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2018 Six Nations: an injured XV

Injuries have been the main story leading into the 2018 tournament, so Sam Tremlett has put together an Injured XV that include some of the best players in the world. A missing link: You won't see a rampaging Sean O'Brien this weekendFront Row – WP Nel, Ross Ford, Zander Fagerson As you’d expect, Scottish players dominate in this area because there …Continue reading »

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Italy Six Nations Squad 2018: Team named to play Wales

Italy were the final team to announce their final Six Nations squad, and despite improvements in Italian domestic rugby, the Azzurri will do well to avoid another wooden spoon. Coach Conorr O'Shea and captain Sergio Parisse hope the 2018 squad will avoid another wood spoon (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Who are the players tasked with trying to avoid a wooden spoon?

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Stu Townsend: the road to Twickenham

A winner at Twickenham ten years apart, scrum-half Stu Townsend is living the dream. Jonathan Harding finds the Exeter Chief hoping to kick on to even greater successGrand stage: Stu Townsend throws a sidestep during Exeter's Premiership victory last season (Getty)Exeter scrum-half Stu Townsend is living the dream, as he tells Rugby World

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