Kyle Sinckler are named in...




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Feb 21, 20 •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his 23-man squad to play Ireland in the third round of the Guinness Six Nations at Twickenham Stadium (KO 3pm live on ITV1). In the front row Joe Marler, Jamie George and Kyle Sinckler are named with George...




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Feb 7, 20 •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his 23-man squad to play Scotland in the second round of the Guinness Six Nations at Murrayfield (KO 445pm live on BBC). Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and Kyle Sinckler are named in the front row with George...




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Jan 22, 20 •
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The 2020 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS and 2020 Women’s Six Nations was launched in London today, with all 12 captains and coaches in attendance to kick off two months of thrilling rugby. Owen Farrell and Sarah Hunter (England), Charles Ollivon and Gaelle Hermet...




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Nov 6, 19 •
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Six Nations Rugby today announced the appointment of Rupert Hunter as Chief Commercial Advisor. Hunter will take over from Dave Kavanagh who will be joining Munster Rugby in January as Head of Commercial and Marketing. Hunter joins the Six Nations from the...




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Jan 17, 19 •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named a 35-man squad to begin preparations to play Ireland in their opening Guinness Six Nations match in Dublin on 2 February 2019 (kick off 4.45pm, live on ITV). Props Mako Vunipola (Saracens) and Ellis Genge...




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Jan 18, 18 •
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England head coach Eddie Jones has named his squad to begin preparations for England’s first match of the NatWest 6 Nations against Italy in Rome (Sunday 4 February 3pm KO GMT). Following this weekend’s club fixtures, 35 players will travel to Portugal...




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Jan 15, 18 •
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The Ireland Women’s Management team are pleased to announce that Munster and UL Bohemian flanker Ciara Griffin has been confirmed as the new Ireland Women’s Captain. Griffin, who made her Ireland debut in the 2016 Women’s Six Nations against...




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Nov 22, 16 •
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Rugby fans across the country can watch England Under 20 compete in the Six Nations this season with home fixtures being played in Exeter, Darlington and Northampton. The schedule of fixtures replicates the senior teams, with England kicking off the...




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Jun 9, 16 •
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Pat Whelan (IRFU) has been elected Six Nations Chairman for a three year term. Mr. Whelan takes over from Bill Beaumont who had been Chairman since 2012 and who was recently elected as Chairman of World Rugby. He is the first Irish Chairman since Tom Kiernan...




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Jun 3, 16 •
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The Six Nations and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group have today confirmed that RBS will not continue in its role as Title Sponsor of the Six Nations Championship when the current sponsorship deal expires after the 2017 RBS 6 Nations. Today’s...




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Mar 2, 16 •
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Martin Castrogiovanni, the Italy prop forward, appeared today before an independent Six Nations Disciplinary Committee, having been cited by an independent Citing Commissioner for allegedly stamping on an opponent (Law 10.4(b)) in the RBS 6 Nations match...




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Mar 1, 16 •
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33 players assembled at Bath Spa Hotel this evening for a training week at the University of Bath. Forwards (19) Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs) Jack Clifford (Harlequins) Dave Ewers (Exeter...




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Feb 25, 16 •
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Fit-again Scotland wing Tim Visser is the only change to the starting Scotland side named today to face Italy this Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome (kick-off 2.25pm GMT, 3.25pm local) – live on ITV. Visser – who has scored 10 tries in 23 Tests –...




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Feb 6, 16 •
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(Updated after each game) SA Times 5 February 2016: 19h00 Southern Kings 22 vs SWD Eagles 16 (Friendly) 20h00 Scotland Women 0 vs England Women 32 (RBS 6 Nations Women) 19:35 Ulster 17 vs Newport Gwent Dragons 15 (Pro12) 21:00 Ireland u20 24 vs Wales u20s 35...




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Feb 4, 16 •
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Dylan Hartley will captain England when they take on Scotland in their RBS 6 Nations opener at Murrayfield (4.50 pm, live on BBC 1) as Eddie Jones prepares for his first game as Head Coach. Jones has chosen Owen Farrell at inside centre while Danny Care...



