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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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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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Eddie Jones was pleased with England’s grit despite their ‘indifferent’ middle 40 after they beat Wales 21-16 to go top of the Six Nations table
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Sportblog Wales superb but pay price for Elliot Daly’s moment of brilliance
Michael Aylwin at the Principality StadiumWales put on their best performance since the World Cup but were undone by Elliot Daly’s brilliant try in the final minutes
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Bristol’s Tom Varndell became the Premiership’s all-time top try scorer on Friday as he touched down in the defeat by Harlequins for the 91st time, surpassing Mark Cueto’s 90
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The England coach does not dwell on his sacking by Australia after defeat to Wales in Cardiff in 2005
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The England centre tells Robert Kitson he is expecting ‘a little bit of stick’ from Wales fans on the way to the stadium in Cardiff but ‘it’s rugby, it’s competitive’
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The inside-centre, who gives Wales a subtler style, tells Paul Rees he is ready for one of the biggest games of his career against England in Cardiff
The Breakdown Six Nations is showing that a shortened tournament would benefit no one