[CENTER][/CENTER] France replacement winger, Caroline Boujard, has been cited for this dangerous tackle in the Women's Six Nations match against England on Saturday. She was yellow carded at the time but was later cited by the independant Citing Commissioner, facing a hearing today. Boujard tackled replacement Poppy Cleall in the air from a restart kick, flipping her in a dangerous manner that[ Read More... ]

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[CENTER][IMG]http://cdn1.rugbydump.com/posts/large/BLITZBOKKE.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]While most eyes were on the Six Nations this past weekend, the HSBC Sevens World Series made a stop in Sydney and once again it was all South Africa, defeating England 29-14 in the final. Here's a look at the seven best tries, each one seemingly better than the last. Â*[/B] Of course, it's not a Sevens[ Read More... ]

[CENTER][/CENTER] France replacement winger, Caroline Boujard, has been cited for this dangerous tackle in the Women's Six Nations match against England on Saturday. She was yellow carded at the time but was later cited by the independant Citing Commissioner, facing a hearing today. Boujard tackled replacement Poppy Cleall in the air from a restart kick, flipping her in a dangerous manner that[ Read More... ]

[CENTER][IMG]http://cdn1.rugbydump.com/posts/large/joost-vanderwesthuizen-rip.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen has lost his lengthy battle with motor neuron disease. The World Cup winner passed away on Monday afternoon after having been rushed to hospital in critical condition on Saturday. He is survived by two children, and was 45-years-old. [/B] Van der[ Read More... ]

[IMG]http://cdn1.rugbydump.com/posts/large/george-north-italy-try.jpg[/IMG] [B]Wales came back from trailing at halftime to beat Italy 33-7 in a second half showing that included three tries in Rome. They came close to a fourth, what would have been a bonus point try, but were denied when Liam Williams was ruled to have lost the ball on the tryline.[/B] Following 18 points from the boot of[ Read More... ]

[IMG]http://cdn1.rugbydump.com/posts/large/george-north-italy-try.jpg[/IMG] [B]Wales came back from trailing at halftime to beat Italy 33-7 in a second half showing that included three tries in Rome. They came close to a fourth, what would have been a bonus point try, but were denied when Liam Williams was ruled to have lost the ball on the tryline.[/B] Following 18 points from the boot of[ Read More... ]

[IMG]http://cdn1.rugbydump.com/posts/large/england-france-feb-2017-highlights-teo.jpg[/IMG] [B]England and France scored a try a piece but a late try edged the hosts ahead for a 19-16 Six Nations opening weekend victory at Twickenham on Saturday. French prop Rabah Slimani went over for the visitors, while a late try by Ben Te'o set up an England win.[/B] The win was Eddie Jones' 15th in a row[ Read More... ]

[IMG]http://cdn1.rugbydump.com/posts/large/social-media-reaction-sixnations-rnd1.jpg[/IMG] [B]Round one of the 2017 Six Nations lived up to all expectations. It had everything from big upsets to stunning tries, funny celebrations... and even bonus points. However, it was Scotland's heroic win against Ireland grabbed most of the headlines.Â*[/B] [B]Highlights:[/B]

[IMG]http://cdn1.rugbydump.com/posts/large/Greig.png[/IMG] [B]Greig Laidlaw kicked two late penalties to see the Scots over the line in the first game of the 2017 Six Nations, but the star of the match was full back Stuart Hogg, who scored a superb brace in a spell-binding opening half.[/B] Ireland hit back from a 14-0 deficit to touch down through Keith Earls, but Scotland out-muscled and[ Read More... ]

George North will start for Wales against Italy in the Six Nations on Sunday, and barring any major surprises, he'll be on tour with the British & Irish Lions in New Zealand later in the year. Inspired by the classic Jim Telfer speech, Gillette have put together this short film. It's called 'The Honest Player', and celebrates their sponsorship of the 2017 Lions. Featuring winger North and the[ Read More... ]

History is set to be made at the Womens' Six Nations Championship this year with every match being broadcast live on TV for the very first time. The event marks the 10-year anniversary since the Six Nations committee formally adopted the tournament to make the womens' competition parallel to the mens' competition. Attention and focus on the womens game is now higher than ever before as[ Read More... ]

One of the most enjoyable aspects of modern day rugby television is the occasional player wearing a microphone during a match. It offers viewers the opportunity to get closer to the action and experience what it is like in the heat of the battle. Instead of featuring players on the field of play, Harlequins' latest video focuses on the role of team manager Graeme Bowerbank during the[ Read More... ]

The Under-20s Six Nations Championship offers a glimpse of the future as the Northern Hemisphere's most promising players showcase their talent and potential. Aron looks previews the teams ahead of a star-spotting tournament. Since 2008, some of Europe's finest players – Wales' Sam Warburton, Scotland's Jonny Gray and Ireland's Garry Ringrose – have featured in this competition[ Read More... ]

Here’s a quick throwback to the last time England played France at Twickenham and Courtney Lawes obliterated Jules Plisson in 2015. Early on in the game France were leading until the second row enforcer lined up the flyhalf and put in this monster hit, sending the Frenchman airborne. This bone-crunching tackle sparked a mass brawl, with referee Nigel Owens eventually having to[ Read More... ]

The 2017 Six Nations launches this weekend so the time has come to pick your fantasy team from scratch, but how much can you rely on last year’s tournament? This quick guide should help you to beat your mates for bragging rights in round one. Every year the Northern Hemisphere rugby fraternity gather together to watch the ever growing Six Nations and each weekend we embrace the[ Read More... ]

Canterbury have released this amusing video featuring Dylan Hartley with random England fans, who had their commitment to the cause tested when they were asked to look after his matchday shirt. In their way was a chocolate-fingered kid, a mischievous Will Greenwood and lobby security.Â* The new England Rugby range from Canterbury is available in stores and online at Canterbury.com and[ Read More... ]

Frederic Michalak is no stranger to collecting points in a match. However, he's probably never scored them in quite the way he did against Racing 92. The Lyon halfback managed to inexplicably hit the posts four times, with three of the four going through the uprights. Â* The first bounce fell away unsuccessfully, but like a pure jump-shooter, Michalak managed to bank in the second post strike[ Read More... ]

Our friends at SKINS sent us a pair of these brand new K-Proprium compression tights and asked us to try them out. They also wanted us to do the #pistolsquatchallenge.. That was always highly unlikely, but the tights themselves are unique to any other compression tights you'll find. Beautifully designed and with reflective logos to ensure visibility, once they're on they truly do become a[ Read More... ]

While the excitement continues to build for the start of the Six Nations, there were some great contests and familiar names delivering powerful hits in France over the weekend. Here is a quick look at the best tackles from round 17 of the Top 14. Thierry Dusatoir was among those handing out the punishment, as he showed he still has what it takes to deliver a serious blow. Pierre Aguillon[ Read More... ]

Wellington played host to the first World Sevens Series round of 2017, with South Africa comfortably seeing off Fiji 26-5 to take victory in the cup final. Predictably, there were a plethora of incredible tries throughout the weekend. Arguably, the pick of the bunch was the first featured score in World Rugby's round-up, scored by speed merchant Perry Baker. The USA flyer performed a near[ Read More... ]

Now retired from Test match rugby, former French captain Thierry Dusautoir is still making a big impact at domestic level, as seen here with this crunching tackle on former All Black, Colin Slade. The Toulouse captain caught him unawares, knocking the wind out of him for a second or two. It followed a typically brilliant turnover by Steffon Armitage, who got over the ball with lightning[ Read More... ]

Ahead of this year's Six Nations kickoff, we hear from a number of top northern hemisphere rugby writers, as Nick Heath gets their thoughts on various elements of the championship. It sets the scene nicely for what should be a fascinating month ahead. Sharing their feelings on the much loved tournament are top rugby writers from the UK, Ireland and France, namely Alex Lowe, Alex Spink, Mick[ Read More... ]

Seabelo Senatla broke the South African try scoring record as the Blitzboks beat Fiji twice in a weekend to win the 2017 Wellington 7s. Their 26-5 Cup Final win, their first series win in Wellington since 2002, cements their spot at the top of the overall table after three rounds. Senatla, who will be stopping 7s to play in Super Rugby, was named HSBC Player of the Final as well as DHL Impact[ Read More... ]