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Champions Cup final: Exeter and Racing 92 set for final after no positive coronavirus tests
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Thursday, 15 October 2020 01:41
Exeter's Heineken Champions Cup final against Racing 92 looks set to go ahead as scheduled after the French club returned no positive coronavirus tests this week.The teams meet at Bristol's Ashton Gate on Saturday (16:45 BST).Nine Racing 92 personnel tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago.The Parisians relocated their training base to Corsica this week to prevent another outbreak and…
Kingsley Jones: Ex-Wales captain completes New Zealand isolation for father's funeral
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Wednesday, 14 October 2020 22:34
Former Wales captain Kingsley Jones has completed his New Zealand self-isolation to attend his father's funeral in Auckland.Phil Kingsley Jones, the Welshman who managed New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu, died aged 72 earlier in October.His son has made the trip to New Zealand from Canada for a five-week trip including a month of quarantine."I'm thankful. I'm here and get…
Jack Willis: Wasps flanker wins RPA's players' player of the year award
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Wednesday, 14 October 2020 13:38
Wasps flanker Jack Willis has been voted players' player of the year at the Rugby Players' Association awards.He was also shortlisted for the young player of the year award, but lost out to Gloucester's Louis Rees-Zammit.Sale flanker Tom Curry was named England men's player of the year while Zoe Aldcroft took the women's award.Aldcroft, who plays her club rugby for…
Champions Cup final: Jack Nowell may feature in European showpiece for Exeter
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Wednesday, 14 October 2020 09:49
Exeter have reported a clean bill of health for Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final against Racing 92, with England wing Jack Nowell back in training after a foot injury. Nowell missed the Premiership semi-final win over Bath, but is now "in contention" for the European showpiece.Meanwhile boss Rob Baxter says the whole squad's coronavirus tests came back negative after a…
Wasps: Four players and three staff members test positive for Covid-19
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Wednesday, 14 October 2020 08:46
Four Wasps players and three staff members who work in the playing department of the Premiership finalists have tested positive for Covid-19.Wasps are scheduled to face Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham on 24 October.Those who returned positive results are self-isolating and the club said they are all "in good health overall"."The club have taken the decision to cancel training for the…
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