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Stuart Hooper: Bath Rugby's former captain and director of rugby to leave after 15 years
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 03:43
Stuart Hooper will leave Bath this summer after 15 years as a player and coach at the Premiership club. He played 192 times as a lock after joining the club in 2008 and spent five seasons as captain before a back injury ended his career in 2016 aged 34. Having retired from playing he became a coach and succeeded Todd…
London Irish given 'assurances' by new owners, says Declan Kidney
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 05:01
London Irish have been given "a lot of assurances" by prospective new owners despite April's wages going unpaid, says director of rugby Declan Kidney.Kidney admits "there are concerns" about the situation but the squad are focused on Saturday's visit of Exeter."You wouldn't notice any difference in how people are approaching this match," he added."The whole organisation of 130 people that…
Premiership Rugby CEO says restrictions on overseas England players are 'really important'
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 01:32
The boss of Premiership Rugby says it is vital to keep rules in place which prevent England from picking overseas-based players.A handful of England internationals are moving to France after this year's World Cup, ruling them out of contention for the 2024 Six Nations.Amid calls to relax the policy, Simon Massie-Taylor says it is "really important" for English rugby."We need…
Israel Folau set to play for World XV against Barbarians at Twickenham
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 02:23
Former Australia star Israel Folau is the latest high-profile figure set to feature for Steve Hansen's World XV against the Barbarians later this month.Folau, 34, was sacked by Rugby Australia in 2019 for a "high-level" breach of their code of conduct.He has since switched international allegiance to Tonga and is in line to play at this year's Rugby World Cup.…
England: John Mitchell appointed women's head coach after Simon Middleton departure
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 04:56
Former New Zealand men's coach John Mitchell will take over as England women's head coach later this year.The 59-year-old will replace Simon Middleton, who stepped down following the Six Nations triumph at Twickenham on Saturday.Currently defence coach for Japan's men's team, Mitchell will join England after the World Cup ends in October.He said he wants England to "become a truly…
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