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Stormers 3-49 British and Irish Lions: Tourists complete Test preparations with comfortable win
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Saturday, 17 July 2021 11:39
The British and Irish Lions completed their Test series preparations with a comfortable win against the Stormers in the players' final chance to impress before they face South Africa.Adam Beard opened the Lions' scoring in the 28th minute at Cape Town Stadium.Debutant Marcus Smith fed Louis Rees-Zammit for the best of the tourists' sevens tries, with six from forwards.Tour captain…
Australia 33-30 France: Wallabies edge tight series with win in third Test
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Saturday, 17 July 2021 06:36
Noah Lolesio kicked a last-minute penalty as Australia recovered from an early red card to beat France 33-30 and claim the three-Test series 2-1.Baptiste Couilloud and Cameron Woki scored tries for the visitors as Tate McDermott and Lolesio crossed for the hosts with the game tied at the break.The sides exchanged second-half tries before Lolesio struck the winning kick.Australia lost…
Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili in hospital with coronavirus
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Saturday, 17 July 2021 05:49
Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili is in a Johannesburg hospital with "serious lung damage" after testing positive for Covid-19.A Georgia Rugby statement said the head coach "is on artificial respiration"."Everything is being done to improve Levan Maisashvili's condition," it added.The union said Maisashvili had "been moved to one of South Africa's top-level clinics"."The rest of the team has already returned…
British and Irish Lions 2021: Four players looking to grasp final chance of first Test spot
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Friday, 16 July 2021 23:25
After what feels like years of discussions, we are only five days away from learning who will be in the British and Irish Lions Test side to take on South Africa.Warren Gatland's side face the Stormers in their final warm-up game on Saturday and the New Zealander says his Test team is "60-70%" fluid going into the game.Attack coach Gregor…
Tokyo Olympics: Gareth Baber on the pressure and privilege of coaching Fiji
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Friday, 16 July 2021 22:44
You can't immediately see the similarities, but Gareth Baber feels them.Llanelli, south Wales. A small town backing on to green hills and a history of heavy industry.Fiji, South Pacific. An tropical archipelago of palms, white sand and a slower way of life.Half the globe away, and a world of difference.But Baber, the Welshman who arrived as Fiji's sevens coach in…
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