First of all we hope you all had a good New Year!    

England on the other hand took a huge body blow in the shape of Matt Stevens's positive dope test given following the Heineken Cup match against Glasgow Warriors in December 2008.  RFU statement on Matt Stevens  We wish Matt well and hope he gets on the road to recovery soon but fear his sure to be looking at a lengthy ban on this matter.

We also had the PRL and RFU sparring up again, when will it ever end one wonders, no doubt never!  All the gory details here....

RFU Statement on Premier Rugby,

RFU Statement on outline proposals from PRL

England manager Martin Johnson has called the uncapped Northampton full-back or scrum-half Ben Foden into his elite squad for the 2009 Six Nations. Gloucester full-back Olly Morgan is also included, while the experienced Mike Tindall and Mark Cueto return.

England Rugby Elite Player Squads (EPS)

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The England Under 18s squad to compete in this season's Six Nations Festival has been announced. The squad of 26 players has been selected from the Rugby Football Union's Regional Academy system and includes 12 players who ran out for the Under 18s side last season in either the Six Nations Festival or the Development Tour to Argentina.   Full fixtures here...  England Under 18s Six Nations Festival 2009

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Paul Hull will be back on England duty this month after being appointed England Saxons Assistant Coach. Formerly a Physical Training Instructor with the RAF (1985-95), Paul won four caps for England in 1994, having previously represented the RAF, Combined Services, England Colts, England B, England A (whom he captained on the 1995 tour to Fiji) and the Barbarians.  Paul Hull Appointed England Saxons Assistant Coach

England Saxons squad, England Saxons team to face Portugal,

England Saxons ran in an impressive 10 tries to complete a convincing 66-0 victory over Portugal England Saxons Run Riot at Edgeley Park

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ENGLAND have made four changes to the Under 20 Elite Player Squad ahead of this season RBS Under 20 Six Nations. First match up for the Under 20s will be -February 6: England U20 v Italy U20 (Worcester, 8pm) Click the link to check out the full fixtures

England's Clark appointed England Under 20 Captain

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By now most will know about the devastating neck injury that hugely talented England under 21, and Leicester Tigers prop Matt Hampson suffered back in 2005. Since then, his story is one of spirit, inspiration and bravery in the face of adversity. The Matt Hampson Trust Fundraising Committee are organising a charity walk from the town of Rugby ending at Twickenham for the Guinness Premiership Final  Check out all the information here...  Walk4Matt09 - Walk for Matt Hampson

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England 7s Fixtures - New Zealand 2009 plus  Squad for Wellington ( 6-7th Feb) and San Diego (Feb 6-15).      England 7s Fixtures New Zealand 2009

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The England Women's squad to compete in the San Diego Sevens on February 13th and 14th, the penultimate sevens tournament before the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens, has been announced. England Head Coach Simon Amor has named an experienced line-up for the tournament which kicks-off just three weeks before the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai (March 5-7).                                                           Eng Women 7sSquad/Fixtures, San Diego 13-14 Feb 09

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England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson reveals ‘Metronomics’, the everyday man’s guide to looking good as well as discussing his feelings on the current situation with the national team.

Wilkinson video on male grooming & the Six Nations

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And a reminder of our latest FREE to enter Prediction League competition just in time for the 2009 RBS Six Nations Championship.

Six Nations 2009 Prediction League competition

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