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Alun Wyn Jones: Ospreys without Wales captain against Castres
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Thursday, 10 December 2020 07:52
Ospreys will be without veteran Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones when they host Castres in their 2020-21 European Challenge Cup opener on Saturday.The 35-year-old lock has had a scan on the knee injury that forced him off in Wales' Autumn Nations Cup win over Italy last weekend.Ospreys boss Toby Booth and Jones are awaiting a medical report on the medial…
Northampton v Bordeaux-Begles: Courtney Lawes & Dan Biggar return for Champions Cup
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Thursday, 10 December 2020 05:40
Courtney Lawes and Dan Biggar will make their first Northampton appearances of the season after being named in the starting XV to face Bordeaux-Begles in Saints' Heineken Champions Cup opener.George Furbank returns at full-back on Friday, with Fiji hooker Sam Matavesi in the front row.Wing Taqele Naiyaravoro will make his first start of the season.Lewis Ludlam misses out in the…
Brain damage in rugby: Exeter boss Rob Baxter confident over sport's safety
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Thursday, 10 December 2020 04:20
Exeter boss Rob Baxter says rugby is safer today that it was in the past.They have been diagnosed with early-onset dementia which they claim was caused by head injuries while playing."What we can say with a lot of confidence is that rugby now is probably a leader in monitoring return to play safety practices around head injuries," Baxter told BBC…
Scotland: Head coach Gregor Townsend signs new deal to 2023
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Thursday, 10 December 2020 01:52
Head coach Gregor Townsend is "honoured and privileged" to sign a two-year contract extension that will see him lead Scotland at the 2023 World Cup.Having taken charge in 2017, Townsend's six-year tenure will make him Scotland's longest-serving head coach of the professional era.The 82-cap former player has won 22 and drawn one of his 40 Tests at the helm.Townsend, 47,…
Rugby and brain injuries: Way players trains should be addressed 'very quickly'
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Wednesday, 09 December 2020 22:15
The way players train need to be addressed "very quickly", says the head of the Rugby Players' Association, after ex-professionals said the sport has given them permanent brain damage.All eight have been diagnosed with the early signs of dementia and blame repeated blows to the head."It's been very distressing for everyone," said Damian Hopley.Hopley, the RPA's chief executive, told BBC…
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