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Detysha Harper called up by England to replace injured Laura Keates

Detysha Harper is tackled by Sarah Hunter of England looks on during a England Red Roses Training Session at Pennyhill Park on August 18, 2022 in Bagshot, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

England prop Laura Keates has been forced to withdraw from their Rugby World Cup squad due to injury.

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Keates, 34, injured her anterior cruciate ligament in training, a cruel blow for a player who was forced to withdraw from the 2017 World Cup squad due to an achilles injury that would see her out of the game for 19 months.

Keates will remain in New Zealand with her family for the duration of the tournament.

The Red Roses have called up Loughborough Lightning’s Detysha Harper as replacement. The 24 year old predominantly plays loosehead, likely meaning Maud Muir will be utilised more on the right hand side of the scrum. Harper has appeared 5 times for England, including appearances in the 2020 and 2021 Six Nations. She is expected to link up with the squad on Monday.

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MN 21 minutes ago
Steven Kitshoff warns of 'angry' All Blacks welcome at Eden Park

it would be great if they could replicate the rest of that game as well. So if you could arrange that, thanks

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lK 1 hour ago
Tamati Ellison details All Blacks' defensive refinements for Boks

Looking forward to a more cohesive backline - and waaay better discipline

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fl 1 hour ago
South Africa step backwards in hunt for Test rugby's holy grail

you’re very stupid

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SB 1 hour ago
Argentina confirm Rugby Championship plans up to 2030

It’s a shame an arrogant tour is booked, affecting them and the Wallabies next year but great that it is confirmed afterwards until 2030.

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SB 1 hour ago
Steven Kitshoff warns of 'angry' All Blacks welcome at Eden Park

Excited to see who will start out of the blocks quicker. I have a sneaky feeling we could see the Springboks replicate their opening from the first games against the Wallabies.

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SB 1 hour ago
Jordie Barrett hails 'unbelievable' Springbok rival Damian de Allende

Danty wasn’t great last season and also lost his place in the France team so I left him out. Disappointed at myself for forgetting Menoncello though, what a player. Aki still very solid although he is getting on in age. Can’t forget Ma’a Nonu still playing at Toulon as well… lol

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TI 2 hours ago
Argentina player ratings vs New Zealand | 2025 Rugby Championship

Yeah, prime Picamoles was an absolute beast. Unfair to him, but just like Guirado, he’ll not be rated as high as he deserves, because his prime coincided with a fallow period in French rugby.

To me, Galthie is unpredictable in his selection. I wish I could see into his head with some of those decisions. Ollivon, Jalibert, Jaminet (even prior to his insensitive diatribe), even Fickou as far as I can recall found themselves in the dog house, not being selected. He completely moved away from Chat (I mean, he was not going to start over Mauvaka and Marchand, but he’s not even the 3rd option now), Mauvaka was originally a bench-warmer, even though he was the best French player at the 2023 RWC by a country mile. Hastoy gets nominated, then never gets a real shot, then he goes to the doghouse for three years only to be recalled to a B-side mid-year internationals tour. Etc. etc. Blimey, if I understand Glathie’s thought processes. To me, it just makes zero sense to drop a player because of one red card, and Danty should always be in the broader squad for the hardball 12 gameplan, as there simply isn’t a comparable option, as we agreed.



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Hammer Head 2 hours ago
South Africa step backwards in hunt for Test rugby's holy grail

So you can’t tell us?

You used the term elite, so define it for us and give us an answer.



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d 2 hours ago
We’ve seen good players get worse within the All Blacks

It keeps coming back to this; even if, through sheer desperation, we win this weekend, are any of us convinced that our national rugby organisation has equipped our players with the skills and the leadership to perform consistently?

If there’s any hope at all, it’s in the fact that both Graham Henry and Wayne Smith had poor starts to their AB coaching careers before similar desperation drove them to team up to rewrite the manual.



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Hammer Head 2 hours ago
South Africa step backwards in hunt for Test rugby's holy grail

I think Pollard is pretty much at the top of the pecking order.

Everyone else seems to hail their older more experienced flyhalves. I mean George Ford was recently called the best in the world. The ABs are relying on BB. RM will walk back in in his 30s.



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HOFer 2 hours ago
South Africa step backwards in hunt for Test rugby's holy grail

They won’t be ready by 2027. More 2031.

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fl 2 hours ago
South Africa step backwards in hunt for Test rugby's holy grail

well it will depend how wide your definition of “elite” is, but by any definition there are fewer in SA than in NZ, Ireland, France, England, or possibly Australia & Argentina.

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HOFer 2 hours ago
South Africa step backwards in hunt for Test rugby's holy grail

His ‘best team’ won’t make it to the next RWC. If they do, they will be dragged in the quarters. SA should be concerned that he has stopped building and resorted to squeezing the last drop of blood from the stone.

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Hammer Head 2 hours ago
South Africa step backwards in hunt for Test rugby's holy grail

I don’t know. Tell us.

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TI 2 hours ago
Jordie Barrett hails 'unbelievable' Springbok rival Damian de Allende

Aki and Menoncello need to be on that list. Danty should be as well.

In the outgoing gen, Aki and DDA are the best, utterly dominant. Three four years from now it will be Chocobares, Menoncello, Ikitau, and Moefana.



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JWH 2 hours ago
We’ve seen good players get worse within the All Blacks

For a double world cup winning team SA have little aura.

If you ain’t scared this weekend, watch a slasher film. This is one for the ages, and if that doesn’t get your blood pumping idk what will.



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cw 2 hours ago
Steven Kitshoff warns of 'angry' All Blacks welcome at Eden Park

Both teams not 100%. All Blacks very passive against Argentina and will be very fired up. They also have best bench they had in a while. Boks back to normal in second test against Aussie but have not met their high 2024 standards. Will be close but going with ABs by 5

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JWH 2 hours ago
We’ve seen good players get worse within the All Blacks

Feels like Razor needs to make a big boot camp with some promising young players so he can see what they do up close. I think its hard on the selectors to judge players from afar; possibly in systems which may not suit them but would work well in the ABs.

It’s strange how this year is kind of 2 sides of the same coin of 2021. In 2021, the forwards looked totally disjointed while the backs were magic. Now, the forwards are magic and the backs disjointed. Would like to see Schmidt back around the ABs, not as a coach but more of an advisory role while they are at home of work ons and little one percenters that slightly elevate the players.



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fl 2 hours ago
We’ve seen good players get worse within the All Blacks

not sure the Bok team are very frightening either! but don’t let that get in the way of your arrogance.

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SadersMan 3 hours ago
Young stars shift roles again as Black Ferns name strong side for Ireland

Black Ferns have 11 gone from the WXV1 test 23, & only 6 starters remain. I’m still not a fan of Alana at lock, especially tightside lock. Great to see Bayfield as lock/loosie bench cover.

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