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British and Irish Lions: Who will make the coaching staff to tour South Africa
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Tuesday, 04 August 2020 06:04
British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland currently has his hands pretty full in his native New Zealand - with his Chiefs side enduring a turbulent Super Rugby Aotearoa - but in the background planning continues apace for the Lions tour of South Africa, which has been confirmed for next July and August.Gatland officially becomes Lions property later this…
Marco Fuser: Newcastle Falcons sign Italy lock on two-year deal
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Tuesday, 04 August 2020 03:07
Italy lock Marco Fuser has joined Newcastle Falcons from Benetton Treviso on a two-year deal.The 29-year-old, capped 33 times for the Azzurri, made 119 appearances in eight seasons with Pro14 side Treviso.Fuser is the second summer arrival ahead of the Falcons' return to the Premiership, with Argentina centre Matias Orlando signing in July."Marco has performed at a consistently high level,"…
Franco Marais: Gloucester hooker to see out season before Japan move
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Sunday, 02 August 2020 13:51
Gloucester hooker Franco Marais has agreed a short-term deal to see out the rest of the 2019-20 Premiership season.It was reported in June that the 27-year-old South African was to follow former Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann to Japan.Along with Gloucester team-mates Owen Williams and Tom Marshall, Marais was to join NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes.Gloucester now say that Marais "will…
Gabriel Ibitoye: Harlequins winger moves to French Top 14 club Agen
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Monday, 03 August 2020 06:38
Harlequins winger Gabriel Ibitoye has joined French Top 14 side Agen after the clubs agreed a compensation fee. The 22-year-old scored 10 tries in 21 appearances for Quins during the Covid 19-interrupted 2019-20 season.He has signed a two-year deal with Agen, who were 11th in the table when their season was abandoned in April.The new Top 14 season starts on…
Ryan Bower: Leicester Tigers re-sign Worcester Warriors loosehead prop Ryan Bower
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Monday, 03 August 2020 10:33
Leicester Tigers have re-signed Worcester Warriors forward Ryan Bower.The 29-year-old loosehead prop, whose Worcester deal expired in June, returns to Welford Road on a one-year contract that takes in the rest of this season and the 2020-21 Premiership campaign.Bower has made 105 appearances for the Warriors since signing from Leicester in 2014.Worcester director of rugby Alan Solomons said he was…
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