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• Wakefield end Magic Weekend by beating Cas

  04-05-2025 20:39 via bbc.com
  
  Wakefield Trinity put in a classy performance to beat Castleford Tigers in the final 2025 Magic Weekend fixture at St James' Park.
  
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• Henry Pollock: ‘I don’t look at a challenge and think what could go wrong? I’m just excited’

  09-01-2026 13:10 via theguardian.com
  Strip away the peroxide hair, the TikTok dancing and the trademark try celebrations and the Northampton and England flanker has a white-hot ambition to be the bestNext Wednesday will be Henry Pollock’s 21st birthday. You slightly feel for his family and friends: what do you buy a guy with the Midas touch? Two tries on debut for England in Cardiff, a British & Irish Lions tour of Australia and a world breakthrough player of the year nomination would be prized accolades for anyone, let a
  
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• 'A bit of handbags' - Mann not dwelling on Etzebeth gouging incident

  08-01-2026 22:26 via bbc.com
  Wales forward Alex Mann says he has "moved on" since finding himself at the centre of intense attention after being gouged by South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth.
  
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• Wales trio wait on Six Nations coaching choice

  08-01-2026 20:28 via bbc.com
  Dragons duo Dan Lydiate and Rhys Patchell joined Ospreys coach Duncan Jones in Steve Tandy's backroom staff for Wales' autumn internationals.
  
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• Dragons 'sad to see' Wainwright go - prop Lewis

  08-01-2026 18:37 via bbc.com
  Dragons prop Dillon Lewis tells Scrum V The Warm Up he will be "gutted" to see Aaron Wainwright go to Prem side Leicester Tigers at the end of the season.
  
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• Clark and Thorley handed three-game bans and miss Gloucester's trip to Edinburgh

  08-01-2026 18:34 via bbc.com
  Gloucester duo Arthur Clark and Ollie Thorley are given three-match bans following incidents during their defeat by Newcastle.
  
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• 'Everyone hates Henry Pollock' - Northampton relish Bordeaux hostility

  08-01-2026 18:20 via bbc.com
  Northampton will have to overcome an atmosphere fuelled by 34,000 people's hatred of Henry Pollock to win at Bordeaux Begles on Sunday, says coach Phil Dowson.
  
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• Wales' Faletau faces Six Nations fitness race

  08-01-2026 17:43 via bbc.com
  Wales number eight Taulupe Faletau is a doubt for the start of the Six Nations after suffering a calf injury with Cardiff.
  
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• England duo Lawrence and Underhill out of Bath trip to Castres

  08-01-2026 16:46 via bbc.com
  England internationals Sam Underhill and Ollie Lawrence miss Bath's Champions Cup match against Castres on Friday.
  
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• Bonus-point win against Gloucester a must, says Edinburgh's Everitt

  08-01-2026 16:26 via bbc.com
  Edinburgh need a bonus-point win at home to struggling Gloucester to stay in the hunt for Champions Cup progress, says head coach Sean Everitt.
  
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• Parling determined to drive Tigers excellence

  08-01-2026 16:19 via bbc.com
  Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling talks of his ambitions to return the club to its former glories.
  
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• Scotland prop Millar Mills to join Newcastle

  08-01-2026 15:33 via bbc.com
  Northampton prop Elliot Millar Mills signs a two-year contract with Newcastle Red Bulls from next season.
  
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• Wales' Wainwright to join Leicester from Dragons

  08-01-2026 13:30 via bbc.com
  Wales number eight Aaron Wainwright will join Leicester Tigers from Dragons at the end of the season.
  
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• Prop Goodrick-Clarke extends Exeter contract

  08-01-2026 13:21 via bbc.com
  Exeter Chiefs loose-head prop Will Goodrick-Clarke signs a contract extension with the Prem club.
  
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• We called a spade, a spade - Saracens clear the air before Toulouse tie

  08-01-2026 12:53 via bbc.com
  Saracens will take on French powerhouse Toulouse on Sunday fresh from a blunt review of their "incredibly disappointing" loss to Leicester.
  
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• Graham & Millar Mills to leave Northampton Saints

  08-01-2026 12:40 via bbc.com
  Prem leaders Northampton Saints confirm Sam Graham and Elliot Millar Mills will depart the club at the end of the season.
  
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• York Knights add Roberts and Williams

  08-01-2026 11:33 via bbc.com
  Super League newcomers York Knights sign half-back Will Roberts and utility-back Nikau Williams.
  
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• Rugby Union Weekly: Six Nations guide to Cardiff

  08-01-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris, Tom English & Gareth Rhys Owen bring you the ultimate Six Nations guide to Cardiff
  
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• Gilmore puts out-of-form Quins on notice with squad cuts

  07-01-2026 23:33 via bbc.com
  Harlequins coach Jason Gilmore has warned his under-performing squad that they are playing for their futures, with the club planning to streamline their squad.
  
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• From losing sight in eye to playing for Italy - McKinley's story

  07-01-2026 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Ian McKinley's remarkable journey from losing the sight in his eye, to starting for Italy
  
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• MPs to question WRU bosses over game's future

  07-01-2026 16:59 via bbc.com
  The WRU chief executive and chair Welsh have been called to face the Welsh Affairs Committee over controversial changes to the professional game.
  
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• Six Nations matches to be shown on new subscription TV channel in BBC and ITV blow

  07-01-2026 16:44 via express.co.uk
  Six Nations matches are being taken away from free-to-air coverage, raising questions about future terrestrial TV rights.
  
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• Homegrown hooker Wright signs new Saints contract

  07-01-2026 12:04 via bbc.com
  Northampton Saints' England Under-20 hooker Craig Wright agrees a new contract extension with the two-time Prem champions.
  
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• Rowe targets new investment as Exeter post £10.3m loss

  07-01-2026 11:08 via bbc.com
  Exeter chief executive Tony Rowe hopes a new investor will be in place this year after the company that controls the Chiefs posted more than £10m in losses.
  
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• Red Rose Burton to lead PWR players board

  07-01-2026 10:19 via bbc.com
  England and Trailfinders Women back row Abi Burton has been chosen as chair of a landmark leadership group of PWR players.
  
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• 'It hurts, it hurts a lot' - Skivington on pain of Gloucester slump

  07-01-2026 08:31 via bbc.com
  Under-pressure George Skivington says he is enduring the hardest spell of his decade-long coaching career after Gloucester's miserable form continued with defeat away to Newcastle Red Bulls on Friday.
  
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• How Welsh sides can secure places in the knockout stages in Europe

  07-01-2026 07:40 via bbc.com
  The state of play as Scarlets chase knockout rugby in the Champions Cup and Cardiff, Dragons and Ospreys bid to progress in the Challenge Cup.
  
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• Exeter's Ridl banned for two matches after Bath clash

  06-01-2026 18:51 via bbc.com
  Exeter Chiefs winger Campbell Ridl will miss European Challenge Cup games against Stade Francais in Paris and the home tie against Cardiff.
  
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• Prop Clark agrees full-time deal with York

  06-01-2026 18:44 via bbc.com
  Experienced prop Mitch Clark signs a one-year full-time contract with York Knights for the 2026 season.
  
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• 'Calmness' key to Newcastle upturn - Dickens

  06-01-2026 17:38 via bbc.com
  Head coach Alan Dickens credits the 'calmness' of the club's senior players in the improved results for Newcastle Red Bulls.
  
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