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Why so many great Springboks are such disappointments for their clubs

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Three drunk blokes on the train from Leicester to London don’t represent the views of all Tigers’ supporters. But their shared opinion of the club’s World Cup winning fly-half, Handre Pollard, after his 14 points from the tee helped earn a…

15

How the line between forwards and backs is becoming a blur

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Wallaby back-row Fraser McReight is the prototype of a player who can feature in or behind the scrum.

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'Canadian icon' Tyson Beukeboom reflects on historic Black Ferns win

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As milestones go, it could not have been much sweeter for Tyson Beukeboom who celebrated becoming Canada’s most-capped female player by helping her country to a historic victory against New Zealand.

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Toulon-bound Kyle Sinckler hints his England career is far from over

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England are set to lose some of their best-ever players at the end of the season with the mass departure to France, but Kyle Sinckler is one who has not closed the door on his Test career just yet.

06

Five potential Wallabies bolters who fit Joe Schmidt's criteria

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Previously Schmidt has cited work-rate, technical proficiency, and rugby nous to be pillars of what he considers to be desirable Wallaby traits.

05

Fijian Drua promote assistant Glen Jackson to head coach

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The Fijian Drua have found their next head coach in current assistant Glen Jackson, the team announced on Monday.

04

'Defence wins championships': Blues on the brink of historic feat

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The Blues have risen to the top of the Super Rugby Pacific pecking order with their streak of wins since round three's loss to the Hurricanes.

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Richie Mo'unga stars as Toshiba make League One final amid talk of All Blacks homecoming

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Tokyo Sungoliath fell 28-20 to All Black Richie Mo'unga's Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second semi-final of Japan Rugby League One in Tokyo.

Super Rugby Pacific enters the zombie state ahead of playoffs

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The Blues, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Chiefs are all assured of a final four finish after the Queensland Reds lost to the Fijian Drua.

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All Black Emoni Narawa re-signs with Chiefs until 2026

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Breakout 2023 star Emoni Narawa has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs through to 2026.

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Owen Farrell sprays England teammate and referee Luke Pearce agrees

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England star Owen Farrell has given international teammate Bevan Rodd a mouthful during Saracens match against Sale Sharks.

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China wrap up overall women's Challenger title in Krakow

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China made it three tournament wins from three on the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 as Argentina, Belgium and Poland booked their tickets to the HSBC SVNS Play-off in Madrid.

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Uruguay add Munich to overall Challenger Series championship win

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Uruguay's men's Sevens side added the Munich leg of the Challenger Series to their overall series victory, defeating tournament hosts Germany in a tense 21-19 final in the Bavarian capital.

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'He hasn’t been selected in the Welsh team... Gatland is not interested'

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When two greats of the Welsh game like Shane Williams and Justin Tipuric describe a player as “superb” and “amazing”, that’s praise indeed.

Germany qualify for Madrid play-offs in dramatic fashion

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Germany's men's Sevens team have made the final of the Challenger Series in Munich but more importantly have booked a place in the HSBC SVNS promotional play-offs in Madrid later this summer.

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Uruguay, Chile and Kenya all qualify for HSBC SVNS play-offs

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Uruguay, Chile and Kenya have all qualified for the HSBC SVNS promotional play-offs in Madrid later this year following the quarter-finals of the Challenger Series in Munich.

French club could be set to reunite Simmonds brothers

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A family reunion for former England and Lions back-row Sam Simmonds and his younger brother Joe at Pau could be on the cards if next month Montpellier lose their bid to stay in the Top 14.

Six-man Germany keep dream alive with QF win in Munich

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Germany kept their hopes of making the HSBC SVNS promotional play-off in Madrid alive despite playing much of their 19-17 quarter-final...

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Watch - Jasper Wiese sees red in last game for Leicester

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Springbok back row Jasper Wiese signed off from Leicester Tigers with a red card after being sent off as his side beat Exeter Chiefs at Welford Road omn Saturday.

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Jonathan Pendlebury: 'I don’t want to fluff it up too much'

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Last month it was all go when the 41-year-old guided England to three successive wins Six Nations Festival wins in Parma.

After dire season Newcastle make frank admission about recent recruits

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Steve Diamond has reflected on Newcastle's season after thumping at the hands of Gloucester at Kingsholm.

Maeve Óg O'Leary: 'It’s iconic, it's unbelievable, really cool'

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Maeve Óg O'Leary has the gift of the gab when she gets going. There were initial technical difficulties last week when she dialled in for a chat with RugbyPass and instead of her Zoom screen saying her name in the corner, Sinead was…

Exeter Chiefs were too emotional following internal tragedy in camp

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.Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter felt his players may have been too emotional in the 40-22 defeat at Leicester that snuffed out their Gallagher Premiership play-off hopes.

Pat Lam proud that his team 'kept the foot on the throat'

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Bristol narrowly missed out on the Gallagher Premiership play-offs despite a convincing win over Harlequins.

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Saracens vs Sale: Mouthpiece Ford, WrestleMania, and an X-rated tweet

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When it came to the pivotal mover and shaker in the play-off race, it was the result at the at the home of the defending champions that eclipsed everything else.

Ireland and Lions Rugby legend Tony O’Reilly dies

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Mr O’Reilly died in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin on Saturday.

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Canada claim first-ever win over Black Ferns, win Pacific Four Series title

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Canada have claimed their first-ever win over the Black Ferns and the Pacific Four Series title under grey cloud on a cold afternoon in Christchurch with a historic 22-19 win.

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Shannon Frizell still a top target for the All Blacks says Robertson

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Incoming All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has expressed a desire to see departed blindside flanker Shannon Frizell back in black.

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Quinten Strange's late-game calamity questioned as Crusader joins Sonny Bill Williams

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A late game calamitous decision from Crusaders lock Quinten Strange handed the Brumbies a 31-24 win in Canberra to extend the club's season of misery.

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Flailing Waratahs desperate to avoid wooden spoon

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With the Waratahs a whopping nine points adrift of eighth spot with only two rounds remaining, Coleman has directed his team's focus to avoiding the wooden spoon.