Follow @RedefinedRugby Alex Goode: Provided plenty of experience at the back for Saracens Saracens play their first match at their new Allianz Park home on Sunday when Cardiff Blues are the visitors in the LV=Cup. Sunday's match is a test event at Allianz Park with a limited attendance and in team news ahead
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Preview: Dragons v Ospreys
Follow @RedefinedRugby Rhys Webb: Leads Ospreys Dragons young guns dominate the starting line-up to face fellow Welsh region the Ospreys at Rodney Parade on Saturday. Scrum-half Rhys Downes, who is on loan from Newport RFC, gets a place on the men of Gwent's bench, he is joined by both Aaron Coundley and Pat
Preview: Northampton v Gloucester
Follow @RedefinedRugby Back from ban: Andy Hazell Experienced flanker Andy Hazell is back after suspension for Gloucester's LV= Cup clash at Northampton on Saturday, in a side skippered by Peter Buxton which also sees Lua Lokotui make his debut for the club. Hazell and Buxton provide the wily know-how in a line-up which
Preview: Leicester vs Wasps
Follow @RedefinedRugby Back in: Tom Croft Tom Croft will run out at Welford Road for the first time in ten months when Leicester Tigers host London Wasps. Croft made his return from a neck injury in the league win at Worcester earlier this month and has been named in the Tigers starting line-up. Vereniki
Preview: Sale vs Scarlets
Follow @RedefinedRugby Captain: Gareth Maule The Scarlets have a new look to their line-up for their LV= Cup clash against Sale Sharks, with the foundation of experienced players mixed with wider young talent from across the region. With 26 of their squad not available for selection through injury or management and international duty
Preview: Harlequins vs London Welsh
Follow @RedefinedRugby Full-back: Ollie Lindsay-Hague With ten players away on international duty, Harlequins have blended youth and experience to face London Welsh in the LV= Cup. Ollie Lindsay-Hague, who was one of five young players to commit their future to the club this week, starts at full-back while Ben Botica and Karl Dickson
Saxons rally to beat Wolfhounds
Follow @RedefinedRugby England Saxons produced a gutsy second half comeback to claim a 14-10 victory over Ireland Wolfhounds in their clash at The Sportsground in Galway. The Irish were beaten in Galway in what was a poor quality encounterIreland Wolfhounds: R Henshaw, A Trimble, D Cave, D McSharry, L Fitzgerald, P
Stormers searching for a hooker
Follow @RedefinedRugby Stormers coach Allister Coetzee speaks to the media. Gallo World Cup winner John Smit is not on the Stormers' wish-list, but what are their options as they look for a short-term replacement at hooker? Stormers coach Allister Coetzee was pretty specific when asked this week about the qualities of the three
Theron names team for final SA U20 training match
Follow @RedefinedRugby Dawie Theron, the South Africa Under-20 coach, has named the starting line-up of the SA U20 training group for their last practice match against the University of Cape Town on Saturday afternoon.The match against the Ikeys, the last in a series of three such matches against Western Cape-based university
SA Women change two for Houston Sevens
Follow @RedefinedRugby The South African Women’s Sevens team shows two changes to the squad of 12 players for Round 2 of the Women’s Sevens World Series, which takes place in Houston, Texas in the United States on 1-2 February.Last month, the SA Women’s team finished as runners-up to New Zealand, who