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• Hartley lauds Lancaster's regime

  

  England hooker Dylan Hartley has praised the work interim coach Stuart Lancaster has done so far with the national side

• D'Arcy calls on side to repay fans

  

  Ireland centre Gordon D'Arcy had demanded that his team-mates match the commitment and passion displayed by their supporters

• Super Rugby ready for the off

  

  The twelfth season of Super Rugby takes its bow on Friday with another campaign of electric rugby in the offing

• Young trio re-sign with Saints

  

  Northampton have agreed contract extensions with prop Tom Mercey, wing Anders Mogensen and hooker Ross McMillan

• Exiles recruit back-row Smith

  

  London Irish have recruited Ospreys back-row Tom Smith on a two-year deal

• Robinson makes four changes for France

  

  Scotland boss Andy Robinson has made four changes for their clash with France at Murrayfield on Sunday

• England duo commit to Saracens

  

  England duo Owen Farrell and Mourtiz Botha have committed their futures to Saracens after agreeing terms on new contracts

• Italy change four for Ireland

  

  Italy boss Jacques Brunel has opted to make four changes for their trip to Ireland on Saturday

• Waldrom signs new Tigers deal

  

  Leicester Tigers No.8 Thomas Waldrom has signed a new contract with the Welford Road side

• Cipriani on verge of Sale Sharks switch

  

  Danny Cipriani looks set to return to England after reportedly putting pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Sale Sharks

• McGahan set for Munster exit?

  

  Munster coach Tony McGahan looks set to depart from Thomond Park to take up a role with the Wallabies

• Gatland powerless to prevent exodus

  

  Wales boss Warren Gatland has admitted that he is at a loss to how he can prevent the likes of Gethin Jenkins from moving overseas

• Jones looks for ruthless touch

  

  Edinburgh flyer Lee Jones put pen to paper on a new deal with the PRO12 side yesterday and is looking to mark the occasion with a win against France on Sunday with Scotland

• Kidney: Italy aren't an easy touch

  

  Ireland coach Declan Kidney has sounded a note of caution to his charges ahead of their match with Italy on Saturday

• Jones: We can cope with favourites tag

  

  Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones is adamant that his side can cope with being favourites ahead of their trip to Twickenham on Saturday to face old foes England

• Croft: Lions form was not a fluke

  

  England flanker Tom Croft is adamant that his British & Irish Lions Test form was not a flash in the pan as he looks to get back to his best ahead of the clash with Wales on Saturday

• Parling set for first Test start

  

  England second-row Geoff Parling looks set for his first start in the national jersey against Wales on Saturday in one of three changes

• Warriors recruit scrum-half Hodgson

  

  Worcester Warriors have announced the capture of England Saxons half-back Paul Hodgson

• Rowntree puts friendship to one side

  

  England coach Graham Rowntree has praised the Welsh set-up but claims any notion of friendship will be put to one side while the two nations go head to head at Twickenham on Saturday

• Bath skipper Hooper struck by injury

  

  Bath skipper Stuart Hooper's annus horribilis shows no signs of ending after the side confirmed that he has been sidelined with a fractured thumb