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Rugby World Cup 2023: Ali Price on butterfly tattoos, beating Ireland and becoming a dad
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Wednesday, 04 October 2023 02:51
Ali Price has a tattoo running up his left arm that shows the various stages of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. "It's for the growth of me as a person," he explains.Spending time in the scrum-half's company in the lead-up to Scotland's defining World Cup Pool B match against Ireland in Paris on Saturday, that personal development quickly becomes…
Ireland v Scotland: We all know there is a lot on the line, says Dan Sheehan
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Wednesday, 04 October 2023 00:13
Dan Sheehan says everyone inside the Ireland camp realises there is "a lot on the line" in Saturday's crucial World Cup Pool B game against Scotland.Ireland will top the group if they avoid defeat or lose by seven points or fewer, while Scotland need to win to reach the quarter-finals.The Irish have won their last eight games against Scotland but…
France v Italy: Maxime Lucu starts for France in Antoine Dupont's absence
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Wednesday, 04 October 2023 03:30
Maxime Lucu will start at scrum-half in the absence of injured France captain Antoine Dupont for their final World Cup Pool A game with Italy on Friday.Dupont is not included in the 23-man squad as he continues his recovery from a broken cheekbone.Elsewhere for the hosts, 20-year-old Louis Bielle-Biarrey is preferred to Gabin Villiere on the wing.Italy name a new…
Sam Cane: New Zealand captain to make first 2023 World Cup start against Uruguay
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Tuesday, 03 October 2023 04:24
New Zealand captain Sam Cane will make his first start of the Rugby World Cup in the All Blacks' final Pool A match against Uruguay.Cane has recovered from a back injury and starts as one of nine changes for the game in Lyon on Thursday.Sam Whitelock also starts and in doing so will break the all-time record for the most…
Ireland v Scotland: Finn Russell on taking chances and getting better of Johnny Sexton at last
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Tuesday, 03 October 2023 04:35
Finn Russell was still a teenager in Stirling when Johnny Sexton's shelving started creaking under the weight of all the trophies he was winning. By the time the Scot took his first steps into the Test arena, the Dubliner had won a Grand Slam, a series with the Lions, a European Challenge Cup, two Pro14 championships and three European Cups.…
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