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Edinburgh boss Sean Everitt leans into underdog tag for 1872 Cup

Sean Everitt concedes his Edinburgh side are underdogs for their 1872 Cup first leg against Glasgow but the head coach is adamant they are playing well enough to be optimistic about pulling off an upset at Hampden Park on Sunday.

Daniel Gallan

'Springbok Galacticos can't go it alone for trophy-hunting Sharks'

Lesser known names must step up if the franchise is to fulfil its aim of winning the URC and Champions Cup this season.

Fixtures & Results

FIXTURES & RESULTS

Japan Rugby League One

Yokohama Canon Eagles

Yokohama Canon Eagles

21 - 28

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

United Rugby Championship

Glasgow

Glasgow

Sun Dec 22

9:00am

Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Gallagher Premiership

Saracens

Saracens

Sun Dec 22

9:00am

Northampton

Northampton

Japan Rugby League One

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars

31 - 19

Urayasu D-Rocks

Urayasu D-Rocks

Japan Rugby League One

Kubota Spears

Kubota Spears

30 - 27

Toyota Verblitz

Toyota Verblitz

Top 14

Castres

Castres

3 - 13

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Tom Farrell completes hat-trick, denies Ulster

Harlequins held scoreless by resolute Gloucester

Women's Rugby

WOMEN'S RUGBY

PWR

Sale Sharks Women

Sale Sharks Women

Sat Dec 21

8:00am

Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning

PWR

Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC

Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC

Sat Dec 14

8:00am

Saracens Women

Saracens Women

PWR

Bristol Bears Women

Bristol Bears Women

Postponed

Exeter Chiefs Women

Exeter Chiefs Women

PWR

Bristol Bears Women

Bristol Bears Women

54 - 17

Sale Sharks Women

Sale Sharks Women

PWR

Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning

22 - 40

Harlequins Women

Harlequins Women

PWR

Trailfinders Women

Trailfinders Women

22 - 41

Exeter Chiefs Women

Exeter Chiefs Women

Wallaroos captain reflects on Black Ferns’ success with sevens stars

NZ Warriors recruit reflects on ‘dream come true’ with Black Ferns 7s

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Southland Stags Matt James

Matt James

Southland Stags

Age

30

Position

Back Row

Height

183cm

Weight

101kg

News

Ex-England flanker Matt Kvesic back for top-of-the-table Championship clash

Super Rugby Pacific

‘World-class coach’ and Olympian James Stannard joins Force

1

United Rugby Championship

Asenathi Ntlabakanye: The 148kg 'Jozi Bulldozer' driven to prove size doesn't matter

3

The Rugby Championship

Wallabies forced into 3 changes as history looms for James Slipper

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James Coughlan: 'It’s been a mental few weeks but really exciting'

Super Rugby Pacific

Wales visit timely for off-contract James O'Connor's audition

James Slipper surprised by Wallabies’ captaincy call before Wales Test

James Slipper to captain Wallabies as Liam Wright ruled out of Wales Test

Gallagher Premiership

George Hendy: 'Tom James is not a happy man with me at the moment'

Investec Champions Cup

LONG READ

Swashbuckling Hurricanes and Harlequins show scrum still matters

Teams

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