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Manu Tuilagi: Sale and England centre to start in Northampton opener
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Thursday, 08 September 2022 04:36
England centre Manu Tuilagi will start for Sale Sharks in their Premiership season opener against Northampton on Friday, his first competitive run-out since knee surgery earlier this summer.The 31-year-old missed England's summer tour of Australia to undergo the operation and complete recovery.Tuilagi hopes to be in contention for the 2023 World Cup after injury setbacks last season."I just want to…
Sam Lewis: Bristol Bears sign former Worcester Warriors flanker
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Thursday, 08 September 2022 01:28
Former Worcester Warriors flanker Sam Lewis has joined Premiership rivals Bristol Bears.The 31-year-old has been on trial at Ashton Gate during the summer and featured in two pre-season friendlies.The Welshman made 121 appearances for Worcester in a seven-year spell after moving to Sixways from Ospreys in 2015."He was someone who was always a threat when we played Worcester so it's…
Jack Dunne: Exeter Chiefs lock hopes to inspire other LGBTQ+ men
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Wednesday, 07 September 2022 23:20
An imposing 6ft 8in lock is nothing new in the Premiership, but Exeter's Jack Dunne will be the league's only openly LGBTQ+ player when he makes his debut for the club.The 23-year-old summer signing from Leinster follows in the footsteps of Gareth Thomas and former Saracens back Sam Stanley, as well as current Premiership referee Craig Maxwell-Keys and long-serving Welsh…
WRU bans transgender women from female-only forms of game
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Wednesday, 07 September 2022 14:12
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has banned transgender women from competing in female-only forms of its games.The Union has amended its policy on transgender players based on "current medical and scientific evidence" and in line with World Rugby guidance.It means contact rugby for female-category players is limited to those whose sex was recorded as female at birth.The move follows similar…
Ali Hepher: Exeter Chiefs head coach ready to take on bigger role
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Wednesday, 07 September 2022 03:55
Exeter head coach Ali Hepher hopes a change in how the side is run can bring the club back to their former glories. Hepher is to lead the matchday running of the side, with director of rugby Rob Baxter taking a more hands-off role with the two-time Premiership winners. Exeter finished seventh last season, the first time they have missed…
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Wednesday, 07 September 2022 02:54
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Monday, 05 September 2022 08:36
Virimi Vakatawa: France centre forced to retire on medical grounds
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Worcester Warriors: Worcestershire MPs say club must go into administration
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RFU faces legal action over transgender women ban
Monday, 05 September 2022 00:52
Hanro Liebenberg: Leicester Tigers' new captain on Ellis Genge and 'keeping underdog mentality'
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Worcester Warriors: Players and staff paid delayed wages
Sunday, 04 September 2022 02:08
Liam Williams: New starts and fresh challenges await Cardiff and Wales full-back
Saturday, 03 September 2022 11:22
Claudia MacDonald: England back's 'clean slate' after serious neck injury
Saturday, 03 September 2022 09:00
England 52-14 United States: England win record 24th Test in a row
Saturday, 03 September 2022 03:20
Welsh Premiership to become 14-team division with no relegation in 2022-23
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Friday, 02 September 2022 07:03
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