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Tom Youngs: Leicester Tigers hooker left out for Wasps game following charge for 'disrespecting' official
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Friday, 11 June 2021 02:55
Tom Youngs will miss the final league game of the season against Wasps after Leicester made him unavailable following a charge for disrespecting a match official in the loss to Bristol. Youngs faces an online independent disciplinary panel on Thursday 17 June.The charge follows the incident which occurred when tempers flared at the end of a fractious match on 5…
Premiership: Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks (Sat)
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Friday, 11 June 2021 05:02
Exeter welcome back influential flanker Dave Ewers for their Premiership clash with play-off rivals Sale.Alec Hepburn returns at prop while Alex Cuthbert starts on the wing in place of Facundo Cordero. Ollie Devoto is preferred to Ian Whitten at centre.Sale make four changes with Manu Tuilagi starting a game for the first time since rupturing an Achilles tendon at Northampton…
Kieran Hardy: Scarlets scrum-half aims to become Wales' first choice
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Friday, 11 June 2021 00:11
Scarlets scrum-half Kieran Hardy is hoping to prove he should be Wales' first-choice number nine this summer.With Gareth Davies selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, Hardy is named in Wayne Pivac's squad alongside Tomos Williams and Rhodri Williams.Wales face Canada on 3 July before two Tests against Argentina."I would love to leave as Wales' first…
England boss Eddie Jones' 'eyes pretty open' to identifying new talent in July Tests
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Thursday, 10 June 2021 08:47
Eddie Jones has compared his latest squad selection to playing a game of roulette as he looks to unearth some new stars for the future.Jones says his "eyes are pretty open" over which of the new faces might become long-term fixtures in the side. "Who comes through we are not sure," he told BBC Sport. "It might be one of…
Chris Pennell: 'Club legend' to leave Worcester Warriors after 14 years' service
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Thursday, 10 June 2021 05:45
Worcester Warriors full-back Chris Pennell is to leave after 14 years' service - mostly in the Premiership.The 34-year-old once-capped England international, who has been used sparingly this season, is part of an end-of-season dressing room reshuffle. Pennell scored 43 tries in 253 Premiership games for the club."I am incredibly proud of my time with the club. I feel very fortunate…
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Thursday, 10 June 2021 04:27
Sam Jeffries: Bristol forward re-joins playing squad after recovering from knee injury
Thursday, 10 June 2021 05:04
England rugby: Eddie Jones rests senior stars for July Tests against USA and Canada
Thursday, 10 June 2021 03:54
Alex Cuthbert: Exeter's former Wales and Lions winger says he has 'grown' during his spell at Chiefs
Thursday, 10 June 2021 02:16
Props Simon McIntyre and Kieran Brookes to leave Wasps
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 13:56
Zack Henry: Leicester Tigers fly-half to leave Welford Road
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 05:29
JP du Preez: Sale Sharks second-rower given three-week ban
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 03:21
Sam Simmonds: Exeter Chiefs and British and Irish Lions forward fit after injury scare
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 02:15
Rainbow Cup: Benetton progress to final after Ospreys game called off because of Covid-19
Tuesday, 08 June 2021 22:10
Shane Williams: Former Wales wing backs British and Irish Lions success
Tuesday, 08 June 2021 08:56
Premiership: Gloucester call off game at Worcester Warriors after new Covid-19 case
Tuesday, 08 June 2021 02:32
John Hardie: Newcastle Falcons and Scotland flanker to retire at end of season
Tuesday, 08 June 2021 03:37
David Ribbans: Northampton Saints lock gets three-week ban for dangerous tackle
Monday, 07 June 2021 14:00
Tommy Reffell: Wales resist picking England-qualified flanker
Monday, 07 June 2021 12:25
Munster: CJ Stander and Damian de Allende among four injured in fire pit accident
Monday, 07 June 2021 11:45
Kyle Sinckler: England prop says 'life is crazy' after Lions reprieve
Monday, 07 June 2021 08:02
Matt Cox: Long-serving Worcester Warriors back row to retire
Monday, 07 June 2021 04:39
Siale Piutau: Tongan centre to leave Premiership leaders at end of season
Monday, 07 June 2021 02:52
Sam Stuart: Newcastle Falcons half-back signs two-year deal
Sunday, 06 June 2021 10:22
Premiership: Northampton Saints 26-29 Exeter Chiefs - visitors hit back to clinch crucial bonus-point win
Sunday, 06 June 2021 06:09