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Frontrunners’ defeats hint at twists and turns to come in Prem Rugby finale

Northampton and Bath were well beaten over the weekend: will Leicester or Exeter force themselves into the top two?

The Guardian - UK

Rugby needs to stop the screen-obsessed, finger-pointing, hair-trigger arguments

Rugby is in danger of losing its integrity by howling about referees’ decisions and unedifying actions on the field under the notional banner of player welfare

The Guardian - UK

Bath boss questions why three ‘headshots’ were missed by officials in defeat to Bordeaux Begles

Johann van Graan felt Alfie Barbeary was high tackled on multiple occasions in the Champions Cup semi-final

The Independent UK

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Bordeaux brush aside Bath to set up Champions Cup final against Leinster

Maxime Lucu scored 18 points as the Champions Cup holders eased to a 38-26 victory over Bath to book their place in the final against Leinster

The Guardian - UK

Bordeaux Begles hold off battling Bath to set up Champions Cup final against Leinster

Bordeaux Begles 38-26 Bath: The defending champions eventually prevailed in a hard-fought contest

The Independent UK

Bordeaux Bègles 38-26 Bath: Champions Cup semi-final – as it happened

A try-scoring display by Maxime Lucu spearheaded Bordeaux’s progress to the final as Bath came up short

The Guardian - UK

Teenage wonderkid Caluori produces another five-try display in Saracens record win over Sale

Sale 19-85 Saracens: Sarries ran riot with 13 tries against a dismal Sale side to keep their slim Prem play-off hopes alive

The Independent UK

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Will Bath or anyone else stop the Bordeaux Bègles juggernaut in Europe?

The French holders may have more style but Bath showed in their arm wrestle with Northampton they can go the distance with anybody

The Guardian - UK

Leinster pull away from Sale to set up Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon

Leinster ran in six tries to reach the last four

The Independent UK

Leinster blow away Sale to set up Champions Cup semi-final with Toulon

Leinster ran six tries past Sale to win 43-13 and book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup

The Guardian - UK

Weakened Leicester show why away sides need Champions Cup miracles

In three years of trying, visitors have won two of the 24 last-16 ties, so it is no surprise players needing post-Six Nations breaks skip trips

The Guardian - UK

Two-time Rugby World Cup winner suffers third ACL rupture

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The Independent UK

Leinster and Springboks lock RG Snyman dealt ‘devastating’ injury blow

Snyman has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and faces months out

The Independent UK

Debt ridden to 'best in world': Reds' grand ambition

They plan to become "the best rugby province in the world" by 2030, as Queensland Rugby Union supremo David Hanham says now is the time to be ambitious.

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The Guardian - UK

Ireland loves No 10 needle but it’s a Six Nations soap Farrell could do without

In the latest in a long line of Irish tussles at fly-half, Jack Crowley takes over from Sam Prendergast at Twickenham

The Independent UK

What is wrong with Ireland’s scrum? How England can exploit set piece advantage in Six Nations clash

The sight of Tadhg Furlong being tossed up in the air by Italy highlighted an Irish scrum under scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Pollock promotion reflects England’s urgent need to banish Murrayfield blues

Steve Borthwick’s response to stinging defeat in Scotland is to hand a first start to English rugby’s young tyro

The Independent UK

The harsh truths Ireland must confront after heavy France defeat

A bruising night in Paris has led to tough questions for Andy Farrell and his side

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The Independent UK

Ireland refuse to rule banned Bundee Aki out of Six Nations contention entirely

Aki was dropped from Ireland’s Six Nations squad after being hit with a four-match ban for confronting match officials in Connacht’s URC defeat to Leinster

The Independent UK

Bundee Aki dropped from Ireland’s Six Nations squad after misconduct complaint

The Connacht centre is alleged to have confronted match officials after his side’s URC defeat to Leinster

The Independent UK

Ireland facing prop problems ahead of Six Nations as Jack Boyle withdraws from squad

Boyle’s fellow Leinster looseheads Andrew Porter and Paddy McCarthy are also injured

The Independent UK

Ireland face fly half decision in Six Nations as uncapped pair included in squad

Munster lock Edwin Edogbo and Ulster scrum half Nathan Doak will hope to earn their first caps

The Guardian - UK

Toulouse run 11 tries through ragged Sale as Thomas Ramos finds kicking perfection

Toulouse taught a young Sale side a lesson with a huge win in France but the Premiership side had already reached the last 16

The Guardian - UK

Henry Pollock: ‘I don’t look at a challenge and think what could go wrong? I’m just excited’

Strip away the peroxide hair, the TikTok dancing and the trademark try celebrations and the Northampton and England flanker has a white-hot ambition to be the best

The Independent UK

Why a vintage Champions Cup weekend could give ailing competition new hope

An eagerly-anticipated round three schedule includes a meeting between last year’s finalists Bordeaux-Begles and Northampton

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