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GB men bid to secure last sevens place at Olympics
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Thursday, 20 June 2024 05:06
GB head coach Tony Roques has named a 12-player squad for the repechage tournament, which sees the return of both Tom Emery and Alex Davis.Roques took over as coach of the GB Sevens men's team for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 where his side were defeated by Argentina in the bronze-medal match.Since Tokyo, GB have lost experienced captain Tom Mitchell…
Borthwick 'doing a great job' for England - Jones
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Thursday, 20 June 2024 05:27
Head coach Steve Borthwick is "doing a great job" in charge of England, says new Japan boss Eddie Jones.Jones, 64, was sacked by England nine months before last autumn's Rugby World Cup and replaced by Borthwick, who worked under the Australian during his first stint in charge of Japan and at England.England face the Brave Blossoms in Tokyo on Saturday…
How do you get a rugby team to another continent in 72 hours?
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Thursday, 20 June 2024 02:43
Naturally, there's a scramble for those business-class seats. So how do you pick who gets the golden tickets? Is it pot luck? Not really. In this case, size matters."We can't sit Richie Gray in economy - he's 6ft 10in," Manson says. "Oli Kebble and Zander Fagerson 130kgs each - we physically can't sit these boys in economy. It's not possible.…
'Farrell absence a chance to test new coach in 2025'
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Thursday, 20 June 2024 00:11
Humphreys arrives at the IRFU at an interesting time. In addition to Farrell's temporary departure next year, the men's and women's sevens teams are preparing for the Paris Olympics while the Ireland women's 15s team have a World Cup in England to look forward next year.The men's team's bid to finally end nearly 40 years of World Cup heartache ended…
'I loved France as you couldn't get picked for England'
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Thursday, 20 June 2024 00:15
Gloucester number eight Zach Mercer says he loved playing for Montpellier in France's Top 14 as you "couldn't get picked for England".The Rugby Football Union's policy of not selecting players based overseas meant that was not something Mercer had to consider.Mercer, who collected two England caps in 2018, won the Top 14 title and was named the league's player of…
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