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European Challenge Cup: London Irish 41-35 Cardiff Blues
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Friday, 02 April 2021 12:16
Fourteen-man London Irish pulled off a stunning late comeback to beat Cardiff Blues and book a place in the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals.Trailing 32-20 after prop Will Goodrick-Clarke was sent off, converted tries from Terrence Hepetema and Ollie Hassell-Collins put the Exiles ahead.A drop-goal from Cardiff's Jarrod Evans then gave the Welsh side a one-point lead with three minutes left.But…
Panashe Muzambe: From childhood in Zimbabwe to the Scotland rugby team
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Friday, 02 April 2021 07:23
"I remember crossing the whitewash and just looking up to the heavens and thanking God... then I went in for a scrum."Panashe Muzambe chokes back the tears at the memory of sitting in a hotel lobby the day before her Scotland debut. She stumbles at recalling the surprise, the overwhelming emotion, but most of all, she vividly recites the phone…
Heineken Champions Cup: Holders Exeter make sweeping changes against Lyon
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Friday, 02 April 2021 05:22
Sam Simmonds, Stuart Hogg, Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie all return as Exeter make sweeping changes against Lyon in the Heineken Champions Cup last 16.Fly-half Joe Simmonds and second-row pair Jonny Hill and Jonny Gray are also included in the starting XV.Wing Olly Woodburn is the only survivor from the line-up that lost to Gloucester last time out.France wing Noa…
Heineken Champions Cup: Leinster v Toulon called off after Covid-19 case in French camp
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Friday, 02 April 2021 04:59
Leinster's Heineken Champions Cup last-16 match against Toulon has been called off after an unnamed Toulon squad member tested positive for Covid-19.The French side were already in Dublin in preparation for the Friday evening fixture.With the quarter-finals scheduled for next weekend, it appears unlikely that the fixture will be rearranged.The winner of Friday's match was set to meet Exeter Chiefs…
Six Nations: Scotland's Hamish Watson wins player of tournament vote
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Friday, 02 April 2021 06:07
Scotland flanker Hamish Watson has topped the vote for this year's player of the Six Nations.The 29-year-old finished ahead of Welsh duo Louis Rees-Zammit and Taulupe Faletau, Ireland's Robbie Henshaw and Tadhg Beirne, and France's Antoine Dupont in an online poll.Watson was instrumental in away wins against England and France and was man-of-the-match against Italy.He also scored a try in…
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