Smith dropped by England as Farrell starts v Italy
England have broken up their contentious playmaking axis of Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell as part of a revamped midfield selected for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy.
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Arundell and Slade back for England against Italy in Six Nations
England have called up Henry Arundell and centre Henry Slade for the Six Nations clash with Italy on Sunday at Twickenham after both have struggled with injuries.
Manu Tuilagi left out of Steve Borthwick’s first England team
Manu Tuilagi has been dropped by Steve Borthwick as the head coach named a revamped side for England’s Guinness Six Nations opener against Scotland.
Three uncapped players in trimmed England squad
England head coach Steve Borthwick has kept three uncapped players in his trimmed 29-man squad for their opening Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday.
'We have a problem in rugby': Red cards aplenty in Champions Cup but no easy answers
Stormers head coach John Dobson recognised that rugby had "a problem" navigating the safety laws leading to a slew of red cards weekly, despite his team beating a 13-man London Irish in the Champions Cup on Sunday.
Nel stars as Stormers sweep 13-man London Irish aside after two red cards
The Stormers scored four tries to defeat London Irish 28-14 at the Brentford Community Stadium in the Champions Cup on Sunday, in a game marred by two red cards for the hosts.
Six-try Exeter splatter inexperienced Bulls in Champions Cup rugby lesson
The Bulls received the rugby equivalent of classroom corporal punishment when they went down 44-14 to Exeter Chiefs in their second Champions Cup outing at Sandy Park on Saturday.