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June Internationals: 11 Uncapped England players for tour

Stuart LancasterEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster has named 11 uncapped players in his squad for this summer’s Barbarians game and three-match tour to Uruguay and Argentina.

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Barbarians: 3 From SA in Baabaas to play England & B&I Lions

Barbarians RugbyFrancois LouwSpringbok and Bath loose forward Francois Louw is one of three South Africa players included in the Barbarians squad to take on England and the British and Irish Lions.

The other two South Africans included in the squad are Munster prop BJ Botha and London Wasps lock Marco Wentzel.

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Six Nations: Combined Live Game Article 16 March 2013 (2 games)

SIX NationsThree Six Nations games are played today but unfortunately the early Saturday games overlap with a Super Rugby game and a game in the Lions Challenge.

So, we’ve decided to do one combined Six Nations Article for the early games and a seperate one for the late evening game… giving progress and scores from both Six Nations matches.

Here it is…

 

 

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Six Nations: England vs Italy - Live Game Article

EnglandItalyEngland (12) 18 / 11 (3) Italy (Final Score)

England and Italy did battle in the Six Nations tournament at Twickenham, London at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.

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Six Nations: Pardoned Parisse picked to play against England

England1ItalyTop of the table England host fifth placed Italy at Twickenham in the RBS Six Nations Championship on Sunday. This is part of the fifth round of fixtures of this year’s Championship. The match is scheduled to kick off at 17.00 South African Time.

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Six Nations: Combined Live Game Article 23 & 24 February 2013

SIX NationsThree Six Nations games were played this weekend, two Saturday afternoon and evening and one on Sunday. Unfortunately the Saturday games overlaped with two Super Rugby games.

So, we’ve decided to do one combined Six Nations Article… giving progress and scores from all three Six Nations matches.

Here it is…

 

 

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Six Nations: Claassen on bench for France against England

AntonieClaassenSouth Africa-born flanker Antonie Claassen is on the bench for France who travel to Twickenham to tackle England  in the Six Nations this Saturday. Francois Trinh-Duc returns at fly-half as another change for France who make seven personnel changes, plus one positional, to their side.

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Six Nations: Trio of changes for England team to face France

England1England have brought back Manu Tuilagi, Courtney Lawes and Dylan Hartley for Saturday’s crunch Six Nations clash with France at Twickenham.

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Six Nations: Action resumes

SIX NationsThis weekend sees a return to action in the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship with the third round of games to be played, following a week’s break.  Two matches will be played on Saturday, one in Rome and the other in London. The third and final match of the weekend takes place on Sunday in Edinburgh. 

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Rugby-Talk SuperBru Pools 2013 - Join Now!

SuperBruRugby-talkHello friends,

Rugby-Talk, like every season, joins SuperBru via it’s own Super Pools and 2013 is no different.

If you are registered here at Rugby-Talk as a subscriber then you are welcome to join our pools, if not then quickly register and join us all in the fun and excitement.

Our Pools are fiercly competative and fun…. and we want YOU to be part of it.

The first 4 Rugby-Talk SuperBru Pools were registered today, now we just need to fill the Pools up with members!

ALL our SuperBru Pools have been upgraded to Super Pools, giving us added functionality like the SuperBru WIDGETS on the righthand sidebar.

Enjoy the Pools and most importantly, enjoy rugby with us.

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Gatland weary of too many English players for Lions tour

Warren GatlandBritish and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland says that he is wary of selecting too many English players for the Lions tour to Australia in June.

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Six Nations: Ireland vs England - Live Game Article

IrelandEnglandIreland (0) 6 / 12 (6) England (Final Score)

Ireland and England did battle in the Six Nations tournament at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.

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Six Nations: Kidney keeps same team for clash against England

IrelandThe Ireland team to play England in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Sunday has been named with Ireland head coach Declan Kidney  naming an unchanged side from the one that beat Wales in Cardiff last week.

Six Nations: Twelvetrees retains place for clash against Ireland

EnglandBilly Twelvetrees has kept his place in England’s starting XV for Sunday’s match against Ireland in Dublin, while James Haskell makes his first start in the Six Nations since 2011.

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Six Nations: Squad snippets

firstaidThe first weekend of Six Nations 2013 has come and gone with two of the results as expected by many as Ireland and England claimed victories over Wales and Scotland respectively. The final match of the weekend saw Italy score what was seen as a surprise victory over France in Rome.

The intensity of the games took their toll though with various injuries incurred by the teams. We bring some of the news from the various squads regarding the injuries and player availability.

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