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September 20, 2020

Ben Upping Game To Save England Career

Ben Youngs has played in some great Leicester teams in his 13 years as a first-team Tiger, but the scrumhalf says he has never been more excited than to be a part of the current group.

2 mins

Spencer must be given his chance against Italy

WHAT would I do with scrumhalf selection if I was Eddie Jones, with the decisive last round of the 2020 Six Nations at the end of next month and the Eight Nations tournament starting a few weeks after that?

5 mins

Goode's very good, Saracens are superb

ALEX Goode went on a three-day knees-up after Saracens beat Leinster in the European Cup final 16 months ago and he showed his dancing feet again in this quarter-final as the reigning champions defied the odds to bring the Irish side’s 25 match unbeaten run since then to a juddering halt in Dublin.

3 mins

Crafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds

SOUTH Africa are in danger of becoming the invisible world champions, but they have a plan. Or, more accurately, Jurie Roux, the SA Rugby chief executive, has a plan – which is to straddle both hemispheres by having a foot in each.

4 mins

Semi sizzles as seven-try Bears cruise into last four

SEMI Radradra produced another magical performance as Bristol progressed to the semis with a seven-try demolition of the Dragons.

2 mins

Spencer's try double puts Bath in control

BEN Spencer starred as Bath won their fourth successive Premiership game to earn a bonus-point win over top-four rivals Sale.

2 mins

Marathon man Myler goes clear of the field

As from next month, Stephen Myler will have outlasted every single one of his fly-half contemporaries in Europe and beyond – the veterans’ veteran.

4 mins

If we can't have a crowd we can't have a Championship

Motor industry executive and Ampthill director of rugby Mark Lavery tells NEALE HARVEY why the game is stuck in the slow lane and could face even tougher times ahead as clubs at all levels grapple with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

10 mins

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