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Sean Long: St Helens assistant coach leaves for Harlequins role
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Monday, 10 June 2019 06:35
Former England and Great Britain rugby league scrum-half Sean Long is to join Harlequins as assistant coach.The 42-year-old is to leave a similar role with Super League leaders St Helens to help coach Quins' attack.Long won every major honour in his rugby league career. "I have been looking at adding a coach to assist with some of the finer detail…
Wales rugby: Three Under 20 players combine Junior World Cup with A-levels
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Monday, 10 June 2019 00:03
For Wales under-20s lock Teddy Williams, a World Rugby Championship match with Argentina was not even his hardest test of the day.Tackles and mauls were the stress relief for 18-year-old Williams, one of three members of the Wales under-20 side who is balancing the World Rugby U20 Championship with their A-level exams.Williams, a pupil at Cardiff Welsh medium school Ysgol…
Super Series harder than World Cup - England captain Hunter
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Monday, 10 June 2019 04:52
The Women's Rugby Super Series tournament will be harder than a World Cup, according to England captain Sarah Hunter. The top five teams in the world all meet in San Diego, with Grand Slam champions England opening their campaign against USA on 28 June.Simon Middleton's side then face Canada, France and world champions New Zealand in the round-robin tournament. "It's…
Canterbury Crusaders changing knight & sword logo after Christchurch attacks
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 05:44
The Canterbury Crusaders are to lose their knight and sword logo following a review into the club's branding after the Christchurch mosque attacks in March, in which 51 people were killed.Concerns were raised after the attacks about the association of the Crusaders' name with the medieval religious wars between Christians and Muslims.The team will keep their name for at least…
Rory Thornton makes Blues stay permanent after loan spell
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Friday, 07 June 2019 08:19
Rory Thornton has signed a permanent Cardiff Blues deal after being on loan there from Ospreys last season.The 24-year-old lock made 20 Blues appearances in 2018-19.Thornton won his only Wales cap as they beat Samoa in Apia in June, 2017 while the British and Irish Lions were on tour in New Zealand. "Cardiff Blues have shown big faith in me…
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