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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.

French hopes of resuming Top 14 season before summer is over suffer fatal blow

The French Prime Minister has outlined how slowly the country will come out of lockdown following coronavirus and that emergence d…

Online Editors
Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 16:19

June 1 is set to be a huge day in the Premiership calendar

More than seven weeks have passed since the last Premiership Rugby match was played, with the conclusion of the 2019/20 season ham…

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 10:33

Premiership Rugby facing a huge drop in value of its broadcasting rights - report

With private equity firm CVC Capital Partners buying 27 per cent of Premiership Rugby last year for £200million, there was a beli…

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 9:52

Ian McGeechan's 10-point plan to revitalise rugby trumps Clive Woodward's proposal

The ex-England coach unwrapped his own ten-point plan to rejuvenate the sport last week and now the 1997 Lions boss has formulated…

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 6:54

Ex-England boss Stuart Lancaster has 2021 Lions ambitions

Tour boss Warren Gatland struck one of the telling blows that ended Lancaster’s England reign in 2015, Wales defeating the Engli…

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 5:48

Harrison: The snag regarding what the 10 ex-Wallaby skippers are up to

The players union boss and incoming RA board member Peter Wiggs met with Phil Kearns and Nick Farr-Jones, who were representing th…

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 5:25

England prop Ellis Genge sheds light on breakaway players' union

The RPA represents more than 1,200 past and present professional players, but Genge claims his new group would have an advantage b…

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 4:51

Kiwi duo post big wins in opening round of southern hemisphere FIFA Pros tournament

The first round of the RugbyPass FIFA Pros southern hemisphere charity tournament has kicked off in thrilling fashion.

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 3:01

Laumape, De Allende, Aki all miss out as fans pick finalists in vote for world's best No. 12

Some of rugby’s biggest names have failed to make it to the final round of a global fan-voted campaign to determine the best ins…

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 2:38

'What happened after the final is something we didn't comprehend'

When people describe a player as 100 percent captaincy material, Francois Pienaar perfectly fit the mould, on and off the field.

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Online Editors
28 Apr 2020, 2:36

Fans rally behind Agustin Pichot as race to become next World Rugby chairman gets underway

Fans have thrown their support behind World Rugby chairman candidate Agustin Pichot in an online poll.

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Online Editors
27 Apr 2020, 20:12

Watch: The 'Black-lash' test that had Irish fans shocked over the intensity of the All Blacks' retribution

The Irish had a chance to replicate the deed two weeks later on home turf at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin but were met by an All Bl…

Online Editors
Online Editors
27 Apr 2020, 19:04

How a trans-Tasman competition could be the death of Super Rugby

Super Rugby as we know it is dead, and New Zealand Rugby knows that according to Australian reports.

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Online Editors
27 Apr 2020, 18:11

'Something is better than nothing'

There is massive uncertainty surrounding the resumption of the rugby season after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the sporting world…

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Online Editors
27 Apr 2020, 13:26

Beaumont represents 'safer pair of hands' - Ex-Ireland star weighs in on election battle

Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot are both hoping to be elected World Rugby Chairman, with the result due to be announced next week…

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Online Editors
27 Apr 2020, 10:02

Wessels warns that Rebels will need training block before any return to action

The Rebels, like the other Australian sides, are waiting for RA to declare a start date for some kind of competition, with early J…

Online Editors
Online Editors
27 Apr 2020, 6:19

New Zealand Rugby launch wide-ranging Super Rugby review

All five New Zealand Super Rugby clubs will be involved in the review, name Aratipu, which will be chaired by Blues Chair and Barr…

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Online Editors
27 Apr 2020, 4:34

Top rugby physiotherapist warns that players could lose up to 20kg during coronavirus shutdown

A former Premiership physiotherapist has warned that some of rugby's elite could lose a whopping 20kg of muscle during the coronav…

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Online Editors
26 Apr 2020, 22:30

Watch: When Damian McKenzie tore the French apart Kiwi Boomers had to admit he was the real deal at 10

McKenzie's razzle-dazzle style of play was deemed too 'high risk' by many older purists of the game, who lambasted his mistakes an…

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Online Editors
26 Apr 2020, 21:40

Wallabies star calls for rethink of 'outdated' Super Rugby model

A Wallabies star believes an overhaul of the Super Rugby format is needed once rugby returns to action after the coronavirus lockd…

Online Editors
Online Editors
26 Apr 2020, 19:57
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