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Holders La Rochelle Face 'Crucial' Champions Cup Week

Double Champions Cup winners La Rochelle are among a host of clubs battling for a place in the Champions Cup last 16 when they head to Sale in Pool 2 on Sunday in the final weekend of the group stage.

International Business Times

Borthwick says English rugby has ‘turned corner’ after naming George as captain

Steve Borthwick is increasingly resigned to Owen Farrell going to France but has named seven uncapped players for the Six Nations, including Immanuel Feyi-Waboso

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick’s revolution starts now and case to start Smith is overwhelming

Getting through the World Cup was the first priority but England need to unleash a new wave of players in the Six Nations

The Guardian - UK

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George Ford in Six Nations fitness battle as England handed another injury blow

Captaincy contender will be absent when Sale travel to face the Stormers in Champions Cup

Evening Standard

Furbank and Mitchell see off battling Sale to take Northampton top

Northampton fought back after a disappointing first half to beat Sale 21-17, with George Furbank and Alex Mitchell scoring tries

The Guardian - UK

Sanderson’s Sale visit Saints with top spot in the Premiership on the line

Sale’s director of rugby says opponents are ‘form side in Europe’, while Harlequins set to host Gloucester at Twickenham in front of 75,000

The Guardian - UK

Tuilagi set to miss start of England’s Six Nations campaign with groin injury

Manu Tuilagi faces being ruled out of the start of England’s Six Nations campaign with a groin injury, Sale’s director of rugby has revealed

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Manu Tuilagi to miss start of Six Nations after suffering groin injury

Sale’s England international sustained the problem during last week’s Gallagher Premiership clash against Saracens.

The Independent UK

Sale 22-20 Saracens: Sharks stay top of Gallagher Premiership in festive thriller

12 home victories in a row for the Sharks after battling difficult conditions

Evening Standard

RFU’s three wise men bear gifts but revamp of English game will not be easy

While trio’s vision appeals to national side and the Premiership there is still work to be done in building trust with Championship sides

The Guardian - UK

Danny Wilson confident Harlequins can swiftly bounce back from painful defeat to Toulouse

Quins went into the Champions Cup match on a high but were put to the sword on home soil

Evening Standard

Saracens shake off sluggish start to score eight tries in win over Connacht

Saracens scored eight tries on their way to an emphatic 55-36 win over Connacht at the StoneX Stadium

The Guardian - UK

Winds of change blowing as Japan plan to tackle rugby’s powerhouses

With Ardie Savea on board, will the money on offer for a shorter season in Asia attract more elite European-based players?

The Guardian - UK

Dugdale seals win for Sale in Champions Cup opener against Stade Français

Tries from Tom O’Flaherty, Jonny Hill and Sam Dugdale helped Sale to a 28-5 victory against Stade Français in the Champions Cup

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Evening Standard

Harlequins star Will Joseph backed to push England Six Nations claim in Champions Cup

Joseph has slotted in seamlessly as Joe Marchant's replacement at Quins - could he do the same at international level?

The Independent UK

Marcus Smith reveals fly half struggles after World Cup full-back experiment

The Harlequins and England playmaker was used at full-back throughout the tournament in France

Evening Standard

Marcus Smith and George Ford to face off in Six Nations audition as Harlequins host league leaders Sale

Premiership clash could offer fly-half pair chance to stake England claim

The Guardian - UK

Ford and Russell on collision course with Sale and Bath poised for key duel

Premiership leaders Sale are chasing an 11th consecutive home victory but their powerful opponents will prove no pushovers

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The Independent UK

Ben Curry has career goal of playing for England alongside twin brother Tom

The Sale forwards have never represented their country at the same time.

Evening Standard

Tom Curry: England flanker ruled out of Six Nations with hip injury

25-year-old will most likely miss the rest of the season as a result

The Independent UK

England flanker Tom Curry ruled out of Six Nations with hip injury

The 25-year-old will undergo surgery

The Guardian - UK

David Upton obituary

Other lives: Editor, writer on Lancashire evening newspapers and freelance theatre critic across the north-west of England

The Guardian - UK

George Ford orchestrates Premiership victory for clinical Sale at Bristol

A fine performance from England fly-half George Ford steered Sale to a 27-13 win at Bristol in the Premiership

The Guardian - UK

World Cup winners on show at Leicester as Pollard and Wiese make returns

Handré Pollard and Jasper Wiese, a pair of world-champion Springboks, return to action for Leicester on Saturday when they host Harlequins at Welford Road

The Independent UK

Exeter run riot against sloppy Sale

Henry Slade kicked 11 points for the hosts

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