Rugby union
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‘Uncompromising competitor’, who died at his family home on Saturday night, is survived by his wife and two children
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Warren Gatland wants his Lions to ‘mend some stuff’ from the 2005 tour in which Clive Woodward’s squad were mocked, goaded and whitewashed
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Haskell has embraced the intensity of Eddie Jones’s regime and, after fully recovering from injury, is pushing for a starting place against Italy at Twickenham
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Dan Biggar defied the pain of a bruised rib to impress against England and says his steadying influence will be vital against Scotland in a match neither side can afford to lose
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The captain could lose his place for the Italy clash, with huge support for Saracens’ Jamie George to replace him at hooker, while James Haskell is fit to make his first international start since last June
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Richard Hibbard’s late try sealed a 31-23 win for Gloucester, condemning Saracens to their first back-to-back defeats in nearly two years as Mako Vunipola returned after two months
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Scotland’s Six Nations campaign has suffered a second major blow in three days after Josh Strauss was ruled out of the competition
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The former England and Scotland coach on the resurgent Scots, why Ireland will be kicking themselves and how round three could be one to remember
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With the announcement of the squad for the Lions tour now two months away, Warren Gatland is keeping a lid on whose stock has risen and fallen since the start of the Six Nations
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The notion of a five-week tournament has been backed by Clive Woodward but the likely outcome would simply be to lower a level of competition that is currently soaring
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The Scotland captain suffered ligament damage against France while the Wales wing has been told to work on his pace
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Courtney Lawes was instrumental in England’s win over Wales at the weekend and has said Eddie Jones persuaded him to alter his game and in doing so push on for club and country
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Maro Itoje, nominally a flanker, alternated with the lock Courtney Lawes in England’s Six Nations victory over Wales and said: ‘I want to be the most complete player I can’
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We may find out soon enough as an enormous tweed jacket with leather patches has been thrown over Ballymore to reserve it for a potential 29 June match
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Greig Laidlaw, Scotland’s captain, is a doubt for the remainder of the Six Nations and is being assessed at his club, Gloucester, after injuring an ankle in the 22-16 defeat by France
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As England have raised their standards to those of the southern hemisphere teams, so Wales, Ireland, France and Scotland have lifted their games and the tournament has benefited
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Jamie George may replace the captain Dylan Hartley after impressing off the bench, while his Saracens team-mate Mako Vunipola is in line to make his comeback from injury in the Six Nations next round in two weeks’ time
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After seeing England snatch a late 21-16 win over Wales, Eddie Jones admitted adopting Spanish practices used by the Portuguese football manager in bid to catch up with the All Blacks
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Wales and England went toe to toe in Cardiff but the home side failed to find the space to convert chances and must improve quickly or be left behind by Eddie Jones’s men
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France won 22-16 in Paris where late penalties proved decisive after Scotland battled through a mounting number of injuries and Finn Russell missed a straightforward conversion
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Sportblog England’s blunt-force forwards and stiletto-like backs do the business
Andy Bull at the Principality Stadium
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CJ Stander and Craig Gilroy both scored three tries as Ireland claimed a record Six Nations victory against Italy with a 63-10 thumping in Rome
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Tributes pour in for ex-All Blacks and Chiefs loose forward who was diagnosed with kidney and heart problems in 2012
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The Scotland coach, Vern Cotter, warned France will try to ‘overpower us’ as the pressure grew on the France coach, Guy Novès, after three successive defeats
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Joe Launchbury was in ferocious form for the victors, while Alex Cuthbert failed to convince for the hosts
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Sportblog Wales superb but pay price for Elliot Daly’s moment of brilliance
Michael Aylwin at the Principality Stadium
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