the reaction to what simon middleton has said?and suggested _ said? the england had coach came out this week and suggested that, - said? the england had coach came out this week and suggested that, unless l this week and suggested that, unless score lines— this week and suggested that, unless score lines in this tournament change. — score lines in this tournament change, maybe the format would have to be looked at. he was talking about— to be looked at. he was talking about closing the gap between essentially england and france and the other— essentially england and france and the other four sides that competed in the _ the other four sides that competed in the tournament. ireland are going through— in the tournament. ireland are going through transition right now. comments have made a lot of waves, but there _ comments have made a lot of waves, but there is— comments have made a lot of waves, but there is a — comments have made a lot of waves, but there is a feeling that if you can give — but there is a feeling that if you can gi

you were emotion, we saw emotion scenes from simon middleton.d coach, he walks away from the post, what is his legacy? the legacy is this, 58,000 people want to come and watch the red roses because of how well they did. he will be most known for his winning streak — 30 games in a row. i don't think it will be beaten by a team. i think he will be very emotional, he will be gutted about the world cup because those are the ones that we want. i've lost one and won one, it feels so much better winning it. there will be some people playing that are chasing that for 2025. kat, thank you forjoining us. simon williamson signs off with one big piece of silverware, now the rfu have the big decision on who replaces him. jo currie with kat merchant. wales have finished third in the six nations table. they beat italy 36—10 in parma. the welsh won three of their five matches in this year's championship. the try from alex callendar. they secured the bonus point shortly before the full—time arc. the final match in this year's six nations is in edinburgh. scotlan

simon middleton now walks away from the post, what is his legacy?- the post, what is his legacy?,000 people _ the post, what is his legacy? legacy is that, 58,000 people want - the post, what is his legacy? legacy is that, 58,000 people want to - the post, what is his legacy? legacyl is that, 58,000 people want to come and watch the red roses because of how well they did. he will be known for his winning streak. i think he will be very emotional, he will be gutted about the world cup because those are the ones that we want. i've lost one and 11, it feels so much better winning it. there will be some people that are chasing that the 2025 who are playing. —— i have lost one and i have also won one. now he replaces him is the big decision. wales have finished third in the six nations table. they beat italy 36—10 in parma. the welsh won three of theirfive matches in this years championship. they secured the bonus point shortly before the full—time arc. the final match in this year's six nations is in edinburgh. scotland taking on ireland. the scots have only one win and can finish no

the england head coach, simon middleton, has arguablyjust been tinkering with his world number one sideayers are coming back. they do have one weakness, though, and that does appear to be their goal—kicking, with lower percentages than many other sides. but when i say many other sides, i mean men's international sides. he was discussing a lot today about the possibility that women's test teams or women's rugby in general could bring in the parameters when it comes to their goal kicking just because female athletes don't have the same power as men. first thing that goesl when you're trying to overstretch yourself i for power is accuracy. and so you may get players i who can achieve the distance, but the accuracy goes out because they're putting . everything into it. so, yeah, ijust... having seen the global game for the last sort of decade, . it's something that's improved massively because of- the commitment to it and the focus on it, l but it still falls short simply because of the physical- power of it, and i don't think that's right. - now, that was just a suggestion from middleton,

aitchison running in the first of six more tries for the visitors, as wales had no answer to stop simon middleton'stainly doesn't do them justice, but they fell away little bit in the second half because they put so much into the first half. flip side is how we maintained our intensity and then we stepped it up and some really big performances for us right across the board. and i thought defensively, we were absolutely fantastic today. hagar were absolutely fantastic today. how leased were absolutely fantastic today. how pleased were — were absolutely fantastic today. how pleased were you with the defensive effort, given the fact wales had a few chances and they didn't manage to score a try?— to score a try? absolutely, they missed a bit _ to score a try? absolutely, they missed a bit of— to score a try? absolutely, they missed a bit of a _ to score a try? absolutely, they missed a bit of a chance - to score a try? absolutely, they missed a bit of a chance underl to score a try? absolutely, they i missed a bit of a chance under our steaks and if they had shifted it to their left, we would have been

england head coach simon middleton made seven changes to the side that beat wales, they were frustratedd. i've been getting the thoughts of former england captain sarah hunter i think it was brilliant to get the win 48—0, generally you will be happy with that and it sets them up for the grand slam decider next week. i think it was probably a bit scrappy at times and a bit frustrating. england had a lot of errors creep into their game which i'm sure they will be frustrated by and will be looking to adjust as they had into that game which we think we would be against france next week. questions about the quality and integrity of the competition, as you would be aware of, the england coach saying the women's game cannot continue like this and others concurrent with it and saying they wanted to be competitive. we clearly have england and france and then a gap to the rest. how do wales, scotland, ireland close that gap so we get the more competitive six nations? i think this is the first cup nations where every team has been professional and we saw last year where wales had onlyjust recently

unavailable for the bristol's final two matches of the premiership season, england women's head coach simon middletonill captain england, who're top of the table after three wins from three. there are fears for the future of speedway around the uk after wolverhampton — one of the sport's oldest teams — announced they were at risk of folding at the end of this season. it's the latest team under threat in a sport which has seen the likes of reading, wimbledon, coventry and newcastle disappear in recent years. stuart pollitt reports. 75,000 were there to see the battle of the speedway giants as they rolled away in the qualifying heat. in its 70s glory days, speedway was claimed to be britain's second most popular spectator sport. crowds filled wembley stadium and elsewhere to see the world's best riders — but no longer. the latest club to lose their venue is one of the sport's most famous. sadly, a lot of the clubs have been taken away from us as a result of landlords or councils no longer wanting the speedway there. the latest club to lose their venue is one of the sport's most famous. would come about

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england head coach simon middleton made seven changes to the side that beat wales, they were frustratedend. scotland's12—match losing run is over. they beat italy 29—21 in edinburgh to pick up their first win of this year's competition. ronnie o'sulivan looks to be in ominous form at the world championship snooker in sheffield. the rocket has a day off today because he thrashed hossein vafaei by 13 frames to two with a session to spare, as he chases what would be a record breaking eighth world title at the crucible and the rest of the field probably need to watch out, because o'sullivan says he's fired up. sometimes when people doubt me — i did say don't doubt me i will tell you when i am done stop when they hear people doubt me, not necessarily usain, could be one of the commentators, who was a very good friend of mine, i'd take it as a motivation to go you know what, i have to prove that i am still good, that i can still play this game. and so is not a personal thing, it's just something that it tells me, you know, sometimes. i think they marto there is don't poke the bear. mosow. he