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Exeter Chiefs drop Native American-themed song
English rugby club Exeter Chiefs will stop playing their "Tomahawk Chop" chant during games as part of a rebrand to move away from a Native American theme.


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Moore on Hooper: He was a leader long before he took on the captaincy
Michael Hooper's decision to withdraw from the Wallabies' tour of Argentina rocked Australian rugby. But one man who wasn't surprised by the development is former Test skipper Stephen Moore -- he knows all too well the rigours of international rugby.
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RFU rebuke Jones over private schools criticism
England coach Eddie Jones has been rebuked by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) after he criticised the reliance on the private school system to produce national team players.

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Boks recall Vermeulen in five changes to face NZ
South Africa have recalled No. 8 Duane Vermeulen as one of five changes to their starting line-up for the second Rugby Championship test against New Zealand.

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Slater focusing on the now after MND diagnosis
Gloucester lock Ed Slater has said he "doesn't think too far into the future" after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
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- Barrett feared the worst after 'scary' aerial fall
- Wallabies forced into another reshuffle
- Hooper reaches out, but no timeline on return
- Bok wing Arendse suspended for four weeks after red card
- NZ media comes for Foster after All Blacks' defeat
- Citing mindset, Hooper withdrawn from tour
- Rennie: 'No regrets' over Kerevi's sevens gamble
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