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The team of Online Editors at RugbyPass keep you up to the minute with all the very latest breaking rugby news.

Richard Cockerill confirms deals for Worcester's Jono Lance and a Championship midfielder

Ambitious Edinburgh have bagged themselves two Australians for next season, including the 29-year-old Super Rugby winner with both…

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Online Editors
01 May 2020, 7:55

World Rugby election 'too close to call' - report

It won’t be until May 12 that the outcome of the chairman election between Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot is confirmed followi…

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Online Editors
01 May 2020, 6:16

'Toulon didn't have the decency to talk to me face-to-face'

Family reasons resulted in the French club releasing Rhys Webb from the last year of a deal due to last to 2021, but they then sou…

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Online Editors
01 May 2020, 5:33

All Blacks trial on the cards alongside rejigged multi-nation club competition

Plans are formulating to stage a one-off All Blacks trial between a rejigged Super Rugby and the Mitre 10 Cup this year.

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Online Editors
01 May 2020, 4:53

Watch: The incredible comeback victory that foreshadowed the Springboks' World Cup success

In 2019, South Africa entered the World Cup final as underdogs. The Springboks, however, had honed their trade at winning matches …

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Online Editors
01 May 2020, 4:42

Michael Hooper, Matt Toomua to hold talks with top Kiwi players about trans-Tasman future next week

Wallabies veterans Michael Hooper and Matt Toomua are set to meet with some of New Zealand's top players next week to explore scen…

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Online Editors
01 May 2020, 1:18

Details of planned new professional New Zealand competition revealed - report

A New Zealand-based competition featuring up to eight professional teams is being reported as the potential future of rugby in the…

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 23:23

'We voted for Gus Pichot': New Zealand Rugby hits out at Six Nations rivals, demands change at World Rugby

New Zealand Rugby has unequivocally outlined its voting stance for the World Rugby chairman elections.

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 21:18

'Has to change': Rugby Australia urged to follow in New Zealand's footsteps

Former Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones has urged Rugby Australia to take a New Zealand-styled approach to controlling the game.

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 18:49

Fans still waiting on refunds for suspended Super Rugby matches

More than a month after all rugby across New Zealand was postponed indefinitely, fans were still struggling to get ticket refunds …

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 17:04

'Mike Phillips was drunk all the time'

Six-and-a-half years have passed since the abrupt parting of the ways between Bayonne and the ex-Wales scrum-half who played 40 To…

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 11:55

'You are literally stirring a monster' - How a 135kg Munster man mountain 'popped' Joe Marler's ribs

A former teammate of Joe Marler has told a brilliant story of how a young Marler, eager to impress early in his career, bit off mo…

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 11:32

The 9 players leaving Edinburgh confirmed

Edinburgh Rugby have today confirmed that nine members of the squad will leave the club at the end of the 2019-20 season.

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 7:23

French rugby season to be abandoned

The French Top 14 rugby union season is to be abandoned amid the COVID-19 crisis after the league's organisers (LNR) and the club …

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 7:11

'Sometimes I found that it was forgotten that I was just a man'

Freddie Michalak broke through on the France team just a month after his 19th birthday, sparking ‘Michalakmania’, a fuss he wa…

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 6:59

Leicester explain why some players still haven't signed pay cut agreement

Amid reports of possible legal action by players unhappy with the situation at Welford Road, executive chairman Peter Tom has appe…

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 5:56

'I don't think we've played enough matches to give the title to Leinster'

Outgoing Glasgow boss Dave Rennie called for the Conference A leaders to be awarded the title after winning their first 13 matches…

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Online Editors
30 Apr 2020, 4:30

New Zealand Rugby reveal the massive financial hit due to coronavirus

New Zealand Rugby has announced a $7.4 million loss for 2019 and laid bare the financial challenges facing all involved in the spo…

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Online Editors
29 Apr 2020, 23:37

Lions Tour debacle: 'One person in particular has told us over and over again that the decision was right'

Steve Hansen has spoken out about the referee mistake that may have cost the All Blacks a chance at a series victory over the Brit…

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Online Editors
29 Apr 2020, 21:21

Watch: The Bledisloe Cup 'Test of the Century' that gave Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock goosebumps

To fully appreciate the greatness of the Wallabies era of 20 years ago, Stirling Mortlock says look no further than their defeat i…

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Online Editors
29 Apr 2020, 19:35
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