41 h. ago How Red Roses star Abby Dow emerged from sister’s shadow to become England’s wing wonder

As she prepares to win her 50th cap, Dow opens up to Harry Latham-Coyle about dreading game day, studying the world’s best wings and how being the youngest sibling shaped her rugby journey

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5 d. ago Prop Mackenzie Carson ruled out of rest of Women’s Six Nations in England injury blow

The Gloucester-Hartpury loosehead suffered an ankle injury against Wales

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2 w. ago Maddie Feaunati stakes claim for World Cup spot as Ellie Kildunne hat

Wales 12-67 England: The Red Roses ran in 11 tries to thrash Wales in front of a record crowd in Cardiff

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2 w. ago Ilona Maher makes USA rugby squad to face Japan before Pacific Four challenge

Social media influencer, reality TV star, podcaster and center continues chase for place at World Cup in EnglandThe rugby sevens star, social media influencer and reality TV competitor Ilona Maher is included in the US Eagles squad for four 15-a-side games this spring, as her quest for a place at the World Cup later this year moves on from a successful stint with Bristol Bears in England.Listed as a center, having played wing for Bristol, Maher is set to “return to the USA Rugby 15s pitch for the first time since 2021, where she debuted with two caps during the Pacific Four Series”, USA Rugby said in announcing its squad for games against Japan and, in this year’s Pacific Four, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ellie Kildunne to win 50th England cap in Women’s Six Nations clash with Wales

Mitchell makes 13 changes to starting XV from Italy winCardiff match to break Welsh women’s attendance recordEllie Kildunne will win her 50th cap for England when she starts against Wales at the Principality Stadium in the Women’s Six Nations on Saturday as one of 13 changes to the starting XV. Kildunne, who made her England debut in 2017 and has scored 36 tries for her country, will start at full-back after making an appearance off the bench on the wing in England’s 38-5 win over Italy last Sunday.“She is outstanding, she is the girl that everyone is looking up to at the moment,” said England’s forwards coach, Louis Deacon. “She is such an exciting player. To achieve 50 games for the Red Roses is an outstanding achievement but she has got so many more games to come down the line as well.” The wings Abby Dow and Jess Breach will round off the back three either side of Kildunne while Megan Jones and Tatyana Heard feature for the first time this tournament in the centre partnership wi...

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2 w. ago Abi Burton set for remarkable England debut three years after spending 25 days in a coma

The two-time Olympian had to learn to walk and talk again after battling encephalitis in 2022

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2 w. ago Ugo Monye has bankruptcy petition over £200k unpaid tax bill withdrawn after HMRC admits it 'can't find' his address

Presenter Monye, a former England and British & Irish Lions wing, was left facing financial ruin after his company, Show Me The Monye, was liquidated.

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2 w. ago England overpower Italy in winning start to Women’s Six Nations campaign

England 38-5 ItalyFive first-half tries give Red Roses well-deserved victoryNo one expected it to be easy for Italy. No one expected it to be anything other than straightforward for England. The Red Roses achieved an overwhelming six-try victory in kicking off their attempt at a seventh successive title but, after four scores and one penalty try before the break, they then stuttered significantly and were forced to wait until two minutes from time for a second-half score.England’s hot streak now stretches to 21 consecutive matches, dating back to the Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand in 2022, but there was ultimately a lack of fluency here that may concern the head coach, John Mitchell. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC viewers can't stop watching hidden horror series that's 'scarier than Black Mirror'

BBC viewers are gripped by Red Rose, an underrated horror series that’s been labelled 'scarier than Black Mirror' by fans who've been binging the eight-part series

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3 w. ago England star Ellie Kildunne relishing 'target on back' at Guinness Women's Six Nations

Ellie Kildunne is the reigning Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship, as well as World Rugby’s Women’s 15s Player of the Year after enjoying a stellar year for the Red Roses

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3 w. ago Emily Scarratt: ‘Retirement looked like the only option — but I’ve got another shot’

Back to her best as the Women’s Six Nations begins, the Red Roses centre reveals to Harry Latham-Coyle how close she came to having to step away from the game and why opportunity abounds with a home World Cup on the horizon

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3 w. ago England ready to roll with Six Nations punches as they gear up for World Cup

The Red Roses are aiming to win a seventh successive Guinness Women’s Six Nations title and an unprecedented fourth consecutive Grand Slam.

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3 w. ago Why a more competitive Women’s Six Nations would benefit dominant England

The Red Roses are gunning for a seventh straight Women’s Six Nations crown but their World Cup hopes may hinge on finally being genuinely pushed by their rivals

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3 w. ago England star Ellie Kildunne relishing 'target on back' ahead of Women's Six Nations campaign

Ellie Kildunne is the reigning Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship, as well as World Rugby’s Women’s 15s Player of the Year after enjoying a stellar year for the Red Roses

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3 w. ago John Mitchell says England’s competition for places ‘a huge advantage’

England are hosting the World Cup later this year and Mitchell revealed that he will be relying on two different teams.

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3 w. ago Ellie Kildunne to keep smashing the glass ceiling in crunch Women’s Six Nations

The Red Roses superstar is the reigning Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship and World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year but faces a potentially career-defining 2025

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3 w. ago Four uncapped players included in Red Roses squad for Women’s Six Nations

Lock Zoe Aldcroft leads an experienced squad named by John Mitchell as England defend their title

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4 w. ago Shadows, Ballet Black creates a ‘haunting’ dance spectacle in ‘handsome’ double bill

Ballet Black’s adaptations of ‘My Sister, The Serial Killer’ and ‘A Shadow Work’ continue to show this adventurous company’s ambitions

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last month Proud mum Nicole Kidman gushes over lookalike daughter Sunday Rose as she walks the runway during Paris Fashion Week

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's eldest daughter Sunday Rose walked at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.

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