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France to wear rainbow laces in support of Thomas
In a show of support for former Wales captain Gareth Thomas, who was recently the victim of a hate crime in Cardiff over the weekend, the France rugby team will wear rainbow shoelaces for their game against Fiji on Sunday night (AEDT).
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Rush defence has All Blacks rattled, but it's no time to panic
Ireland's stinging rush defence caught the All Blacks out in Dublin. The world champions had no answer to counter but, fortunately, they have a short window before the World Cup to find a way to break it down -- Craig Dowd writes.
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Wales suffer Halfpenny blow
Leigh Halfpenny has been ruled out of Wales' final autumn international against South Africa after failing to recover from concussion.
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O'Shea targets New Zealand performance to complement RWC preparations
Italy and head coach Conor O'Shea are covering all the bases as they prepare for next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan. Now they need to be as thorough on the pitch.
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England's Ashton out of Australia clash
England wing Chris Ashton will miss Saturday's final autumn international against Australia after picking up a calf injury in the win over Japan.
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Kolisi escapes sanction for 'headbutt'
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has been cleared to play against Wales this weekend after escaping sanction for an apparent headbutt on Scotland's Peter Horne.
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Genia focused on Indigenous honour, win, over cap 100
Wallabies veteran Will Genia will bring up his 100th Test cap against England this weekend, but the scrum-half says the Indigenous jersey and, or course, a first win in five over the Auld Enemy, are far more important.
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All Blacks stuck in transition mode, Hansen says
Steve Hansen remains committed to modifying how the All Blacks play even though it cost them in a humbling loss to Ireland.
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Ireland release six ahead of U.S. visit
Ireland have released six players who featured in Saturday's historic win over world champions New Zealand to go back and play for their provinces, despite a last test of the year against the United States in Dublin on Saturday.
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Boks brace for tour's 'most difficult opponent'
Wales will represent South Africa's "most difficult opponent" of the November Tests on Saturday, says Rassie Erasmus.
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Rugby Championship: All Blacks, Wallabies, Springboks, Pumas resume play
How do the Wallabies pick up the pieces? What do the All Blacks actually need to work on? And what have been the key learnings from two Springboks-Pumas clashes? The Rugby Championship restarts this week.
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