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Springboks prospect rejects HUGE French deal as Johann van Graan swoops for Puma after pinching Bulls nine Harlequins swoop for Ireland snub as ‘magnificent’ England star signs new deal with Bath Who’s hot and who’s not: Ireland duo prove fitness, Six Nations introduces ‘ridiculous’ law and ‘serial offenders’ disappoint with ref criticism Sale Sharks boss has ‘sour grapes’ over Finn Russell’s ‘world-class’ assist as Test referee slammed Premiership Team of the Week: David Campese picks ‘brilliantly reliable’ Finn Russell alongside potential Lions half-back partner Sale Sharks v Bath: Five takeaways as Finn Russell ‘genius’ and ‘massive’ Miles Reid knocks down Premiership fortress Premiership teams: Saracens flip Springboks ‘Bomb Squad’ bench amid injury crisis while England flyer makes debut after mid-season switch Loose Pass: French Six Nations domination awaits, Champions Cup ‘rethink’ needed after ‘exhibition’ pool stage and Obano’s ‘dreadful luck’ Who’s hot and who’s not: ‘Mind-blowing’ Damian Penaud stars in mixed finale to Champions Cup pools while Sione Tuipulotu headlines Six Nations injury concerns South African boss makes bold claim about ‘phenomenal’ RG Snyman who was ‘on fire’ in Champions Cup win Champions Cup Team of the Week: Springboks star the ‘definition of impact’ while Damian Penaud ‘runs riot’ with SIX tries Champions Cup last-16 confirmed as ‘Ronan O’Gara derby’ set to take place after South African sides crash out Bath player ratings: England prop’s ‘shocker’ proves costly after classy backline ‘deconstructs’ Jacques Nienaber’s defence Leinster v Bath: Five takeaways as Beno Obano ‘harsh’ red changes everything while Finn Russell’s brilliance ‘unpicks’ Jacques Nienaber’s defence Leinster v Bath: Winners and losers as England snub ‘relives nightmare’ while Sam Prendergast ‘feels the pressure’ and RG Snyman powers Irish Bomb Squad Leinster player ratings: ‘Majestic’ Jordie Barrett ‘shines once again’ as Irish side’s ‘unfair’ bench sees RG Snyman and Caelan Doris dominate Champions Cup teams: Owen Farrell, George Ford and Peter O’Mahony among returnees as Ireland star displaced by Jordie Barrett Anthony Watson ‘proud and blessed’ as England star makes retirement decision England squad: Winners and losers as Steve Borthwick ‘demotes’ Jamie George to ‘ludicrously long list’ but rewards ‘spellbinding form’ for Six Nations England star teams up with Siya Kolisi and Jay-Z to become Roc Nation’s newest recruit Champions Cup Team of the Week: ‘Sensational’ half-backs rewarded while ‘massive’ Tadhg Beirne and ‘magnificent’ Leinster star also make cut Who’s hot and who’s not: Antoine Dupont outshone by ‘glorious performance’ while Ilona Maher scores big and Mack Hansen’s bashing Bath v Clermont Auvergne: Five takeaways as ‘impressive’ Joe Cokanasiga ‘remains a conundrum’ following key Champions Cup triumph Champions Cup team news: Tadhg Furlong starts as Jordie Barrett on bench for Leinster while Antoine Dupont leads fully-loaded Toulouse at Sharks South African coach opens up on ‘unpleasant’ Bath exit after assistant ‘went behind his back’ England: Ollie Lawrence denies ‘cheating’ accusations after alleged simulation against Northampton World Cup winner discusses Northampton Saints’ ‘difficult’ task and who has ‘every chance’ of lifting Premiership title with ‘worldie’ steering the ship England winners and losers: ‘One-man wrecking ball’ proves a point in key positional battle ‘Worry’ for England flanker who suffered third injury in seven months as his Six Nations is thrown in doubt

David Skippers

Springboks prospect rejects HUGE French deal as Johann van Graan swoops for Puma after pinching Bulls nine

Asenathi Ntlabakanye has opted to sign a new Lions deal, after rejecting Top 14 champions Toulouse, while Bath have acquired the services of halfback duo Santiago Carreras and Bernard van der Linde.

Lions

David Skippers

Harlequins swoop for Ireland snub as ‘magnificent’ England star signs new deal with Bath

Harlequins have re-signed Kieran Treadwell while Ollie Lawrence has agreed terms on a new Bath deal and Leicester's Lewis Chessum will join Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars on loan.

Premiership

Colin Newboult

Who’s hot and who’s not: Ireland duo prove fitness, Six Nations introduces ‘ridiculous’ law and ‘serial offenders’ disappoint with ref criticism

Check who's hot and not following the week's on and off-field action.

Who's hot and who's not

David Skippers

Sale Sharks boss has ‘sour grapes’ over Finn Russell’s ‘world-class’ assist as Test referee slammed

Finn Russell was hailed as "one of the very best players in the world" by Bath boss Johann van Graan after the Scotland playmaker led the way in Sunday's 32-23 victory over Sale Sharks.

Premiership

Ross Heppenstall

Bath fly-half Finn Russell has been tipped to take the Six Nations by storm and lead the charge for the British & Irish Lions against Australia later this year.

Bath

David Campese

Premiership Team of the Week: David Campese picks ‘brilliantly reliable’ Finn Russell alongside potential Lions half-back partner

With Round 11 of the Premiership behind us as the competition now takes a break, Wallabies great David Campese is back to give us his Team of the Week.

Premiership

James While

Sale Sharks v Bath: Five takeaways as Finn Russell ‘genius’ and ‘massive’ Miles Reid knocks down Premiership fortress

Following a 32-23 victory for Bath against Sale Sharks in the Premiership, here's our five takeaways from the game at Salford Community Stadium.

Premiership

Louis Chapman Coombe

Premiership teams: Saracens flip Springboks ‘Bomb Squad’ bench amid injury crisis while England flyer makes debut after mid-season switch

Check on the team news for Round 11 of the Premiership season.

Premiership

Planet Rugby

Loose Pass: French Six Nations domination awaits, Champions Cup ‘rethink’ needed after ‘exhibition’ pool stage and Obano’s ‘dreadful luck’

Loose Pass is here to delve into the major talking points in the sport.

Loose Pass

Jared Wright

Who’s hot and who’s not: ‘Mind-blowing’ Damian Penaud stars in mixed finale to Champions Cup pools while Sione Tuipulotu headlines Six Nations injury concerns

Check who's hot and not following the week's on and off-field action.

Who's hot and who's not

Colin Newboult

South African boss makes bold claim about ‘phenomenal’ RG Snyman who was ‘on fire’ in Champions Cup win

RG Snyman has been lavished with praise following the Springboks star's impact in Leinster's Champions Cup win at the weekend.

South Africa

James While

Champions Cup Team of the Week: Springboks star the ‘definition of impact’ while Damian Penaud ‘runs riot’ with SIX tries

A thrilling final pool round of the Champions Cup saw records tumble and now that the dust has settled on the action we've picked our Team of the Week.

Champions Cup

Jared Wright

Champions Cup last-16 confirmed as ‘Ronan O’Gara derby’ set to take place after South African sides crash out

The round of 16 matches for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have been confirmed.

Champions Cup

Colin Newboult

Bath player ratings: England prop’s ‘shocker’ proves costly after classy backline ‘deconstructs’ Jacques Nienaber’s defence

Bath's player ratings following their 47-21 Champions Cup defeat to Leinster.

Bath

Alex Spink

Leinster v Bath: Five takeaways as Beno Obano ‘harsh’ red changes everything while Finn Russell’s brilliance ‘unpicks’ Jacques Nienaber’s defence

Our five takeaways from Leinster's victory over Bath in the Investec Champions Cup.

Champions Cup

Jared Wright

Leinster v Bath: Winners and losers as England snub ‘relives nightmare’ while Sam Prendergast ‘feels the pressure’ and RG Snyman powers Irish Bomb Squad

Our winners and losers from Leinster's victory over Bath.

Champions Cup

Colin Newboult

Leinster player ratings: ‘Majestic’ Jordie Barrett ‘shines once again’ as Irish side’s ‘unfair’ bench sees RG Snyman and Caelan Doris dominate

Leinster's player ratings following their 47-21 Champions Cup victory over Bath.

Leinster

Adam Kyriacou

Champions Cup teams: Owen Farrell, George Ford and Peter O’Mahony among returnees as Ireland star displaced by Jordie Barrett

The final round of pool games in the Investec Champions Cup take place this weekend. Check on the team news for all the matches on the schedule.

Champions Cup

Adam Kyriacou

Anthony Watson ‘proud and blessed’ as England star makes retirement decision

England international Anthony Watson has announced his retirement with immediate effect.

England

Jared Wright

England squad: Winners and losers as Steve Borthwick ‘demotes’ Jamie George to ‘ludicrously long list’ but rewards ‘spellbinding form’ for Six Nations

Our winners and losers from Steve Borthwick's England selections for the Six Nations.

England

Alex Spink

England star teams up with Siya Kolisi and Jay-Z to become Roc Nation’s newest recruit

Ollie Lawrence has taken a major step towards becoming a globally recognised sports star by joining the elite rugby roster in Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports International Agency.

England

James While

Champions Cup Team of the Week: ‘Sensational’ half-backs rewarded while ‘massive’ Tadhg Beirne and ‘magnificent’ Leinster star also make cut

Here's our Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week after Round Three.

Champions Cup

Jared Wright

Who’s hot and who’s not: Antoine Dupont outshone by ‘glorious performance’ while Ilona Maher scores big and Mack Hansen’s bashing

Check who's hot and not following the week's on and off-field action.

Who's hot and who's not

James While

Bath v Clermont Auvergne: Five takeaways as ‘impressive’ Joe Cokanasiga ‘remains a conundrum’ following key Champions Cup triumph

Our five takeaways from Bath's victory over Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup.

Champions Cup

Adam Kyriacou

Champions Cup team news: Tadhg Furlong starts as Jordie Barrett on bench for Leinster while Antoine Dupont leads fully-loaded Toulouse at Sharks

Round Three of the Investec Champions Cup takes place this weekend and there's some tasty fixtures on the schedule, notably La Rochelle v Leinster.

Champions Cup

Jared Wright

South African coach opens up on ‘unpleasant’ Bath exit after assistant ‘went behind his back’

Gary Gold has revisited his exit from English Premiership club Bath.

Bath

Louis Chapman Coombe

England: Ollie Lawrence denies ‘cheating’ accusations after alleged simulation against Northampton

Ollie Lawrence has taken to social media to defend his actions against Northampton Saints.

Bath

Ross Heppenstall

World Cup winner discusses Northampton Saints’ ‘difficult’ task and who has ‘every chance’ of lifting Premiership title with ‘worldie’ steering the ship

Paul Grayson has cast doubt over whether Northampton can retain their Premiership title this season, admitting he fears they have lost too many stars.

Northampton Saints

Louis Chapman Coombe

England winners and losers: ‘One-man wrecking ball’ proves a point in key positional battle

Our England winners and losers after Round 10 of the Premiership season.

England

Jared Wright

‘Worry’ for England flanker who suffered third injury in seven months as his Six Nations is thrown in doubt

Sam Underhill could miss the Six Nations after another injury setback.

England

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