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Monye backs Borthwick to make England a threat for World Cup

UGO Monye has backed Steve Borthwick's stuttering England side to bounce back from their underwhelming Six Nations campaign and pose a genuine threat at this year's World Cup. Borthwick's team finished fourth after winning just two of their five games in the Championship, with a humbling 53-10 defeat against France at Twickenham setting alarm bells ringing with less than six months to go until their World Cup opener against Argentina in Marseille. Ad But Monye, who played 14 times for England between 2008 and 2012, believes there is still plenty of time for new boss Borthwick to get things right after being encouraged by what he saw in England's 29-16 defeat to Grand Slam champions Ireland.

Twickenham can become women's fortress, believes Botterman

Hannah Botterman is backing Twickenham to become a fortress ahead of the Red Roses' hotly-anticipated showdown with France at the end of the 2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations. The Red Roses are set to clash with Les Bleues at the home of English rugby in a potential Championship decider on 29 April, with over 40,000 tickets already sold for what is hoped to be a world record crowd for a women's game. Ad It will be the first time England's women have played standalone fixture at the 82,000-seater stadium, and former Welwyn RFC player Botterman hopes playing at HQ will become the norm ahead of the 2025 Rugby World Cup on home soil.

Stephen Kenny: Ireland won't get 'fixated' on concession of long-range goals

Stephen Kenny says his Republic of Ireland side will not be getting "fixated" over the number of long-range goals conceded in transition during recent times.

Despite England's woes, Premiership Rugby chief says ban on picking overseas players will stay

England's policy of refusing to select overseas-based players for international duty is set to remain, according to Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor.

HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Exit Swiss Open In Second Round

World No. 9 and fifth seed H S Prannoy made a stunning second-round exit from the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament after losing in straight games against unseeded Christo Popov of France on Thursday. Prannoy, favourite coming into the contest, looked a pale shadow of himself in front of world No. 40 Popov as he failed to give any fight, losing 8-21, 8-21 to bow out of the men's singles event. It turned out to be a bad in office for Indian shuttlers as Kidambi Srikanth was the first to crash out on Thursday, losing to Hong Kong's Cheuk Yiu Lee.

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Monye backs Borthwick to make England a threat for World Cup

Twickenham can become women's fortress, believes Botterman

Stephen Kenny: Ireland won't get 'fixated' on concession of long-range goals

Despite England's woes, Premiership Rugby chief says ban on picking overseas players will stay

HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Exit Swiss Open In Second Round

Greg McWilliams praises Andy Farrell's open-door policy

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