Toulon to play Glasgow in Challenge Cup final after Benetton win
Toulon will play Glasgow in the final of the Challenge Cup after beating Benetton 23-0 on Sunday despite playing a man down for most of the match.
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Naples street party put on hold after late equalizer
NAPLES, Italy: Hundreds of thousands of Napoli fans flooded into the centre of the southern Italian port city on Sunday, expecting their team to beat local rivals Salernitana and secure their first Serie A championship title since 1990.
Just the beginning for the Red Roses as Middleton signs off
Simon Middleton believes that his departure from the Red Roses is not the end of their meteoric rise, in fact, it is just the beginning. The England head coach bowed out with one final victory as the Red Roses claimed a fifth Grand Slam under his tenure following a 38-33 win over France at Twickenham. Ad Middleton waved goodbye in front of 58,498 fans alongside departing backs coach Scott Bemand, with recently retired captain Sarah Hunter delivering the TikTok Women's Six Nations trophy.
Meryl Smith praises Scotland's 'clinical' improvement
Player of the Match Meryl Smith believes that Scotland have finally found their 'clinical edge' following a dream end to their 2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations campaign. The 21-year-old centre helped fire Scotland to a 36-10 victory over Ireland in front of a record-breaking crowd of over 4,862 at the DAM Health Stadium in Edinburgh.
Vernier: I have one wish which is to experience that in France
Like everyone else at Twickenham, Gabrielle Vernier took a step into the unknown in front of a world record crowd in the Grand Slam decider against England. Now the centre has only one wish — to experience the same on home soil in France. Ad Where France have led the way in previous years in terms of attendances, it is now England who have set the new highest mark, with 58,498 fans pouring into the first standalone Red Roses match at Twickenham.
Thomas waves farwell to Wales following historic Italy victory
Wales front row Caryl Thomas bid an emotional farewell to rugby following her side's 36-10 triumph against Italy in the final round of the 2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations. Thomas re-joined her team in Parma just two weeks after her wife gave birth to their daughter and helped seal Wales' best place finish in the Championship for 14 years.
Late equaliser spoils Napoli's title party for the ages
Hundreds of thousands of Napoli fans flooded into the centre of the southern Italian port city on Sunday, expecting their team to beat local rivals Salernitana and secure their first Serie A championship title since 1990.
Giulio Ciccone withdraws from Trek-Segafredo’s Giro d’Italia team due to persistent Covid-19 symptoms and positive test
Trek-Segafredo team leader Giulio Ciccone is out of the 2023 Giro d'Italia due to persistent Covid-19 symptoms and a recent positive test. The Italian has won three stages on the Giro in previous years and briefly wore the Tour de France yellow jersey after a climb to La Planche des Belles Filles. Ad A mountain specialist, Ciccone was also the Giro's top climber in 2019 and recently beat Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel to a summit finish in Catalonia.