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Scarlets' 2.6m loan extension wins council backing
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Thursday, 12 September 2024 05:48
In October 2013, CCC agreed to restructure the original 2.4m loan. Earlier in the same year an overspill car park close to the stadium, which was leased to Scarlets, was sold for 850,000. Scarlets received about 600,000 following the sale, despite the land being owned by the council. Originally the Scarlets were paying 7% interest on that loan, but a…
Ireland recalls for Considine and Murphy Crowe
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Thursday, 12 September 2024 05:14
Ireland have not played Australia since 2017, with Considine and replacement hooker Cliodhna Moloney the only survivors from that day in Saturday's squad.The hosts' return to Belfast, where they beat Scotland in the Six Nations in April to secure qualification for next year's World Cup, comes at a time when results are showing signs of improvement after years of downturn."I…
Australia chief dismisses fears over Lions series
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Thursday, 12 September 2024 02:08
The Wallabies will offer serious competition to the British and Irish Lions next summer, says Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh.Australia suffered the heaviest defeat in their 125-year Test history on Saturday when they were swept aside 67-27 by Argentina.It was their third defeat from four games in this year's Rugby Championship and follows a miserable pool-stage exit at last…
Watch: King surprised by 'very healing' hug with rugby players
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Wednesday, 11 September 2024 12:35
A New Zealand women's rugby player surprised King Charles III after asking him for a hug at a Buckingham Palace reception. The King said "why not" after winger Ayesha Leti-I'iga made the request, and he was then affectionately mobbed by a group of players. Afterwards he told the group "it was like being flattened by a scrum".
Hunt relishing Test revival and Black Ferns reunion
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Wednesday, 11 September 2024 09:53
England scrum-half Natasha Hunt says she is relishing the revival of her international career as she prepares to take on New Zealand at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.The 35-year-old was a high-profile omission from England's Rugby World Cup squad in 2022, but has played every game since new coach John Mitchell took the reins in autumn 2023."There were times when I…
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