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England u20's got off to a winning start on Monday as we beat Italy U20's 64-5 in Cape Town.

After a tremendous Six Nations campaign Stuart Lancaster's England side make their first appearance against Southern Hemisphere opposition...

With the British and Irish Lions 2013 tour to Australia countdown now less than a year away, we thought at Talking Rugby Union we would publish our British and Irish Lions teams we would play.

Today the England Under 20's open their IRB Junior World Championship account and I, for one, cannot wait to get the ball rolling.

Not since a young Martin Johnson ran out for England against France in 1993, have supporters of the Red Rose had as much reason for optimism about a young second row as Courtney Lawes.

Rugby Football Union and the Championship Clubs Committee have agreed on a new format for next season's RFU Championship.

After eight previous stops, in five continents, over six months; the 13th World Sevens Series reached its final destination at the home of English rugby.

Leicester boss Richard Cockerill has not held back in his attack on Stuart Lancaster after the England coach revealed Toby Flood may miss the Aviva Premiership final.

England have called up four new players to the 27-man squad named ahead of their clash with the Barbarians at Twickenham on 27 May.

England coach Stuart Lancaster has recalled scrum-half Danny Care and back-row James Haskell in a new-look squad for their tour of South Africa.

With England's tour to South Africa just around the corner, players up and down the country are fighting to be part of Stuart Lancaster's squad

With international coaches already putting into action plans which aim to have their squads in optimum shape come the 2015 World Cup in England, now is the time to look at some of those players who could be household names in three years time...

When Martin Johnson resigned as England head coach there was a lot of discussion as to who should replace him.

Whilst the retirement of flanker Tom Rees in March due to a knee injury was disheartening for England, it was a hammer blow to London Wasps

This season Gloucester's young owner Ryan Walkinshaw has thrown his support behind Bryan Redpath giving him license to go out and bring the very best to Kingsholm.

It is an inevitable truth that every new English fly half will ultimately be compared to Jonny Wilkinson in one way or another and this was no different with the emergence of Owen Farrell on the international scene.

England hooker Dylan Hartley has been cited for allegedly biting Stephen Ferris' finger during Saturday's Six Nations clash with Ireland.

A scrappy affair in Rome saw Italy avoid the Wooden Spoon for a sixth year in a row beating Scotland 13-6.

The Rugby Union Fans Six Nations team of the tournament, this is based on player performance throughout the competition and not on the talent levels of the individual player;

Azzurri coach Jacques Brunel has made six changes to his Italy side that will face Scotland in the wooden spoon decider on Saturday afternoon.