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<title>Dylan Hartley banned for eight weeks for biting</title>
<date>Wednesday 28 March 2012</date>
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<description> England Hooker Dylan Hartley has been suspended for 8 weeks for biting Stephen Ferris in the England vs Ireland Six Nations match at Twickenham. </description>
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<title>Lancaster &amp; Mallett go head to head at the RFU</title>
<date>Friday 23 March 2012</date>
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<description>Potential England head coaches Stuart Lancaster and Nick Mallett both had interviews for the permanent position to replace Martin Johnson.</description>
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<title>Hartley set hearing date for alleged biting offence</title>
<date>Friday 23 March 2012</date>
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<description>England hooker Dylan Hartley will face a disciplinary hearing in London on March 27 over allegations he bit Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris in the Six Nations.</description>
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<title>Lydiate wins Six Nations player of the year</title>
<date>Thursday 22 March 2012</date>
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<description>Wales flanker Dan Lydiate has been named 2012 Six Nations Player of the Championship after his impressive displays for the Grand Slam champions.  </description>
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<title>Ireland hooker Flannery retires from all rugby</title>
<date>Wednesday 21 March 2012</date>
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<description>Ireland and Munster hooker Jerry Flannery has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect due to a back injury. </description>
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<title>Lancaster &apos;dragged England out of the gutter&apos;</title>
<date>Wednesday 21 March 2012</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=34369</link>
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<description>England caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster has been praised by forwards coach Graham Rowntree for dragging England &quot;out of the gutter&quot; while he wait to hear if the temporary coach will be made permanent coach.</description>
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<title>England&apos;s Dylan Hartley cited for biting</title>
<date>Tuesday 20 March 2012</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=34359</link>
<articleid>34359</articleid>
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<description> England hooker Dylan Hartley has been cited for allegedly biting Stephen Ferris in his team&apos;s Six Nations victory over Ireland at Twickenham. </description>
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<title>Lancaster will &apos;trust the process&apos; for coaching job</title>
<date>Monday 19 March 2012</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=34352</link>
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<description>Stuart Lancaster says that he will &quot;trust the process&quot; as his main rival to become England&apos;s new permanent coach Nick Mallett all but gave up on succeeding Martin Johnson on a full-time basis.</description>
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<title>Mallett concedes England coach job to Lancaster</title>
<date>Sunday 18 March 2012</date>
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<description>Nick Mallett has all but given up on becoming England&apos;s next permanent coach after they finished the Six Nations with a dominant 30-9 win over Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.</description>
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<title>Rowntree hails &apos;reborn&apos; England after Six Nations</title>
<date>Sunday 18 March 2012</date>
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<description>England forwards coach Graham Rowntree says that England have been &quot;reborn&quot; after the disappointment of their World Cup campaign as they ended the Six Nations with a 30-9 thrashing of Ireland at Twickenham.</description>
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<title>England player accused of biting Ireland player</title>
<date>Sunday 18 March 2012</date>
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<description>Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris has accused an England player of biting his finger in the hosts&apos; 30-9 Six Nations win at Twickenham on Saturday.</description>
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<title>Gatland relieved after Wales win Grand Slam</title>
<date>Sunday 18 March 2012</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=34341</link>
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<description>Wales coach Warren Gatland expressed his relief after Wales beat France 16-9 to clinch their third Six Nations Grand Slam in eight seasons. </description>
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<title>Robinson under pressure after Scotland end last</title>
<date>Sunday 18 March 2012</date>
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<description>Scotland head coach Andy Robinson said he would not be rushed into making a decison on his future following his team&apos;s Six Nations defeat to Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.</description>
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<title>England make a statement by smashing Ireland</title>
<date>Sunday 18 March 2012</date>
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<description>England made a statement to the powers that be in the RFU as they ended a three match Six Nations losing streak against Ireland when they powered past the Irish 30-9 at Twickenham. </description>
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<title>Wales win Six Nations by Grand Slam</title>
<date>Saturday 17 March 2012</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=34337</link>
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<description>Wales held on to beat France 16-9 at the Millennium Stadium with the 2012 Six Nations with a Grand Slam and to get revenge for the Rugby world cup quarter final knockout. </description>
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<title>Italy give Scotland the Six Nations wooden spoon </title>
<date>Saturday 17 March 2012</date>
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<description>Italy beat Scotland 13-6 in the Six Nations at the Stadio Olimpico to avoid the wooden spoon and to hand Frenchman Jacques Brunel his first victory as Italy coach.</description>
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<title>Players want England team to &apos;stick together&apos;</title>
<date>Saturday 17 March 2012</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=34325</link>
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<description>England captain Chris Robshaw has implicitly backed Stuart Lancaster to stay on as England coach and said he hopes that current set-up would &quot;stick together&quot; after the Six Nations.</description>
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<title>Italy forced to change for Wooden spoon decider</title>
<date>Saturday 17 March 2012</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=34321</link>
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<description>Italy have been forced into a late change for Saturday&apos;s Six Nations clash with Scotland in Rome which will decide who wins the wooden spoon. </description>
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<title>Halfpenny promises to bring his kicking boots </title>
<date>Friday 16 March 2012</date>
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<description>Wales full back Leigh Halfpenny has vowed to make his kicks against France in the Six Nations Grand Slam decider after he missed a potential match winner the last time the team&apos;s met. </description>
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<title>Lancaster aiming to cement England job </title>
<date>Friday 16 March 2012</date>
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<description>England&apos;s caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster is hoping to strengthen his grip on the &quot;dream job&quot; of coaching England by beating Ireland in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.</description>
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