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Jimmy Gopperth: Leicester Tigers release fly-half and six other first-team players
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Friday, 05 May 2023 03:26
Fly-half Jimmy Gopperth will leave Leicester at the end of the season.The 39-year-old New Zealander is the oldest player in the Premiership and would have been only the second to play beyond his 40th birthday if he remained at Tigers next season.Gopperth, who is the fourth highest scorer in the competition's history, made 13 league appearances for Tigers after joining…
WXV: New Zealand to host England and Wales in inaugural series
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 22:03
England and Wales women will head to New Zealand in the autumn after world champions the Black Ferns were confirmed as hosts of WXV1.The new three-tiered global women's tournament starts in October despite clashing with the men's World Cup.England women will return to New Zealand for the first time since losing last year's World Cup final.Scotland will head to South…
Wasps owner Chris Holland makes loan to Worcester to secure Sixways lease
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 09:30
Wasps owner Chris Holland has made a loan to new Worcester Warriors owners Atlas to help secure a lease to play Championship rugby at Sixways from next season onwards.Warriors have taken out a debenture through Companies House from Loxwood Holdings Limited, of whom Holland is a director along with two family members.The agreement is secured against land and the stadium…
Stuart Hooper: Bath Rugby's former captain and director of rugby to leave after 15 years
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 03:43
Stuart Hooper will leave Bath this summer after 15 years as a player and coach at the Premiership club. He played 192 times as a lock after joining the club in 2008 and spent five seasons as captain before a back injury ended his career in 2016 aged 34. Having retired from playing he became a coach and succeeded Todd…
London Irish given 'assurances' by new owners, says Declan Kidney
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 05:01
London Irish have been given "a lot of assurances" by prospective new owners despite April's wages going unpaid, says director of rugby Declan Kidney.Kidney admits "there are concerns" about the situation but the squad are focused on Saturday's visit of Exeter."You wouldn't notice any difference in how people are approaching this match," he added."The whole organisation of 130 people that…
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