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Cusiter wary of 'pacey' England
Scotland captain Chris Cusiter expects to face a fast and physical England side at Murrayfield in the RBS Six Nations match on Saturday.

Murphy set to stay at Leicester
Ireland full-back Geordan Murphy is close to agreeing a new three-year contract with Leicester as he plots his route to the World Cup.

Jones calls for Wales to be smart
Fly-half Stephen Jones insists Wales have to be smart, clinical and efficient if they are to beat Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.

Worsley recalled for Calcutta Cup
England make just two changes to the starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield, with Joe Worsley and Louis Deacon coming into the side.

France make two changes for Italy
France make two changes to their starting XV for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy.

Williams wants Welsh 'patience'
Martyn Williams says Wales will try to spoil Brian O'Driscoll's 100th Ireland appearance party with a game of patience in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Walker signs new Ospreys contract
Scotland wing Nikki Walker agrees a two-year contract extension with the Ospreys.

Ireland unchanged for Wales game
Geordan Murphy retains his place in the Ireland team for Saturday's clash against Wales as Declan Kidney announces an unchanged starting side.

Boks look overseas for Wales Test
South Africa will field a team minus a host of home-based players when they face Wales in Cardiff in June.

Quartet pen new Falcons contracts
Newcastle Falcons hand new deals to Rob Vickers, Alex Tait, Micky Ward and Chris Pilgrim.

Haskell regrets England-Stade row
Flanker James Haskell comes down on the side of England in the club-versus-country row that has broken out between England and his team Stade Francais.

Two Italian teams to join Magners
The Magners League is to be expanded to a 12-team competition from the start of next season as two Italian clubs will join.

Injured Michalak set for year out
France 's Frederic Michalak will have surgery on Wednesday after suffering a knee injury which will keep him out for a year.

Phillips signs new Ospreys deal
Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips signs a new four-year deal with the Ospreys.

JPR admits drink-driving
Rugby legend JPR Williams pleads guilty to drink-driving, but a court hears he sucked coins to try to lower a breathalyser reading.