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Kiwi-born McNicholl signs new deal with Scarlets and it's good news for Wales

Johnny McNicholl has become the latest high-profile player to sign a new deal with the Scarlets. Last week Grand Slam winners J…

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26 Mar 2019, 9:43

Pressure heaped on Eddie Jones as England fans have snapped up massive amount of Japan 2019 tickets

Nearly 600,000 of the 1.8 million tickets bought for RWC 2019 were snapped up by non-Japanese buyers, with England supporters lead…

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26 Mar 2019, 9:19

Agen issue update on investigation into coin assault on assistant referee

Fearing hefty punishment from the Top 14, the pressure is on Agen to identify the spectator who threw the coin that hit an assista…

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26 Mar 2019, 8:07

'They chucked us on an army camp for a weekend the first week I was there and I think I lost like four or five kilos'

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26 Mar 2019, 7:31

France chasing high-profile Kiwi coaches for 2023 World Cup cycle

France is moving towards selecting a foreigner as their next national head coach, with FFR president Bernard Laporte building a sh…

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25 Mar 2019, 23:39

'It's an ambassador job' - Eddie Jones takes a swipe at Warren Gatland as Wallabies job looms

England head coach Eddie Jones has taken an indirect dig at Wales head coach Warren Gatland as rumours about both the British and …

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25 Mar 2019, 21:52

The devastating blow for Asian rugby that will cause 'quite a lot of damage'

SANZAAR's decision to axe the Sunwolves from Super Rugby six months before the kick-off of the Japan-hosted World Cup could have s…

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25 Mar 2019, 19:01

'Tell your kids there is a good chance of injuries' Jacques Burger responds to sharing brutal schoolboy tackle

Burger has responded to the criticism with some direct advice for parents whose children play rugby after sharing of an eye-wateri…

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25 Mar 2019, 15:50

The heretofore mystery player at the centre of the St James Park biting incident has been cited

A Newcastle forward will appear before a disciplinary panel accused of biting Sale's Rob Webber.

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25 Mar 2019, 15:25

The defensive system dubbed 'The Blue Wall' that's confounding Super Rugby has a northern hemisphere coach masterminding it

NSW Waratahs have labelled their much improved defence the Blue Wall and its certainly proving harder to breach than in recent Sup…

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25 Mar 2019, 12:48

Danny Cipriani to stay in England - star to be offered massive increase in current salary by Gloucester - reports

Danny Cipriani is set to be offered a new top-up contract by Gloucester - according to reports.

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25 Mar 2019, 11:52

Ireland openside Josh van der Flier's season is almost certainly over

Leinster received a significant blow ahead of their Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final against Ulster at Aviva Stadium on Saturd…

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25 Mar 2019, 10:44

'Hamish is one of the most exciting back-row players in the country' - Watson pens new deal

Scotland star Hamish Watson has become the fifth and final player to commit his future to Edinburgh on #MagicMonday, having put pe…

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25 Mar 2019, 10:18

Edinburgh's Fijian Sevens raid continues as Cockerill confirms Sevens captain Kalione Nasoko pen deal

Edinburgh have completed the signing of Fiji Sevens captain Kalione Nasoko on a two-year deal - the penultimate signing to be reve…

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25 Mar 2019, 10:12

Edinburgh sign Fiji 7s sensation nicknamed 'The Sledgehammer' from Perpignan

Edinburgh's third signing on #MagicMonday is Perpignan wing and Fiji Sevens star Eroni Sau who joins the club on a two-year-deal.

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25 Mar 2019, 8:50

Former South African U20s hooker Willemse signs for Edinburgh

Former South African under-20 hooker Mike Willemse will join Edinburgh from fellow Guinness PRO14 side Southern Kings - the second…

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25 Mar 2019, 8:05

What Paul O'Connell told Stade players suggests a rumoured Toulon move is off the table - reports

Paul O'Connell will not be at Stade Français next season and he will not be coaching at another Top 14 club - according to repor…

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25 Mar 2019, 7:40

Edinburgh sweep up 6 foot 4 inch, 115kg Bristol Bears backrow Haining

Edinburgh have further bolstered their squad ahead of next season with the signing of back-row Nick Haining from Bristol Bears on …

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25 Mar 2019, 6:40

'Unbelievable' Read to make long awaited return

There was some good news for the Crusaders after a difficult 10 days on Monday when All Blacks captain Kieran Read was declared av…

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25 Mar 2019, 4:48

Reports: Six Nations strugglers set to snatch Crusaders coach for World Cup

Crusaders assistant coach Ronan O'Gara is set to sign a short-term deal as a defence coach for the French national team ahead thei…

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24 Mar 2019, 22:16