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Cherif Traore: Benetton Treviso suspend player after rotten banana incident
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Thursday, 22 December 2022 10:16
Benetton Treviso have suspended a player after prop Cherif Traore was given a rotten banana in the club's anonymous Secret Santa gift swap.The United Rugby Championship have asked Benetton Treviso for a "full report" about the incident.And the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) says an investigation has been started."The FIR informs that the federal prosecutor has launched the investigations necessary to…
Will Stuart and Tom Dunn: England forwards sign new Bath deals
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Thursday, 22 December 2022 02:01
England international forwards Will Stuart and Tom Dunn have signed new contracts to stay at Bath for the 2023-24 season.Prop Stuart has made more than 50 appearances for Bath since moving to the club in 2019.The 26-year-old has been capped 25 times by England since his debut against France in 2020."I want to be part of the group that brings…
Emily Scarratt: England centre says 'future is bright' for Sadia Kabeya & Morwenna Talling
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Thursday, 22 December 2022 01:08
"I have to give them their full name. It's Emily Scarratt and Sarah Hunter."Sadia Kabeya might be one of world rugby's most explosive emerging talents and the reigning RPA Premier 15s Player of the Year, but she often finds herself formally referring to her England and Loughborough Lightning team-mates Hunter and Scarratt by first and last names.Such is the reverence…
Olly Woodburn: Exeter Chiefs winger on reinventing himself and building a legacy
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Thursday, 22 December 2022 00:17
"You've got to sometimes reinvent yourself, reinvent your motivations," says Exeter winger Olly Woodburn as he reflects on his eighth season at Sandy Park. The 31-year-old has been an ever-present in the Chiefs side this season and is now one of the two-time Premiership champions' longest-serving players. He is second on Exeter's all-time Premiership try-scorers list with 42 - only…
Italy's Cherif Traore calls out Benetton Treviso team-mates for 'racist' joke
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Wednesday, 21 December 2022 09:44
Italy international Cherif Traore says he has been the victim of "racist jokes" during Benetton Treviso's anonymous Secret Santa exchange.Traore says he was given a "rotten banana" in a rubbish bag at a Christmas dinner for the club's players.The 28-year-old was born in Guinea and has lived in Italy since he was seven."Apart from finding it an offensive gesture, what…
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