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Gloucester v Leicester: Team that wins Slater Cup will 'best represent Ed'
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Friday, 24 November 2023 02:01
Gloucester aim to channel Ed Slater's mentality against Leicester as they compete for their first win in the Slater Cup on Saturday.It is contested across both Premiership games between them each season with Leicester having won both in 2022-23.The women's teams will also play in the double-header at Kingsholm."The team that wins is probably the team that represents him best…
Blair Kinghorn: Scotland & Edinburgh full-back to join Toulouse in December
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Thursday, 23 November 2023 09:07
Scotland full-back Blair Kinghorn will join Toulouse from Edinburgh after next weekend's away match against Ulster.Edinburgh have agreed a "six-figure release fee" for Kinghorn, who was under contract until next June but had "already intimated his intention" to join the Top 14 side.The 26-year-old will start in Friday's United Rugby Championship game against Benetton, his final home appearance."This has been…
Dafydd Jenkins: Exeter boss praises leadership of young captain
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Thursday, 23 November 2023 03:46
Exeter boss Rob Baxter has praised the leadership qualities of Dafydd Jenkins after the Welsh lock took over the captaincy of the Premiership side.The 20-year-old - who featured in all five of Wales' World Cup games - has started the Chiefs' last two fixtures.He has established himself in the side over the past year after moving to Exeter in the…
Peter O'Mahony: Ireland flanker steps down as Munster captain
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Wednesday, 22 November 2023 14:00
Ireland flanker Peter O'Mahony has stepped down as Munster captain after 10 years in the role. O'Mahony, 34, first captained his province in 2011 before taking on the responsibility full-time after Doug Howlett's departure in 2013. Munster head coach Graham Rowntree has not yet confirmed O'Mahony's replacement as skipper."Captaining Munster has been a dream come true for me," said O'Mahony,…
Paige Farries: Saracens Women sign Canadian international
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Wednesday, 22 November 2023 05:50
Saracens Women have signed Canadian international and former Worcester Warriors winger Paige Farries.Farries, 29, made her debut for Canada in 2017 and joined Warriors in 2020.She scored four tries at the 2021 Rugby World Cup and a brace for Worcester against Saracens in their Allianz Premier 15s fixture last year. "She manages space really well and has the ability to…
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