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Eddie Jones: England coach says plans to play for 12 months are 'difficult'
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Thursday, 16 July 2020 04:33
England's elite players "can't be expected" to play 12 consecutive months of rugby when the season resumes in August, says head coach Eddie Jones. The Premiership is scheduled to restart next month, with nine rounds still to be completed as well as the Champions Cup knockout stages.International fixtures will follow, before the prospective start of the 2020-21 domestic campaign in…
Owen Farrell: England captain will stay at Championship-bound Saracens
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Thursday, 16 July 2020 01:45
England captain Owen Farrell will remain at Saracens following their relegation from the Premiership.The 28-year-old fly-half, who has been with the club his whole career, has signed a "long-term" contract, but Saracens have not disclosed the length.Sarries will go down to the Championship at the end of this season for breaches of the salary cap.Farrell, who has won 83 international…
British and Irish Lions Tour: Saracens players will be 'very fit' after Championship campaign, says McGeechan
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Wednesday, 15 July 2020 10:51
Legendary British and Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan says he would be "delighted" to pick Saracens players for the 2021 South Africa tour.But McGeechan says big-name players like Owen Farrell and Jamie George will be "very fit and very fresh" after a campaign in the second tier. "You could plan a season like a centrally contracted player," McGeechan told…
Coronavirus: Premiership Rugby reports nine positive results in latest round of testing
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Wednesday, 15 July 2020 08:23
Nine people, including seven players, have tested positive in the second round of Premiership Rugby's coronavirus screening programme. A total of 856 players and staff from across the 12 Premiership clubs were tested on Monday. Last week there were 10 positive results, including six players. Those who have tested positive, along with their "close contacts", will now isolate in line…
Elliot Daly: England back signs new three-year deal with Saracens
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Wednesday, 15 July 2020 05:00
England and British and Irish Lions back Elliot Daly has signed a new three-year contract with Saracens.Daly, 27, joined from Wasps last summer and made his Sarries debut after helping England to the 2019 World Cup final against South Africa in Japan.The new deal will see Daly remain at Saracens until at least 2023.“I haven’t been here that long, but…
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Wednesday, 15 July 2020 03:10
British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa to go ahead in 2021
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 23:29
Dragons: Back-row Ben Fry and prop Harry Fry sign for Welsh region
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 01:48
Jamie Roberts: Dragons in talks to sign Wales and Lions centre
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 01:11
Taylor Gough: Leicester Tigers player 'unlikely to walk again' after road collision
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 13:44
Jordan Taufua: Leicester Tigers back-row agrees amended deal with Premiership club
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 05:39
London Irish to play rest of Premiership season at The Stoop
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 06:43
Mike Forshaw and Paul Deacon: Sale Sharks coaches sign new contracts
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 05:03
Mako Vunipola: Saracens' England prop signs new deal
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 04:56
Wasps: Joe Launchbury, Brad Shields, Dan Robson & Jacob Umaga among 15 with new deals
Monday, 13 July 2020 12:08
Alex King: Gloucester appoint attack coach to join head coach George Skivington
Monday, 13 July 2020 09:07
Taylor Gough: Leicester Tigers offer support to player after car accident
Monday, 13 July 2020 07:42
WRU in negotiations with RFU over Twickenham use
Monday, 13 July 2020 05:45
Calum Clark: Saracens forward signs new contract
Monday, 13 July 2020 04:02
Manu Tuilagi: Sale Sharks sign England centre after Leicester Tigers departure
Sunday, 12 July 2020 13:42
Player welfare main concern on rugby resumption - WRU chairman Davies
Sunday, 12 July 2020 07:02
Logovi'i Mulipola: Gloucester sign Samoa prop on short-term contract
Sunday, 12 July 2020 02:39
Exeter Chiefs: Jack Nowell, Stuart Hogg & Henry Slade among 30 to sign new deals
Saturday, 11 July 2020 14:00
Premiership restart: No penalties for selecting 'weaker' squads when season resumes
Saturday, 11 July 2020 07:01
Matt Garvey: Gloucester sign former Bath skipper on short-term deal
Friday, 10 July 2020 13:11
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