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Ex-England scrum-half Care to retire from rugby

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Former England scrum-half Danny Care announces his retirement from rugby after amassing 101 Test caps and a record 393 appearances for Harlequins.

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Ackermann, Harris, Clarke and Mercer among 19 Gloucester exits

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Ruan Ackermann, Freddie Clarke, Chris Harris, Zach Mercer, Albert Tuisue and Mayco Vivas are among 19 players leaving Gloucester.

12

Returning Worcester appoint Everard as head coach

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Worcester Warriors confirm Matt Everard will be their new head coach as they prepare to return to league competition in the Championship.

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Rugby Union Weekly

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Will Owen Farrell be the 39th man on tour? Plus, the race for the play-offs hots up.

Monday, May 12

20

Ireland captain Doris ruled out for up to six months

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Ireland captain Caelan Doris faces a spell of four to six months on the sidelines after having surgery on a shoulder injury.

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Schmidt opens door to overseas Wallabies for Lions tour

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Australia might relax their preference for fielding Australian-based players to give themselves the best shot of beating the British and Irish Lions this summer.

17

Bears on loose and Tigers' next hire - Premiership talking points

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Leicester's race to find a fly-half, Bristol's trek across the border and Paul Brown-Bampoe's stand-out form are all setting tongues wagging in the Premiership.

15

British and Irish Lions fixtures, squad and coaches for tour of Australia

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BBC Sport looks at some of the key information for the three-Test series between the British and Irish Lions and Australia.

13

Parling to replace Cheika as Leicester head coach next season

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Leicester Tigers appoint former England and British and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling as their head coach from next season.

12

Landmark win, unwanted history & play-off hopes hit

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History was made for right and wrong reasons for Welsh regions while play-off hopes took a blow in the penultimate round of the United Rugby Championship.

11

Exeter need to 'grow up' despite rare win - Baxter

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Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says he is not happy with the standards his side set in their 42-14 win over Northampton.

09

How tough season came to premature end for Ulster

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BBC Sport NI takes a look back at what has been a testing campaign for Ulster who will miss out on the URC play-offs and a place in next season's Champions Cup.

Sunday, May 11

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Watch: Match of the Day 2

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Highlights of the day’s five Premier League games, including Liverpool v Arsenal.

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Exeter overcome youthful Saints in scrappy contest

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Exeter Chiefs gain some late season pride with a 42-14 victory over a youthful Northampton Saints at Sandy Park.

18

Scarlets boost play-offs hopes with Lions win

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Scarlets have boosted their United Rugby Championship play-off hopes with a 32-19 bonus-point win over Lions in South Africa.

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Premiership Rugby agrees new TNT Sports deal to 2031

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Premiership Rugby agrees a new TV deal with TNT Sports that will see every league game broadcast live until the end of the 2030-31 season.

09

Lions great McGeechan diagnosed with prostate cancer

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Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions head coach Sir Ian McGeechan says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Saturday, May 10

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Edinburgh boost play-off hopes with win at Connacht

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Edinburgh boost their hopes of a top-eight finish in the United Rugby Championship with a vital bonus-point victory over Connacht.

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Glasgow's top-two hopes severely dented by Benetton

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Glasgow Warriors' hopes of a top-two finish in the United Rugby Championship ware all but dashed as they fall to a heavy defeat by Benetton in Italy.

Gloucester's play-off hopes hit by Quins thrashing

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Gloucester's top-four hopes are severely dented as they are thumped 38-19 by Harlequins at Allianz Stadium.

Twelve-try Leinster seal top spot with record win

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Leinster secure top seeding for the United Rugby Championship play-offs with their record win in the competition against Zebre.

Dragons' worst season confirmed by loss to Stormers

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Dragons fall to their 16th successive defeat of the United Rugby Championship season against Stormers in Cape Town.

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Sarries crush Falcons to boost play-off chances

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Saracens boost their hopes of reaching the Premiership play-offs with a thumping win over bottom of the table Newcastle at the StoneX Stadium.

Bristol beat much-changed Bath in showpiece game in Cardiff

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Bristol survive an ill-disciplined display against a much-changed Bath to edge a 36-14 victory at the Principality Stadium.

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Cardiff's late comeback falls short at Bulls

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Play-off chasing Cardiff leave Pretoria empty-handed despite late tries against Bulls in the United Rugby Championship.

17

Rugby Union Weekly

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Chris, Tom English & Gareth Rhys Owen run the rule over Andy Farrell’s 38-man Lions squad

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Sorensen-McGee, 18, scores twice on Black Ferns debut

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Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee scores two tries on her Test debut as New Zealand open their Pacific Four Series campaign with a 38-12 win over Australia.

Friday, May 9

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Second-half fightback gives Leicester win over Sale

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Leicester Tigers score four second-half tries to come from behind and beat Sale Sharks for a crucial win in the race for the Premiership play-offs.

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Ulster's play-off hopes fade after Munster loss

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Ulster's United Rugby Championship play-off hopes are all but over after a 38-20 defeat by Munster at Thomond Park.

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Etzebeth blow as Sharks wreck Ospreys' play-off bid

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Sharks secure home advantage in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final but see Eben Etzebeth carried off against Ospreys.