Itoje on bench for England’s 6 Nations opener against Wales
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Two years since his last Six Nations appearance, Louis Rees-Zammit is back and says "there's no bigger game'" than England against Wales.
Wing Tom Bowen has scored seven tries for Cardiff and was joined by centre Steffan Emanuel at Ulster, Scarlets fly-half Carwyn Leggatt-Jones started at Benetton while Evan Minto was an unused replacement for Dragons at Ospreys.
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Pubs can stay open until 2am for quarter-finals starting at 10pm, and until 1am for knockout matches starting at or before 9pm.
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