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The Grand divide

Congratulations to England Women on the Grand Slam. However, should a fully professional team be in a tournament with five semi-pro teams? Is it a level playing field? Does it devalue their Slam?

Gareth Parfitt, Dinnington, South Yorkshire RW says: The growing gap in the Women’s Six Nations is a concern and if such one-sided scorelines continue it could put off supporters.

Time for French revival

I was really interested to read what Olivier Magne had to say (April issue), and

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