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Embed from Getty Images Last year England were humbled in their own backyard at the 2015 World Cup. Just six months on, with a new coach, a new captain, and several new faces, England have become the first team to win the Six Nations with a game to spare. New ...

Embed from Getty Images   As Widnes Vikings sit proudly at the top of the Super League table and the rest of the game wonders how this has happened, do we take it as a sign that the much maligned salary cap is working? A lack of real spending power ...

The Sports Lowdown looks back at action in the first three weeks of the 2016 Super League season. Round 1 Embed from Getty Images The first game of the season saw last season’s champions Leeds Rhinos take on Warrington Wolves, a side many pundits expect to have a big impact this ...

Embed from Getty Images   Six Nations leaders England are set to hand a full debut to 21 year old Saracens forward Maro Itoje in this Saturday’s game at home against Ireland. The forward made his senior debut in the 40-9 victory over Italy last time out as a substitute, ...

  Controversial Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley has been named as the new England captain for next month’s Six Nations. The 29 year old New Zealand born hooker has been banned for a total of 54 weeks for offences, including gouging, biting and striking. But when not banned, Hartley has ...

New England head coach Eddie Jones has been dealt the blow that Saracens winger Chris Ashton will miss the entire Six Nation’s campaign after being handed a ten week ban. The 28 year old had only just been recalled to the international line-up after an 18 month absence from the ...

Embed from Getty Images The latest round of Aviva Premiership games got off to a slow start as Northampton overcame Exeter 8-3 in a low scoring game. Exeter had been the leading point scorers in the league and in good form, but Mike Haywood’s try was enough to give Northampton ...

Embed from Getty Images In a round of high scoring games, the most surprising result of the weekend came when London Irish recorded their first win of the season with a dramatic 25-23 over Northampton. Following the victory, Irish have moved off the bottom of the Premiership. They have been ...

Embed from Getty Images Leicester Tigers played host to a struggling Newcastle Falcons this Boxing Day. The Tigers came into this game with high confidence, after two outstanding victories over stern European competition in the form of Munster. Newcastle also come off of the back of a convincing win in ...

View image | gettyimages.com Gloucester and Sale kicked off week six of the Aviva Premiership. Gloucester came out on top with a 23-19, with England hopefuls Billy Twelvetrees and Danny Cipriani both scoring points for their respective sides. Exeter continued their impressive start to the season with a 47-21 victory ...