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Plans for £6bn Nations Championship abandoned by World Rugby
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Wednesday, 19 June 2019 11:49
World Rugby has abandoned plans for a new Nations Championship starting in 2022 after failing to gain the required support from unions.The governing body needed unanimous approval from the 10 unions that make up the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship and Europe's Six Nations.World Rugby says there was a "lack of consensus on key issues" including timing and the tournament's format.…
England's Dylan Hartley, Danny Care & Chris Robshaw set to miss out on World Cup
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Wednesday, 19 June 2019 12:49
England hooker Dylan Hartley is set to miss out on the World Cup after struggling with a knee problem.Regular captain Hartley led England to back-to-back Six Nations titles in 2016 and 2017 under head coach Eddie Jones, but hasn't played since December.Jones is also set to shun hundreds of caps worth of experience when he names his first training squad…
England wing Nowell 'should be fit' for World Cup
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Wednesday, 19 June 2019 07:32
England winger Jack Nowell should be fit in time for the World Cup after having successful ankle surgery.The 26-year-old picked up the injury while playing for Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership final earlier this month.Nowell underwent scans on his knee and ankle following the loss to Saracens and had an operation on Tuesday. Exeter have not said how long he…
Champions Cup: Holders Saracens in tough pool with Munster, Racing 92 & Ospreys
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Wednesday, 19 June 2019 06:24
European and Premiership champions Saracens will meet two-time winners Munster, French giants Racing 92 and Welsh side Ospreys in the pool stages of next season's Champions Cup. They all meet in a tough Pool Four, while Pro14 winners Leinster face Lyon, Northampton and Benetton in Pool One.Top 14 winners Toulouse face Connacht, Gloucester and Montpellier in Pool Five. Bath and…
No disconnect between Scotland & Lions, says Gregor Townsend
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Tuesday, 18 June 2019 15:20
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend says he does not expect be invited to join Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions coaching staff in 2021. Townsend turned down a role on Gatland's coaching team for the 2017 tour to New Zealand, for which only two Scots made the initial 41-man squad.It continued a trend of diminishing Scottish representation on Lions tours.…
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