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Siya Kolisi: South Africa captain to join Racing 92 after World Cup
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Tuesday, 03 January 2023 02:16
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi will join French Top 14 club Racing 92 on a multi-year deal after the World Cup in October. Kolisi, 31, currently plays for South African side Cell C Sharks in the United Rugby Championship.He led the Springboks to World Cup glory in Japan in 2019, where they beat England in the final.The Sharks confirmed Kolisi…
Ulster Rugby: Province 'not a long way from freefall' following recent defeats
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Tuesday, 03 January 2023 00:07
BBC Sport NI analyst Tony McWhirter says Ulster are "not quite in freefall, but not a long way from it" after losing to Munster on New Year's Day.Ulster twice led by nine points in the United Rugby Championship game in Belfast but Ben Healy converted his own late try to secure a 15-14 Munster win.That follows recent disappointing performances against…
England: Matt Proudfoot leaves forwards coach role after Eddie Jones exit
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Monday, 02 January 2023 13:28
Matt Proudfoot has left his role as England forwards coach less than a month after Eddie Jones' departure as head coach.A South Africa-born former Scotland international, Proudfoot took on the forwards coach role in January 2020 after Neal Hatley's departure to Bath.He previously served as a Springboks assistant in their 2019 World Cup win.Conor O'Shea, the RFU's executive director of…
Pedro Rubiolo: Newcastle Falcons sign Argentina international forward on a two-and-a-half year deal
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Monday, 02 January 2023 03:56
Newcastle Falcons have signed Argentina international forward Pedro Rubiolo on a two-and-a-half year deal. Rubiolo, who can play in the back row or second row, made his Test debut at 19 against South Africa last September.The 20-year-old joins fellow Pumas Matias Orlando, Mateo Carreras and Matias Moroni at Kingston Park."Our Argentina boys obviously know him from their international camp so…
Ulster 14-15 Munster: Hosts looked like they 'didn't care' in defeat, says head coach Dan McFarland
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Monday, 02 January 2023 01:51
Ulster head coach Dan McFarland said his side looked like they "didn't care" in the first half of Sunday's last-gasp defeat by Munster.McFarland was left annoyed by handling errors and a lack of clinical edge."I know it's not true, but that's what it looked like," he said after saying Ulster were careless "in the real sense of the word, as…
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