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World University Games' torch lights focus on sustainability Spectrum News
World University Games' torch lights focus on sustainability Spectrum News
England have confirmed the departure of Martin Gleeson, the assistant head coach Steve Borthwick inherited from Eddie Jones, after Nick Evans was hired for the upcoming Six Nations.
EXCLUSIVE BY ALEX BYWATER: Checking a hotel bed in the South African bush for scorpions and snakes and spending a day off on safari is not the usual preparation rugby players go through.
CHRIS FOY IN CLERMONT-FERRAND: What a revitalising result this is for the Tigers . Stade Marcel Michelin is no longer the fortress of old, with Clermont in a transitional phase.
GLOUCESTER 14-49 LEINSTER - ALEX BYWATER AT KINGSHOLM STADIUM: The hosts endured yet another savage mauling at the hands of their Irish opponents.
Scotland also played for Lions and Leicester Tigers Ken was one of the greatest players ever to grace the rugby field The former Scotland and Lions full-back Ken Scotland has died at the age of 86, the Scottish Rugby Union has confirmed. Scotland, who also represented his country at cricket, made his international rugby union debut against France in the 1957 Five Nations championship. Continue reading...
London Irish 23-7 Bristol Van Rensburg and White run in tries for improving Exiles This might have been a bottom-of-the-table clash but increasingly things are looking up for London Irish. It must be qualified in the sense that Bristol, not for the first time this season, were desperately disappointing, but for the second home match in a row Declan Kidneys side produced the kind of matured performance that suggests they c
Farrell will learn fate at a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday Even if six-week ban halved fly-half could miss Scotland opener Owen Farrell is facing a suspension that could force him to miss the start of Englands Six Nations campaign after he was cited for a dangerous tackle in Saracens last-gasp victory over Gloucester on Friday. Farrell will learn his fate at a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday night with Steve Borthwick b
Harlequins 16-24 Sale Sharks Flanker could be a doubt for Scotland match on 4 February England have been handed a fresh injury concern with the Six Nations approaching after Tom Curry limped off in the opening quarter of Sales impressive win at Harlequins. The 24-year-old flanker has a strained right hamstring and faces a race against time to be fit for the Calcutta Cup fixture against Scotland over the road at Twickenham
Rugby union fails to reliably separate serious foul play from unfortunate misjudgments and is erratic with lengths of bans The post-match summary was informed and thoughtful. Its a very fine line and I dont think people quite understand when it gets slowed down on TV how quick those decisions are. You can slow loads of contact down and find something. When theres a bigger collision people look at it more. Hopefully it goe
The London Irish flanker has been in England camps before, but will not take his kit home until he wins his first cap At the start of the 2016 Six Nations, Eddie Jones took charge of his first England match, against Scotland, handing out just one Test debut to a promising young openside flanker. Seven years on and for Jack Clifford read Tom Pearson given the latters current form for London Irish, you would not bet against
Saracens player handed suspension for three club matches But ruling suggests Scotland game could still be included in ban Owen Farrell has been cleared to play in Englands Six Nations opener against Scotland next month despite being handed a three-match ban for a dangerous tackle, but his availability may yet hinge on whether he is included by Steve Borthwick when the squad is first named on Monday. In a judgment that aga
Leicester CEO Andrea Pinchen says plan must be reviewed This is about long-term survival, sustainability and growth Englands leading rugby clubs have been warned not to bury their heads in the sand and urged to abandon the existing plan to raise the Premierships salary cap next year. The cap is due to rise by 1.4m to 6.4m for the 2024-25 season but Leicesters chief executive, Andrea Pinchen, believes it would be commercia
Veteran Leicester prop is hopeful of an international recall for the Six Nations by his old teammate Steve Borthwick Is Dan Cole the future of English rugby? The 35-year-old prop laughs at the question but the second coming of Old King Cole is a genuine possibility. Having been overlooked for three years, the tightheads prospects have been enhanced significantly since the Leicester trio of Steve Borthwick , Kevin Sinfield
Bill Sweeney says squad members understood move CEO says some things werent ticking with Jones Bill Sweeney, the Rugby Football Union chief executive, has claimed England players told him they felt it was the right decision to sack Eddie Jones as head coach nine months before the World Cup. No members of the England squad have publicly supported the decision to remove Jones from his post after seven years in the job, but
Swashbuckling rugby union player who became a superstar of the game with Coventry, England and the British and Irish Lions In a largely gloomy period for Englands rugby union side in the 1970s, one player stood out like a beacon. The international game in the northern hemisphere was dominated by a dazzling Wales team and, while England were able to pull off some remarkable victories, such as the 1973 win over the All Blac
Former All Black seeks clarity as he assumes role overseeing national teams attack under Steve Borthwick for Six Nations Listen to Nick Evans explain what he will bring as Englands new attack coach and his priority could not be clearer. Clarity will be the order of the day when the New Zealander steps into the Test arena not so much an instant transfer of all the intricacies of Harlequins swashbuckling attack but to strip
The forward, whose family fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo, played rugby to make friends. Now he is a Wales World Cup hopeful Up on Christ Tshiunzas bedroom wall, discreetly hidden away from prying eyes, is a list. One of the best prospects in world rugby has always written down his long-term goals but what separates him from his peers is how many he has already ticked off. It brings me great joy that Ive achieve
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Clermont 29-44 Leicester Tigers qualify for next stage with a game to spare Leicester qualified for the last 16 of the Champions Cup with a game to spare after a stirring bonus-point victory at Clermont. Richard Wigglesworths side had suffered heavy losses in their last two league outings but look to have adapted to life without Steve Borthwick. Matt Scott, Harry Simmons and Dan Kelly scored in the first half in France an
Move means Owen Farrells ban expires before Scotland match Henry Slade could miss start of Englands Six Nations campaign A remarkable intervention from the Rugby Football Union has cleared Steve Borthwick to pick the suspended Owen Farrell in his Six Nations squad on Monday without jeopardising his availability for Englands championship opener against Scotland. With the uncertainty that Farrells ban would be updated to in
Pool B: Sale 5-27 Toulouse Jaminet kicks 17 points in comfortable win for French side This defeat does not mark the end of Sales Champions Cup campaign but demonstrates they still have considerable ground to make up to be considered contenders. They areflying high in the Premiership but they have now comprehensively been beaten by Toulouse home and away. It was a disastrous day for the Sharks losing key players to injury
Canada Winter Games squash courts ready for play, then a new home CBC.ca
The Delta Center returns to Utah under new agreement with Utah Jazz Delta News Hub
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