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Sebastien Chabal: I cannot remember a second of my rugby career
Former France and Sale forward, 47, reveals apparent toll of playing days on his health saying: ‘I have the impression that it wasn’t me’
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Steve Borthwick deserves huge credit for reacting to boos from England fans
Head coach learnt lessons and masterminded evolution of team during Six Nations with complete performance against Wales being his reward
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Watch: Peato Mauvaka escapes red card for ‘flying headbutt’
France hooker only shown yellow card despite appearing to lunge at Scotland scrum-half Ben White
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France and Ireland in war of words before Six Nations finale
Romain Ntamack laments ’injustice’ of Garry Ringrose returning from ban as Ireland snap back at Fabien Galthie over Antoine Dupont injury
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Scotland rugby team is losing support over ‘plastic players’
While southern-hemisphere imports play major roles for Gregor Townsend’s side, worry is that it is starving growth from grass-roots game
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Warren Gatland will forever be remembered for what came before humiliating Wales exit
Head coach’s legacy may have been tarnished but first spell in charge potentially ranks as greatest accomplishment in history of the sport
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Matt Sherratt the first English coach of Wales – and he will sing national anthem
Former teacher who never played rugby to a high level faces huge task lifting team, but at least hopes to make them enjoyable to watch again
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One flaw Red Roses must address to stay ahead of pack
For all England’s convincing wins, Mitchell’s side need to address their habit of conceding first score against fired-up opponents
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Forget boardroom bonuses, RFU must wake up to amateur rugby’s money drain
Ambiguous rules on paying grass-roots players have led to ambitious lower-level teams wasting funds that would be better spent elsewhere
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Marcus Smith is in danger of failing to master fly-half craft
Indecision over whether generational talent should be specialist No 10 or utility back is doing Harlequin no favours at club or Test level
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France and Ireland in war of words before Six Nations finale
Romain Ntamack laments ’injustice’ of Garry Ringrose returning from ban as Ireland snap back at Fabien Galthie over Antoine Dupont injury
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Fabien Galthie is wrong on Antoine Dupont – rugby must end era of official-blaming
Head coach’s post-match comments are typical of an unsavoury culture within the game that attempts to pressurise and influence referees
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Gregor Townsend: The bench is not meant for a brand new pack
Scotland head coach is ready for heavyweight encounter in Paris but has called into question the trend favoured by France and South Africa
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Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter escape citing after ‘reprehensible’ clear-out on Antoine Dupont
Irish duo in the clear after incident in which France captain was injured. Plus, Telegraph Sport reviews referee Angus Gardner’s decisions
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Louis Bielle-Biarrey is redefining ‘rugby speed’ and taking Six Nations by storm
France wing’s strike rate is frightening, but the bullet train from Bordeaux is more than an out-and-out speedster – as Ireland discovered
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France’s 7-1 ploy was a game-changer against Ireland – ‘Le Bomb Squad’ is here to stay
Galthié’s gamble on forward-stacked bench proves a masterstroke and puts Les Bleus in control of title race
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Antoine Dupont is the world’s best, but Jamison Gibson-Park is a miracle
Planet’s top scrum-halves go head-to-head in Dublin on Saturday but Ireland’s has been on a much longer road to the top than French prodigy
