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Borthwick says it is a matter of when, not if, he appears and thrives at Test level. “Henry is an excellent player,” Borthwick said of Pollock. “We’re intent on this guy being an England player for a very long time. Not necessarily this week or next week, we want to make sure this player in in an England shirt for …

At last some positive injury news with the rare sight of a fit and healthy Wales hooker. Elliot Dee’s timely return from a lengthy ankle problem will be welcomed by Gatland who is without Dewi Lake, Ryan Elias, Liam Belcher and Efan Daniel. “It was great to see him out there. He’s led with a real competitive edge and has …

England flanker Sam Underhill is an injury doubt for the Six Nations after Bath announced he requires ankle surgery. The 28-year-old injured his ankle in Bath’s 35-34 defeat by Premiership champions Northampton on Sunday. Bath issued a medical update to say he will “undergo surgery to rectify a new ankle injury” with there being “no set timeframe on his recovery”. …

Nigeria has been ranked among nations with average pen!s sizes around the globe. The average pen!s length when erected in Nigeria is around (6.69 inches) according to Data Pandas, an online library of datasets about health, crime, education, demographics, and the economy.    The measurements were derived from self-reporting, opening the possibility that the men surveyed exaggerated the sizes of their members. …

England will host world champions Spain in their first home game of the 2025 Nations League. The rematch of the 2023 World Cup final will take place on Wednesday, 26 February at 20:00 GMT. Spain are the current holders of the Women’s Nations League and sit one place below the Lionesses in the Fifa world rankings. “It’s very exciting to …

Promotion/relegation play-offs will take place in March. These ties will see the teams who finished third in League A playing two-legged ties against second-placed sides from League B, with winner of those takes taking place in League A. Meanwhile, the third-place teams in League B will face the second-placed sides in League C, with winners securing their place in League …

Having ended an otherwise disappointing Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on a high note when beating Denmark at Windsor Park 12 months ago, Michael O’Neill’s side carried that momentum into this year. An away win in Scotland followed by a credible draw in Romania showed signs of the solidity that was such a cornerstone of the former Stoke City manager’s first …

England have been drawn in the same group as world champions Spain for the 2025 Women’s Nations League. Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses fell to a 1-0 defeat by Spain in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, while Spain are also the reigning Nations League champions. The two sides are joined by Belgium and Portugal in League A Group A3. Scotland have …

James missed Wales’ opening Nations League games with Turkey and Montenegro in September and the trip to Iceland and home return against Montenegro last month with a hamstring injury. He made his return for Leeds on 18 October and has started the Championship side’s past two fixtures, scoring in the 3-0 win over Plymouth last Saturday. James’ Leeds team-mate Joe …

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