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Premiership: Bath 29-27 Bristol Bears - Late try seals West Country derby

Premiership: Bath 29-27 Bristol Bears – Late try seals West Country derby

Tom de Glanville’s try helped Bath beat Bristol for the first time in five matches Bath: (5) 29 Tries: Rokoduguni, Joseph, Faletau, Cokanasiga, De Glanville Cons: Cipriani 2 Bristol: (24) 27 Tries: Thacker 2, Naulago Cons: Sheedy 3 Pens: Sheedy, Thacker Tom de Glanville’s stoppage-time try helped Bath beat 14-man Bristol 29-27 in a thrilling West Country derby. Harry Thacker scored twice…

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Premiership: Saracens v Leicester Tigers (Sat)

Premiership: Saracens v Leicester Tigers (Sat)

Saracens’ Elliott Daly (left) and Leicester Tigers’ George Ford (right) both return to strengthen their clubs for the match at the StoneX Stadium Venue: StoneX Stadium Date: Saturday, 5 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT Coverage: Updates on BBC local radio and live scores on the BBC Sport website England international Elliot Daly and Wales centre Nick Tompkins return for Saracens in their…

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Wales likely to consider four changes to the team as Basham and Jones under pressure

Wales likely to consider four changes to the team as Basham and Jones under pressure

Wales’ performance in the Guinness Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham attracted what theatre critics refer to as ‘mixed reviews’. Many were impressed by the second-half rally that saw Wayne Pivac’s team out-score their opponents three tries to one. More still were dismayed by the lamentable opening 44 minutes from the visitors which allowed England to build a 17-0 lead without…

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Saracens defeat Bristol to remain top of Premier 15s

Saracens defeat Bristol to remain top of Premier 15s

Leanne Infante scored for Bristol in the match Saracens defeated Bristol Bears 30-26 to stay top of the Premier 15s after the game was suspended for 40 minutes. Injuries saw the medical staff unable to be pitchside for a lengthy spell, meaning the match was temporarily stopped. Among those injured was Saracens’ Wales lock Georgia Evans who could be heard screaming in pain with a shoulder…

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Premiership: Newcastle 25-30 Bath - Joe Cokanasiga stars on return to clinch Bath win

Premiership: Newcastle 25-30 Bath – Joe Cokanasiga stars on return to clinch Bath win

Bath survived Nathan Hughes’ yellow card to claim their third league win of the season Newcastle: (18) 25 Tries: McGuigan, Collett, Peterson Cons: Haydon-Wood 2 Pens: Haydon-Wood 2 Bath: (11) 30 Tries: Richards, Boyce, Cokanasiga 2 Cons: Cipriani 2 Pens: Cipriani 2 Joe Cokanasiga scored twice on his return to action to lead Bath to a bonus-point victory and extend Newcastle’s winless run to…

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Justin Tipuric refuses to let it be about him in first interview since 'never seen before' injury

Justin Tipuric refuses to let it be about him in first interview since ‘never seen before’ injury

The BBC’s live-text subtitles once got its wires crossed to the extent that viewers were treated to a line that read: “We’ll now have a moment’s violence for the Queen Mother.” Hopefully, there was some silence as well. Anyway, there was no danger of any wires being crossed when Justin Tipuric sat down over Zoom to look ahead to the England-Wales Guinness Six Nations game this weekend. The…

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Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 14-15 Exeter Chiefs - Joe Simmonds snatches win against 14 men with late penalty

Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 14-15 Exeter Chiefs – Joe Simmonds snatches win against 14 men with late penalty

Newcastle skipper Callum Chick was shown a red card after 25 minutes for a dangerous tackle on Exeter full-back Josh Hodge Newcastle (7) 14 Tries: Haydon-Wood, McGuigan Cons: Haydon-Wood 2 Exeter (7) 15 Tries: Schickerling, Innard Con: J Simmonds Pens: J Simmonds Joe Simmonds slotted a penalty with four minutes remaining to give Exeter a narrow win over 14-man Newcastle. Falcons fly-half…

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London Irish 32-30 Saracens: Benhard Janse van Rensburg scores twice in Exiles win

London Irish 32-30 Saracens: Benhard Janse van Rensburg scores twice in Exiles win

Benhard Janse van Rensburg scored twice for London Irish London Irish: (12) 32 Tries: Van Rensburg 2, Coleman, Hassell-Collins Cons: Jackson 3 Pens: Jackson 2 Saracens: (10) 30 Tries: Woolstencroft, Segun, Tompkins Cons: Lozowski 3 Pens: Lozowski 3 A last-gasp Paddy Jackson penalty secured a derby win for London Irish after Saracens looked to have stolen victory at the death. The home side…

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The Six Nations power rankings as Liam Williams, Dan Biggar and Marcus Smith make top 10

The Six Nations power rankings as Liam Williams, Dan Biggar and Marcus Smith make top 10

We are just about recovering from a second weekend of the Six Nations that pretty much had it all. A thrilling Wales win over Scotland, a remarkable match in Paris which France just edged – and the usual debates about Italy and relegation. But who were the people who really impressed? We’ve sorted out the power rankings as things stand in the Six Nations… 10. Wales’ bench With the game in the…

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Wales 26-13 Scotland U20s: Brilliant Welsh kids bounce back with bonus point win

Wales 26-13 Scotland U20s: Brilliant Welsh kids bounce back with bonus point win

Wales U20s bounced back from last week’s heavy defeat to Ireland in style with a stirring bonus point victory in Colwyn Bay. It was all doom and gloom following their 53-5 hammering in the Six Nations opener at Cork’s Musgrave Park. But it was a very different story up against the Scots on home soil. Head coach Byron Hayward had asked for a reaction from his much-changed team and he got…

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George Skivington: Gloucester head coach on their rise from bottom dogs to contenders

George Skivington: Gloucester head coach on their rise from bottom dogs to contenders

Gloucester’s team unity is credited with bringing them much of their success so far this season Roll the clock back 12 months and Gloucester were enduring a torrid Premiership run of eight consecutive defeats, with just one win to their name. They were rooted to the bottom of the table and the appointment of head coach George Skivington was raising questions. A year on and the Cherry and…

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Premier 15s: Saracens extend winning streak as Wasps and Exeter lock horns in thrilling draw

Premier 15s: Saracens extend winning streak as Wasps and Exeter lock horns in thrilling draw

Zoe Harrison’s boot helped Saracens to their 11th league win of the season Saracens extended their winning streak in the Premier 15s with a 39-28 victory over Worcester Warriors. The London club have won four on the bounce and remain top of the league with six regular season rounds left. It was a close match with Worcester putting up a great fight as heading into the last ten minutes there was…

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New Welsh rugby debutant leaves English team's coaches impressed and their fans annoyed

New Welsh rugby debutant leaves English team’s coaches impressed and their fans annoyed

How does a young rugby player know if he’s ticked enough boxes on his professional debut in a match played hundreds of miles from home? One indicator might be if the crowd on the day screams at the referee to take action against you. Another might be if the opposition coaches make a point of singling you out for praise after the game. And so to the AJ Bell Stadium after Sale Sharks had overcome…

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Six Nations 2022: Wales captain Dan Biggar says defending champion have 'swagger'

Six Nations 2022: Wales captain Dan Biggar says defending champion have ‘swagger’

Dan Biggar has played 95 internationals for Wales and three Tests for the British and Irish Lions Captain Dan Biggar says Wales will have a “swagger” in the Six Nations despite the disrupted build-up to their title defence. Wayne Pivac’s injury-ravaged side open their campaign against Ireland on 5 February in Dublin, with Biggar taking over the captaincy from Alun Wyn Jones. Wales also enter…

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Thomas Young: Wasps flanker released from hospital after suffering head injury

Thomas Young: Wasps flanker released from hospital after suffering head injury

Thomas Young made his Wales debut in a 24-6 win against Tonga in June 2017 Wasps and Wales flanker Thomas Young has been discharged from hospital following a head injury sustained against Munster on Sunday. The 29-year-old took a blow to the back of the head shortly before half-time and was taken straight to University Hospital Limerick. Young stayed overnight, but is now able to fly home with…

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Wales' shock autumn omission hasn't heard from Wayne Pivac as he insists he's improved

Wales’ shock autumn omission hasn’t heard from Wayne Pivac as he insists he’s improved

If Wayne Pivac wants to avoid having his inbox filled with multiple emails from ‘Disgusted of Brynamman’ on Tuesday, he might do well to think long and hard over his Wales back-row selection for the Six Nations. Jac Morgan is only 21, yet he has performed as strongly as any Welsh back rower in the United Rugby Championship this season. And with Justin Tipuric, Josh Navidi and Josh Macleod set to…