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The reasons for Mako Vunipola’s continued England absence revealed

England are set to still be without prop Mako Vunipola for their next Six Nations match against Wales on 7th March. The 29-year-old was not selected for England’s opening weekend defeat by France, but started in the round two win over Scotland at Murrayfield. However, he was a notable absentee from Eddie Jones’ squad to…

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WATCH | Maro Itoje reacts perfectly to French sh**housery

Maro Itoje has been praised online after keeping his cool during Le Crunch when his scrum cap was thrown away by France winger Vincent Rattez. Eddie Jones’ men fell to a chastening 24-17 defeat by a resurgent Les Bleus as their Six Nations hopes wilted in the Parisian rain. However, the England second-row reacted perfectly…

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UPDATE | Eddie Jones cuts his squad to 25 for France clash

England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has confirmed his 25-man squad for 2020 Guinness Six Nations match against France. Ahead of the match on Sunday (KO 3pm UK time, live on BBC), Luke Cowan-Dickie, who returned to England for family reasons on Tuesday evening, will re-join the squad in Paris on Friday with Jack Singleton…

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Ireland Six Nations 2020 squad: Farrell confirms selection

Andy Farrell has named a 35 player squad which will be captained by Johnny Sexton for the upcoming 2020 Guinness Six Nations Championship. There are five uncapped players named in Ulster’s Billy Burns and Tom O’Toole and the Leinster trio Max Deegan, Caelan Doris and Ronan Kelleher. #ShoulderToShoulder Johnny Sexton has been named as the Ireland captain for the 2020 #GuinnessSixNations 🙌#TeamOfUs pic.twitter.com/pqcVHo2AI6 — Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby)…

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VEGANUARY | 5 world-class rugby players who chose a vegan diet

As an elite-level athlete, nutrition plays an extremely important role in the development of a rugby player, and not just rugby, preparation for any particular sport needs to be starting from the kitchen. Sources of lean protein and muscle recovery are known to be coming from the most obvious foods such as eggs or lean…

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Transfer News | Rhys Webb confirms departure from Toulon in statement

Rhys Webb will leave Toulon at the end of the season and return to Wales, the Top 14 club have announced. According to reports, the 31-year-old will join the Ospreys or the Dragons for the 2020-21 Pro14 season, something that would enable him to resume his international career. “I would like to thank the club…

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