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Finish the Job! Wales v Italy Round 5

Wales lost in agonising fashion as Michela Sillari kept up her 100% kicking record in the 80th minute. Seconds before, Wales had at last taken the lead as the pack grew stronger and stronger. Italy crumpled and Keira Bevan pounced to make the score 10-8. One more error and another game had gone awry. Italy

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Choosing an England Fifteen

How did the Telegraph Team do in their Latest Examination? The four experts, Fiona Tomas, Jake Goodwill, Charlie Morgan and Kate Rowan, predicted the Red Roses team to face France. How successful were they? First Fiona Tomas 1 Vickii Cornborough 2 Lark Davies 3 Sarah Bern 4 Zoe Aldcroft 5 Abbie Ward 6 Alex Matthews

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Six Nations Super Saturday

First the fixtures, then a glance at all six: Wales v Italy   KO 12 noon Cardiff Arms Park France v England   KO 14.15   Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne Ireland v Scotland   KO 20.00   Ravenhill, Belfast All times UK BST A Grand Slam is on the line again as the Red Roses

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A Match a Day keeps Boredom at Bay – What a Weekend!

Perhaps you can remember when the three games of one Six Nations round were last allotted to a different day. I can’t. Hard to know which order to place the ingredients in. On offer: 3 days, 3 matches, Emily Scarratt’s 100th cap Leanne Riley’s 50th cap A record crowd for an English stand-alone international (we

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Who need Backs? Wales versus France

Starters (For your main course, please scroll down the menu) This was Wales’ second chance to test themselves against one of the big beasts, and a fourth time Ioan Cunningham could refine his squad selection. He restored his captain to the No 8 slot and reintroduced Beth Lewis at open-side. Leaving Sioned Harries on the bench

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Emily Scarratt set for 100th cap

England name matchday squad for TikTok Women’s Six Nations fixture against Ireland Head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad for Sunday’s TikTok Women’s Six Nations match against Ireland at Welford Road (kick-off 12 noon and live on BBC Two). Emily Scarratt is set to earn her 100th cap at her hometown stadium while

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Referees see new Horizons

The Six Nations offers a welcome first that has fallen largely under the radar. Here are selected details of the officials covering the last two rounds of the Six Nations: Round 4 Wales v France Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (NZR) Italy v Scotland Referee: Lauren Jenner (NZR) England v Ireland Referee: Amber McLachlan (RA) TMO: Lee

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