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O'Mahony helping Doris 'massively' with captaincy
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Friday, 12 July 2024 04:16
Following a 27-20 loss to the Springboks in a chaotic first Test, Farrell has opted to shake things up in his pack with Tadhg Beirne shifting to O'Mahony's blindside flanker role and James Ryan coming into the second row.While conceding that O'Mahony was "not happy obviously" to being benched, Farrell praised his tour captain for putting the needs of the…
'Springboks will be twice as good but we can win'
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Friday, 12 July 2024 01:47
Andy Farrell expects world champions South Africa to be "twice as good" as they were when winning last weekend's first Test but still believes his Ireland side can secure a drawn series in Durban on Saturday.Farrell feels Ireland have room to improve considerably from their performance in the 27-20 defeat in Pretoria."It was a proper Test match and I get…
England hoping to end 'rollercoaster year' on high
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Friday, 12 July 2024 01:15
New Zealand: Perofeta; Reece, Ioane, J Barrett, Tele'a; McKenzie, Christie; De Groot, Taylor, Lomax, S Barrett (capt), Tuipulotu, Finau, Papali'i, Savea.Replacements: Aumua, Tu'ungafasi, Newell, Vaa'i, Jacobson, Ratima, Lienert-Brown, B Barrett.England: Steward; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Lawrence, Freeman; M Smith, Mitchell; Baxter, George (capt), Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Cunningham-South, Underhill, Earl.Replacements: Dan, Rodd, Cole, Coles, Curry, Spencer, F Smith, Sleightholme.Referee: Nic Berry (Australia).
England full-back Furbank out of New Zealand Test
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Thursday, 11 July 2024 22:43
New Zealand: Perofeta; Reece, Ioane, J Barrett, Tele'a; McKenzie, Christie; De Groot, Taylor, Lomax, S Barrett (capt), Tuipulotu, Finau, Papali'i, Savea.Replacements: Aumua, Tu'ungafasi, Newell, Vaa'i, Jacobson, Ratima, Lienert-Brown, B Barrett.England: Steward; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Lawrence, Freeman; M Smith, Mitchell; Baxter, George (capt), Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Cunningham-South, Underhill, Earl.Replacements: Dan, Rodd, Cole, Coles, Curry, Spencer, F Smith, Sleightholme.
Pressure on Wales to end losing sequence
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Thursday, 11 July 2024 21:18
Wales have lost experience since the 2023 World Cup with George North, Dan Biggar and Leigh Halfpenny retiring from international rugby, following the likes of Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and Ken Owens, while Louis Rees-Zammit has switched sports to American Football.Some of those players helped form the bedrock of Gatland's success in his first stint in charge between 2008…
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