Six Nations
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England’s captain Dylan Hartley is faced with the prospect of missing the Six Nations opener against France on 4 February if he receives a ban of eight weeks or more on Wednesday
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Eddie Jones told his record-equalling players not to ease off before the Six Nations, when England begin the defence of their title against France, or they will be dropped
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Rewarding attacking play, even in an otherwise lost cause, can bring relevance to mid-table encounters and shows rare and welcome flexibility from the organisers
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Bill Beaumont, a former England captain, has been elected unopposed as the chairman of World Rugby while the dilution of the major nations’ powers could increase calls for Six Nations expansion
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Joe Marler has apologised for calling the Wales prop Samson Lee a ‘Gypsy boy’ and insisted he is not a racist, ahead of a World Rugby misconduct hearing on Tuesday
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The players union chief Damian Hopley has said the disciplinary process hanging over the England prop Joe Marler for his ‘Gypsy boy’ insult to Wales’ Samson Lee ‘defies belief’
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The England prop Joe Marler will face a World Rugby judicial committee on 5 April for his ‘Gypsy boy’ slur against Samson Lee
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Scotland’s Stuart Hogg has been voted the Six Nations player of the championship
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Conor O’Shea, Harlequins’ director of rugby, claimed Joe Marler is ‘not in any way a racist’ after being told he will face a World Rugby independent misconduct hearing
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The RFU chief executive said Joe Marler being cleared by the Six Nations over his insult should be the end of the matter
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The players of the tournament, the outstanding matches, best and worst moments, the team of the season and what has to change for 2017
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Eddie Jones, England’s coach, says he is looking for ‘better players’ in the mould of Jonny Wilkinson to take the team to a new level, ideally in time to whitewash Australia this summer
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Sportblog England win the grand slam but now must aim for the next level
Eddie Butler at Stade de FranceEddie Jones has made a massive impact in a short space of time but his team need to combine tighter discipline with a greater freedom of expression -
After a tight win in Scotland, Eddie Jones’s Six Nations winners found their feet against Italy and Ireland, held on after a fine opening hour against Wales, then saw off France
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