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Wasps: Administration of Coventry-based club had players 'bawling their eyes out'
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Tuesday, 18 October 2022 07:48
The "raw emotions" of the crisis at Wasps could be seen in the tears of their players when they were told of mass redundancies at the club, says the administrator who delivered the news.Administrator Andrew Sheridan said it was "pretty tough" news to break."There were a lot of tears. A lot of men - international rugby players - bawling their…
Autumn internationals: Dan Biggar out injured as Wales name squad
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Tuesday, 18 October 2022 04:16
Wales captain Dan Biggar has been ruled out of the autumn series with a knee injury with Wayne Pivac naming five new caps.Scarlets trio Josh Macleod, Dane Blacker and Sam Costelow, Dragons wing Rio Dyer and Ospreys centre Josh Hawkins are the new faces.Ken Owens, Leigh Halfpenny and Justin Tipuric have been recalled.Pivac has not yet named a new captain…
Kerin Lake: Wales centre fulfils World Cup dream at third attempt
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Monday, 17 October 2022 20:37
When Kerin Lake got injured in the summer, she thought she had missed another opportunity to play in her first Rugby World Cup.But when she ran out for Wales against New Zealand on Sunday, it proved to be third time lucky for the 32-year-old. Lake missed the 2014 tournament after the birth of her son Jacob and withdrew from the…
Rugby World Cup: Wales forward Rose banned for Australia match
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Tuesday, 18 October 2022 00:35
Wales forward Donna Rose will miss Saturday's final World Cup pool A game against Australia after being cited during the 56-12 defeat by New Zealand.Prop Rose was found guilty of making contact with an opponent in the ruck above the line of the shoulders.Although handed a two-week suspension, that sanction will be halved if Rose, 31, completes a World Rugby…
Wasps: 'The past caught up with us', says Coventry-based club's CEO Stephen Vaughan
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Tuesday, 18 October 2022 02:09
Wasps chief executive Stephen Vaughan says that the troubled Premiership club were simply "timed out" in their bid to be saved from administration.Coventry-based Wasps officially went into administration on Monday after the reality of their financial problems began to come clear over recent months.But Vaughan says they have been making losses ever since moving to Coventry."I knew when I came…
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