Former Gloucester lock Hicks retires from playing with immediate effect
Tom Hicks doesn't turn 29 until later this year but the ex Gloucester lock has called it quits following concussions issues at Don…
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15 Jul 2020, 12:03
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Seven players test positive for coronavirus in latest round of Premiership testing
The latest weekly test results bring to 19 the total of Premiership players and staff who have tested positive for coronavirus ahe…
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15 Jul 2020, 11:14
10 remaining employees at Yorkshire Carnegie academy all made redundant
There was hope Yorkshire academy programme could continue despite the club's National 1 relegation, but remaining 7 staff and 3 pl…
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15 Jul 2020, 10:41
Two more players recruited by the Lions, including Leicester's Viljoen
EW Viljoen went to Leicester hoping to make a lasting Premiership impression but the new Lions signing made just four appearances …
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15 Jul 2020, 8:33
Veteran Steenson secures short-term Exeter extension
Veteran out-half Gareth Steenson was set to retire from playing in June but Exeter have reacted to the pandemic by giving him a sh…
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15 Jul 2020, 8:19
Another day, another high profile contract extension at Saracens
Mark McCall's preparations for a season in the Championship have continued, Elliot Daly the latest England player to stick by the …
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15 Jul 2020, 8:00
The confirmation all British and Irish Lions fans were waiting on regarding South Africa 2021
There was recent speculation the eight-game Lions trip to South Africa next year might be rescheduled due to the impact of the cor…
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15 Jul 2020, 6:18
Zebre confirm 8 player departures ahead of next month's PRO14 season restart
With the Italian season set to recommence next month with Guinness PRO14 derbies, Zebre have announced that 8 players are no longe…
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15 Jul 2020, 5:40
The number of games Sharks hope Manu Tuilagi can play in the next 12 months
Injuries limited Manu Tuilagi in his Leicester career, but new club Sharks have an ambitious number of games they hope he can play…
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15 Jul 2020, 5:10
World Rugby seeks new 15s referee boss as Rolland quits
Alain Rolland, the 2007 World Cup final referee, believes the completion of the four-year RWC Japan cycle means it's the right tim…
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15 Jul 2020, 4:27
Kiwi stars say Super Rugby Aotearoa is unsustainable as they reveal preference to play South African, Australian teams
Rugby fans may have fallen in love with the concept of Super Rugby Aotearoa, but two of the competition's star players have descri…
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15 Jul 2020, 2:21
Two injured All Blacks available for Highlanders this weekend
Josh Ioane appears set to finally start a match for the Highlanders wearing the 10 jersey, having spent the last five weeks of Sup…
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15 Jul 2020, 0:46
'The last thing you want to do is half-arse it': Super Rugby stars issue warning about expansion into the Pacific Islands
Two leading Super Rugby Aotearoa stars say lessons need to be learned from previous failed expansions if a Pacific side is to be s…
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14 Jul 2020, 23:18
Jordan Taufua had reached a decision in his delayed salary cut negotiations with Leicester
There were fears Jordan Taufua could leave Leicester in the same way Manu Tuilagi and four others departed, but the New Zealander …
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14 Jul 2020, 16:07
Gloucester recruitment drive continues with Pumas lock their latest arrival
With Franco Mostert and Gerbrandt Grobler having taken up offers outside England, Gloucester have responded by signing Argentine …
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14 Jul 2020, 14:02
Launchbury leads the way as Wasps announce 15 contract extensions
Contract extensions have become a Premiership ploy to help keep players happy in an era of salary cuts and Wasps have now announce…
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14 Jul 2020, 12:07
Scarlets sign Welsh-qualified Williams
A 2016 Junior World Championships winner, Johnny Williams played for England against the Barbarians but his Scarlets switch puts h…
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14 Jul 2020, 10:52
A little-known Ealing academy graduate has just signed for Toulon
Having spotted his academy talent, three-time Heineken Cup Champions Toulon have activated a release clause in the Ealing contract…
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14 Jul 2020, 9:24
Leicester provide update on Taylor Gough, the 20-year-old back row who suffered paralysis last month
Taylor Gough suffered multiple injuries, including severe spinal, on the weekend before the return to phase one training by Leices…
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14 Jul 2020, 8:53
Mako Vunipola the latest high profile name to stick by Championship-bound Saracens
A slew of players have signed for second-tier duty with Saracens, Jamie George doing so last Friday, and they have been now been j…
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14 Jul 2020, 8:01
