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Ireland U20s overcome England at Kingsholm

England’s bid for the Under 20 RBS 6 Nations title suffered a major setback when their unforced errors handed Ireland a famous victory at Kingsholm.
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British and Irish Cup Round 4 Preview

The British and Irish Cup returns to action this weekend, along with the RBS Six Nations, and here is a game by game preview to all the action.
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England U18 side to face France

England Under 18 return to action on Sunday against the only side to have dented their impressive 14-match winning run.
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RBS RugbyForce: does your Rugby Club need renovating?

As part of their sponsorship of the Six Nations, RBS have launched RBS RugbyForce to help grass roots rugby clubs improve their facilities – you may have noticed the banners on The Rugby Blog, and we are fully supportive of the scheme.


Sackey paints the clubhouse at Frampton Cotterell RFC in 2009

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England U20s demolish Wales in opening RBS Six Nations game

Harlequins prop Joe Marler led the way as England’s powered past Wales in the opening game of the RBS U20 Six Nations.
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England’s U20 team to face Wales

Five players will win their first caps for England in the opening game of the RBS U20 Six Nations against Wales at Gloucester on Friday night.
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RFU issues deterrent to University Rugby initiations

De Montfort University RFC from Leicester were ordered to raise £2,500 for charity when they appeared before a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game during a University Rugby Club initiation in November last year.
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RFU seeks rugby club heroes

Rugby Union clubs across the country are being urged to bang the drum for individuals in their ranks who have come up with ingenious, imaginative projects that have helped drive their club and the game forward in the last 12 months.

This is Rugby

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Helping your club communicate with Deaf players

A new initiative has been launched to help coaches communicate with deaf young players. Video clips of Harlequins rugby union stars and the England Deaf Rugby squad signing rugby buzz words have been produced.

Deaf Rugby

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England U18s continue winning run

A try five minutes from time enabled England Under 18s to come from behind five times in a pulsating game against Australia Schools at Heywood Road and extend their unbeaten run to 18 games.
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