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Sale boss urges players to get vaccinated as Premiership introduces relaxed measures
Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson has urged players to get vaccinated as Premiership Rugby introduced relaxed rules for teams with high coronavirus vaccination rates.
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Springboks' lack of flair is killing rugby, says Clive Woodward
Rugby will be dead in five years if more teams copy South Africa's approach to the game, England's World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward said.
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McKenzie to pilot All Blacks against Pumas
Damian McKenzie will make his first Test start at fly-half for three years against Argentina in Brisbane on Saturday after All Blacks coach Ian Foster completely overhauled his team for their fourth Rugby Championship clash.
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Springboks bring in Marvin Orie and Trevor Nyakane, Lood de Jager sidelined
South Africa will be without key lock Lood de Jager for the second Rugby Championship Test with Australia in Brisbane on Saturday.
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Smith to miss remainder of Rugby Championship
Aaron Smith has played his last game for New Zealand in the Rugby Championship this year, with the scrum-half to remain in New Zealand for the birth of his second child.
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England keen on 2031 Rugby World Cup bid - RFU chief
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) has set its sights on hosting the 2031 World Cup, chairman Tom Ilube told British media on Tuesday.
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World Rugby to consider biennial RWC - chief
World Rugby (WR) chief executive Alan Gilpin has said that organisation "will continue to consider" staging the Rugby World Cup every two years instead of every four.
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All Blacks' Frizell has assault charges dismissed
Assault charges against New Zealand flanker Shannon Frizell were formerly dismissed by a Dunedin court on Tuesday after the loose forward completed a police "diversion" scheme aimed at first offenders, local media reported.
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Quade Cooper kicks Wallabies to remarkable win
Quade Cooper has capped an incredible Wallabies return, kicking a match-winning penalty after the siren to beat South Africa 28-26 in his first Test for more than four years.
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