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Stellenbosch FC is stealing the spotlight in its rugby-obsessed town
Outside Cape Town, in the heart of wine country, a town that has been rugby-obsessed for decades sees a football team shove its way to the front.
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Scotland name uncapped Redpath in 6N squad
Scotland have included Bath centre Cameron Redpath in their 35-man squad for the Six Nations after winning a potential tug-of-war with England for the player.
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Pivac names surprise Wales 6N selection
Head coach Wayne Pivac has a number of surprise selections in his Wales Six Nations squad, including uncapped Scarlets backrow Josh Macleod and loose-forward Dan Lydiate.
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Pocock: Sport must tackle climate change
Australian rugby great David Pocock believes sport cannot insulate itself from the effects of climate change, saying "if we don't up our ambition and start to deal with this as the emergency the scientists are telling us it is, then we're cooked."
Rugby
Harlequins announce Gustard departure
Paul Gustard joined Harlequins in May 2018 and led the side to a sixth-place finish in the interrupted 2019-20 campaign, however he will leave the London club with immediate effect.
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England's 6N prep hit by COVID, Jones isolating
England's Eddie Jones will miss the first day of the Six Nations training camp after coming in contact with coach Matt Proudfoot who returned a positive COVID-19 test.
Rugby
Erasmus: Boks open to holding Lions tour in UK
South Africa are open to "all options" to play the British & Irish Lions and are willing to travel to the United Kingdom to make sure the series goes ahead, director of rugby Rassie Erasmus said on Monday.
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European rugby to go straight into knockout rounds
Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs has said the final two rounds of the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be cancelled.
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One year after his son died playing rugby, a father's fight goes on
Nicolas Chauvin's death altered the laws of rugby, but father Philippe cannot rest. "The final thing at my door today is that Nicolas did not die for nothing."
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Love, rugby and a sport's crucial battle with concussion
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, Tom Hamilton assesses how far the game has come and how far it still has to go in its understanding of the most prevalent -- and damaging -- injury in rugby.
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