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Ben Youngs rules himself out of British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa
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Saturday, 01 May 2021 15:49
England scrum-half Ben Youngs has withdrawn from contention for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa because of family reasons.Youngs was one of more than 50 players to receive an email from the Lions management last week, indicating he was under consideration for selection.But the 31-year-old has made the decision to stay at home with his family this…
Toulouse 21-9 Bordeaux-Begles: Hosts reach first Champions Cup final since 2010
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Saturday, 01 May 2021 09:10
Four-time winners Toulouse reached their first Champions Cup final since 2010 with a hard-fought victory against Bordeaux-Begles.Matthieu Jalibert's penalty was a bright start for Bordeaux, before Matthis Lebel crossed for the hosts.Roman Ntamack's three penalties made up for six more points scored by fellow France fly-half Jalibert, but Antoine Dupont's try sealed Toulouse's victory.Irish side Leinster face La Rochelle on…
Ronan O'Gara: La Rochelle head coach on the power of positivity and a 'no limits' approach
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Saturday, 01 May 2021 02:03
Ronan O'Gara does not have much time for clichés.It is one area in which O'Gara the player and O'Gara the coach would definitely have seen eye-to-eye.A changing room full of ill-considered platitudes still leaves Ireland's second most-capped international as cold now as it did when he was at the peak of his playing powers.Perhaps now though, O'Gara's disdain for "fake…
France 15-17 England: Match called off because of floodlight failure
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Friday, 30 April 2021 14:24
Women's Six Nations champions England's Test in France was called off in the 63rd minute after the floodlights went out, giving the Red Roses victory.Concerns over player welfare because of the amount of time it would take for the lights to come back on led to the decision to stop the game.Because more than 60 minutes had been played, England…
Sarah Hunter says England win against France bit anticlimactic after floodlight failure
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Friday, 30 April 2021 15:38
England captain Sarah Hunter says she has "never experienced anything like" the moment her side's game in France was called off when floodlights failed."It's a bit of an anti-climax obviously," Hunter said."I've never experienced anything like that. Maybe at training with your club but never in an international game."When asked if she felt the incident was something that would happen…
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