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Joy Neville: Irish referee will be first female official at a men's World Cup
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Wednesday, 10 May 2023 07:23
Ireland's Joy Neville will be the first female to officiate at a men's rugby World Cup.The former Ireland captain has been named as a television match official for the 2023 tournament, which will place in France from September.Neville refereed the women's World Cup final in 2017, and in 2020 became the first female TMO for a top-level men's Test match.England's…
Abby Dow: England wing to leave Harlequins and join Ealing Trailfinders at end of season
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Wednesday, 10 May 2023 02:26
England wing Abby Dow will leave Harlequins at the end of this season and join Ealing Trailfinders.Dow, who scored six tries in the 2023 Six Nations, will link up with her former Wasps coach Giselle Mather, now director of women's rugby at Ealing.The Trailfinders will begin their first Premier 15s season later this year.The 25-year-old started the current season with…
Premiership Rugby: A week in the life of a top-flight referee
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Wednesday, 10 May 2023 01:01
Tom Foley is well aware how some people think rugby referees fill their time between matches."There is a perception you just turn up on a Saturday, then spend the rest of the week watching TV," he says.The truth, of course, is rather different.For as players are fine-tuning their set-pieces, line-out calls and attacking plays, the officials are also putting in…
George Ford: Sale fly-half warns Leicester are a 'different beast' to earlier in season
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Wednesday, 10 May 2023 05:02
Leicester Tigers are a "different beast" compared to earlier in the season, says Sale fly-half George Ford.The two sides meet on Sunday in the Premiership semi-final with a place in the Twickenham showpiece at stake. Ford, who won the title with Leicester in 2022, says the Tigers are a much-improved outfit to the one that struggled in the new year.…
RFU: 'Distinguished member' banned for racist comment during 2022 Six Nations
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Tuesday, 09 May 2023 09:50
The Rugby Football Union has banned a 'distinguished member' from Twickenham for making a racist comment at England v Wales in the 2022 Six Nations.Alex Murphy made the comment towards a volunteer during last year's game.Following a hearing by an RFU panel, Murphy has been handed a "time limited" ban from the stadium and had his distinguished membership removed.Murphy, who…
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