Rugby union
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A drink driving charge has proved costly for All Blacks great Dan Carter after the car maker Land Rover cut their ties with the All Blacks fly-half following what he termed his a ‘massive error of judgement’ in Paris last week
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Taulupe Faletau has recovered from a knee injury to leave Wales with a back-row dilemma for the Six Nations match against Scotland
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Richard Cockerill, sacked by Leicester in January after 13 years on the coaching staff, has agreed to take charge of Edinburgh next season
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Eddie Jones’s introduction of tactical periodisation has changed England from a tea-and-scones approach to sharp right to the end, which has helped extend their unbeaten run into the Six Nations
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Eddie Jones finally has a full stable of wide players to pick from, pitching Jonny May into a likely battle with Anthony Watson for a slot against Italy, but the wing feels the battle for a jersey benefits the team
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Denny Solomona ran in three tries to help Sale edge closer to Premiership safety with a 34-28 win over Wasps as Newcastle emerged 46-31 victors in 11-try thriller over Northampton
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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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Ross Moriarty keeps Wales place for Six Nations Scotland trip