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Worsley recalled for Calcutta Cup
Tuesday 9th March 2010 12:19PM
England make just two changes to the starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield, with Joe Worsley and Louis Deacon coming into the side.

Williams leads Wales as Jones out
Tuesday 9th March 2010 1:00PM
Martyn Williams is to be honoured with the Wales captaincy when he breaks Colin Charvis' Welsh Test forward cap record in Ireland.

De Luca wins Scots starting place
Tuesday 9th March 2010 12:06PM
Scotland make one change for the Six Nations visit of England, with Nick De Luca coming in for Simon Danielli.

Ireland unchanged for Wales game
Tuesday 9th March 2010 1:34PM
Geordan Murphy retains his place in the Ireland team for Saturday's clash against Wales as Declan Kidney announces an unchanged starting side.

Boks look overseas for Wales Test
Tuesday 9th March 2010 6:45PM
South Africa will field a team minus a host of home-based players when they face Wales in Cardiff in June.

Quartet pen new Falcons contracts
Tuesday 9th March 2010 3:33PM
Newcastle Falcons hand new deals to Rob Vickers, Alex Tait, Micky Ward and Chris Pilgrim.

Haskell regrets England-Stade row
Monday 8th March 2010 7:56PM
Flanker James Haskell comes down on the side of England in the club-versus-country row that has broken out between England and his team Stade Francais.

Two Italian teams to join Magners
Monday 8th March 2010 3:24PM
The Magners League is to be expanded to a 12-team competition from the start of next season as two Italian clubs will join.

Injured Michalak set for year out
Monday 8th March 2010 8:40PM
France 's Frederic Michalak will have surgery on Wednesday after suffering a knee injury which will keep him out for a year.

Phillips signs new Ospreys deal
Monday 8th March 2010 10:35AM
Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips signs a new four-year deal with the Ospreys.

JPR admits drink-driving
Monday 8th March 2010 12:00PM
Rugby legend JPR Williams pleads guilty to drink-driving, but a court hears he sucked coins to try to lower a breathalyser reading.

McLean handed England women's captaincy
Monday 8th March 2010 6:37PM
Katy McLean will captain England for the first time this season in the RBS 6 Nations clash in Edinburgh on Saturday.

Leeds keen to climb further - Key
Monday 8th March 2010 11:17AM
Leeds Carnegie director of rugby Andy Key says his side are looking up the Premiership table rather than down.

Blues sent Heineken Cup warning
Monday 8th March 2010 11:21AM
Ex-Cardiff and Wales three-quarter Mike Hall says the Blues face a dog fight to make next season's Heineken Cup.

The long Good Friday for Irish drinkers
Tuesday 9th March 2010 4:57PM
Munster v Leinster is a mouth-watering clash for any rugby fan, but most drinkers in the Irish Republic wanting to toast the Magners League fixture in a bar next month will have to leave the country.