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Premiership: A total of 29 Covid-19 cases among players and staff recorded at three clubs
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Friday, 04 June 2021 11:22
A total of 29 positive Covid-19 tests have been recorded among players and staff from three Premiership clubs in their latest round of weekly testing.Players made up 23 of those new cases with the other six recorded by club staff between last Friday and Thursday. Saturday's fixture between Gloucester and Bath was cancelled after "a number of positive tests" at…
Henry Thomas: Bath prop to leave after seven-year stay
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Friday, 04 June 2021 05:45
Bath prop Henry Thomas said he is "excited for the next chapter" after the club announced that he will leave at the end of the season.Thomas, 29, has played over 100 times in all competitions for the Premiership side since arriving from Sale in 2014.The forward, who was a mascot for the Black, Blue and Whites as a child, has…
Premiership: Sale Sharks v Harlequins (Fri)
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Thursday, 03 June 2021 06:45
Manu Tuilagi is set for his first start for Sale since returning from an Achilles tendon injury as they face fellow play-off qualifiers Harlequins.England centre Tuilagi came off the bench in the second half of Sale's 19-12 win against Bristol last Friday.Harlequins make 10 changes from their victory against Bath with back row Luke Wallace set to start his second…
Sean O'Brien: Exeter Chiefs sign Irish centre from Connacht
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Thursday, 03 June 2021 03:01
Premiership champions Exeter have announced the signing of Irish centre Sean O'Brien for the 2021-22 season.The 23-year-old joins from Galway-based Pro14 side Connacht.O'Brien is a product of the team's academy and has been capped by Ireland at Under-20 level."I've had a great spell there, but now is the time for me to go and test myself in the Premiership," he…
Andy Farrell: Ireland coach will join Warren Gatland's Lions backroom team
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Thursday, 03 June 2021 02:09
Ireland coach Andy Farrell will be part of Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions backroom team during the Test series against South Africa, IRFU performance boss David Nucifora says.Farrell will link up with the Lions after Ireland's Tests against Japan and USA in Dublin on 4 and 10 July."We were always happy to do that, Warren was always happy to…
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