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Scottish Rugby posts 11.3m loss, eyes profit in 2027
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 08:10
Scottish Rugby has posted a loss of 11.3m for the year ending 30 June 2024, despite generating a record 73.9m, which included revenue from a series of Taylor Swift concerts at Murrayfield.Ticket sales were down by 16.4m down on the previous period, with no autumn Tests during a World Cup year, while there were only two home matches in the…
Healy set to equal O'Driscoll's Ireland cap record
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 06:05
Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Finlay Bealham; Joe McCarthy, James Ryan; Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt). Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, Ryan Baird, Peter O'Mahony, Craig Casey, Sam Prendergast, Jamie Osborne. Argentina: Juan Cruz Mallia; Rodrigo Isgro, Lucio Cinti, Matias…
Could an election revolutionise African rugby?
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 02:47
With an average age of 18, the United Nations says the continent's "exploding" population means two out of every five people will be African by the end of the century."I see what the NBA, NFL and others are trying [to do] to tap into the continent. They can see the potential," said Mensah, who wants to see more focus on…
Test rugby must get on the road World Rugby candidate Robinson
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 05:15
Robinson also wants rugby to experiment more with how the sport is played and presented to lock in a young generation of fans."The channels that we historically consumed through - print, TV and radio - are not the channels younger people consume," he said."When you look at the way that NBA and NFL are targeting my kids and their friends…
Williams out as Wales change four for Australia
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 04:07
Morgan will make his first international start since leading Wales in the World Cup quarter-final defeat against Argentina in October 2023 in Marseille.The flanker missed the 2024 Six Nations because of a knee problem and the summer tour as a result of a hamstring injury.Morgan, 24, was named on the bench for the defeat against Fiji but made an impression…
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