Martin Johnson revealed four England players have been struck down by a stomach bug and the rest of the squad will be monitored in the build-up to Sunday's Six Nations clash with Italy... more
Jonny Wilkinson has been drafted into England’s elite squad for next season after fighting back from his latest injury nightmare but there was no place among the 32 for Danny Cipriani... more
Rugby union: Leicester, reeling from the loss of injured Toby Flood for six months, are in danger of seeing scrum-half Julien Dupuy move back to France... more
Rugby union: Leicester’s Toby Flood will be out of action for six months after needing surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon sustained in the Heineken Cup semi-final win over Cardiff Blues at the Millennium Stadium ... more
Rugby union:Joe Worsley will use a miniature grand piano to help him recover from a six-inch gash in his right thumb which threatens his place in the team to face Scotland... more
Rugby union: England manager Martin Johnson has named an unchanged team to play Scotland in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown despite injury concerns over fly-half Toby Flood and flanker Joe Worsley ... more
Rugby union: England named an unchanged team for the first time in almost 18 months today but injuries could still force Martin Johnson’s hand ahead the clash against Scotland... more
Rugby union: Team manager Martin Johnson has blasted the penalty count caused by his team’s collective failure to have faith in each other’s defensive abilities... more
Mike Catt has criticised Danny Cipriani's contribution to England's autumn campaign and told Martin Johnson not to pick the London Wasps fly-half for the Six Nations... more
Martin Johnson today confirmed Steve Borthwick will lead England into the Six Nations despite the team's dreadful run of Test defeats in November... more
Shaun Edwards today revealed he was prepared to forfeit London Wasps' match with Bath if the referee had deemed the frozen Recreation Ground pitch playable... more
Shane Geraghty helped London Irish back to the top of the Guinness Premiership with a thumping 48-8 victory over Newcastle and enhanced his case for a call-up to England's Six Nations squad... more
Dan Carter, the brilliant New Zealand outside-half, admits he was surprised by England's decision to drop Danny Cipriani for the All Blacks clash at Twickenham... more
Danny Cipriani, who showed miraculous powers of recovery after an horrendous ankle injury, must now show he has the mental strength to handle the shock of being axed from the England team to face New Zealand... more
Rob Andrew is confident key backs Charlie Hodgson and Toby Flood will be fit to fly to New Zealand despite receiving head injuries during the 17-14 win over the Barbarians... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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