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Nigel Walker named Welsh Rugby Union performance director
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Wednesday, 14 July 2021 03:16
Former Wales rugby and athletics star Nigel Walker has been named performance director at the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).The 58-year-old ex-Cardiff wing will join the WRU executive board in the process.Walker is leaving his role as national director of the English Institute of Sport (EIS) to join the WRU."Rugby holds a special place in the hearts of Welsh people everywhere,"…
British & Irish Lions: Gavin Hastings on right hooks, hail of beer cans & Elephant Man
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Wednesday, 14 July 2021 03:00
Gavin Hastings cannot remember his finest hour in a British and Irish Lions jersey. Not because of his humility. Not because it was a single flourish amid two tours' worth of memories. Not because the years have addled his mind.No, the former Scotland full-back cannot recall scoring the try that sank Australia in the second Test of 1989 because of…
CBD and rugby: Why are the sport's biggest names turning to cannabis products?
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Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:13
Finn Russell uses it to help him sleep. Jerome Kaino takes some to ease knee pain. While Jim Hamilton needs it to cope with the aches he still lives with five years after retiring.Cannabidiol, or CBD, is relied on by the British and Irish Lions fly-half, the two-time All Black World Cup winner, and the former Scotland lock - among…
Concussion in rugby: World Rugby 'stands with' former players in new welfare plan
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Tuesday, 13 July 2021 15:58
World Rugby's chief executive said it "stands with" former players with dementia as the governing body set out a new concussion welfare plan.Initiatives include support to ex-players and a focus on women's rugby.World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and Welsh Rugby Union are currently facing a claim from former players suing authorities for brain damage.Chief executive Alan Gilpin hailed "incredible,…
British and Irish Lions 2021: South Africa A game 'pivotal', says Ugo Monye
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Tuesday, 13 July 2021 10:00
The British and Irish Lions' game against a high-quality South Africa A side on Wednesday will be "pivotal" in determining Test selection, says former tourist Ugo Monye. The Springboks team includes seven of those who started the side's 2019 World Cup final win against England.The Lions begin their three-Test series against South Africa on 24 July.But Monye says Wednesday's supposed…
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