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The new norm? How hybrid players like Henry Pollock are changing rugby

ESPN explores the role of the "hybrid" rugby player after Henry Pollock's heroics on the wing for England.

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ENGLAND

NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

Pollock to start at No. 8 for England against Japan, Ford at fly-half

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NATIONS CHAMPIONSIP

ENGLAND

Nations Championship huddle: Pollock stars, Erasmus unsatisfied, Australia in crisis?

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Talk is cheap: England finally deliver, when Borthwick needed it most

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NATIONS CHAMPIONSIP

AUSTRALIA IN TROUBLE

No attack, no defence -- the Wallabies had no hope at Twickenham

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ENGLAND AT NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

England's Feyi-Waboso, Curry to miss rest of Nations Championship

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NATIONS CHAMPIONSIP

What is the Nations Championship? Explaining rugby's new competition, fixtures, format, how to watch in UK

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Nations Championship returns

Keenan hat trick fires Ireland past Argentina

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Ireland 42-12: Hugo Keenan hat trick guides Irish to big win - as it happened

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