England drop Marcus Smith and Henry Slade for Italy clash
England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham (3pm, live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
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Passion still burning bright for Ronan Maher as Tipperary show promise
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Conor Murray backs Ireland fans to have Aviva 'hopping' against France
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RTÉ Rugby podcast: The view from France with Noel McNamara
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FA seek to increase ban on Millwall goalkeeper
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Constitution Hill heads eight-strong Champion Hurdle
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Coldplay singer to help plan World Cup half-time show
Coldplay's Chris Martin and the band's manager Phil Harvey will be involved in helping FIFA plan the line-up for the first ever World Cup final half-time show next year.
Mark Selby comes from behind to beat Jackson Page in Hong Kong
Mark Selby fought back to win the final two frames and beat Jackson Page 4-3 to book his place in the last 16 of the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong.