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WRU finalises shortlist for new independent chair
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Tuesday, 30 May 2023 22:00
Interviews for a new independent chair are set to start after the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) finalised a shortlist of candidates.The role is part of a major overhaul of the WRU's governance voted through at March's extraordinary general meeting.The WRU says there are more than 300 candidates for the chair, two further independent non-executive roles and the vacant chief executive…
Rhys Webb announces Wales retirement aged 34
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Wednesday, 31 May 2023 02:11
Rhys Webb has become the third Wales veteran to announce his international retirement before the 2023 World Cup.The 34-year-old British and Irish Lions scrum-half announced his decision on social media 100 days before the tournament kicks off in France.He has joined fellow Ospreys Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric in ending his international career."An opportunity to play abroad" amid Welsh…
Joe Simmonds: Exeter fly-half's move to French side Pau confirmed
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Tuesday, 30 May 2023 06:59
French Top 14 side Pau have confirmed the signing of Exeter fly-half Joe Simmonds on a two-year deal.The 26-year-old, who captained Exeter to the 2020 European Champions Cup and Premiership titles, has spent his entire career at the Devon club.He was one of a host of long-serving players to leave Sandy Park this summer due to the new lower £5m…
Mohamed Haouas: France prop given one-year jail sentence for hitting wife
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Tuesday, 30 May 2023 11:53
France prop Mohamed Haouas has been sentenced to one year in jail for domestic abuse.He was arrested on Friday for hitting his wife when he saw her smoking - after telling him she had stopped.The incident is likely to end any hopes Haouas had of being picked for September's World Cup in France.France's rugby federation called his behaviour "inadmissible and…
Ireland Rugby: Tom Stewart among four uncapped players in summer squad but no Robert Baloucoune
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Tuesday, 30 May 2023 06:40
Ulster hooker Tom Stewart is one of four uncapped players in Ireland's 42-strong summer training squad to prepare for the Rugby World Cup.Leinster duo Ciaran Frawley and Jamie Osborne are also included, along with Munster's Calvin Nash. Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is named despite not playing since the Six Nations with a groin injury.Munster's Keith Earls is in too, but…
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