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Edinburgh & Glasgow Warriors players can resume training on 22 June
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Thursday, 11 June 2020 10:19
Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors players have been invited to return to training on 22 June, Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson has confirmed.If the Scottish government's route map out of lockdown moves from phase one to two on 18 June, players will be given the option to resume fitness work.All professional players in Scotland are currently on the government furlough…
Maggie Alphonsi: Ex-England captain hopes to become future RFU president
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Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:38
Maggie Alphonsi wants to become president of the Rugby Football Union, saying the sport "needs advocates" for people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.World Cup winner Alphonsi, 36, is the only black person on the RFU council, but has higher ambitions for her role in the game.Alphonsi told women's rugby website Scrum Queens: "It isn't good enough, though I believe…
Rob Webber: Time right to move into coaching, says ex-England hooker
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Thursday, 11 June 2020 04:23
Former England hooker Rob Webber says the time was right for him to retire from playing and take up coaching.Webber, 33, was named as Championship side Jersey Reds' forwards coach in March, ending a 16-year career with Sale, Bath, Wasps and Leeds."You've always got to go with your gut ultimately," said Webber. "It started to feel as though I was…
Wasps: Forwards Ashley Johnson and Charlie Matthews leave Premiership club
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Wednesday, 10 June 2020 08:26
Forwards Ashley Johnson and Charlie Matthews have both left Premiership club Wasps.Former South Africa hooker Johnson, 34, scored 42 tries in 198 appearances during eight years with the club.Lock Matthews, 28, featured 28 times after joining from Harlequins in the summer of 2018. "Ashley has to go down as one of the best signings in Wasps history," head coach Lee…
Salary cuts: Premiership players and clubs 'heading towards legal dispute' - RPA
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Wednesday, 10 June 2020 05:17
England's rugby players are heading towards a "significant legal dispute" with clubs over salary cuts. On Monday, Premiership clubs voted unanimously to cut the salary cap by £1.4m from the 2021-22 season. The majority of top-flight players took a 25% pay cut in March because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Players will take legal action unless urgent…
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