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Countdown on: RWC 2019 is rugby's coming of age
In exactly a year's time, World Rugby can say it has grown up. This time next year Japan will turn on one of the great Rugby World Cups, albeit eight years later than it should have, Greg Growden writes.
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Way-too-early predictions for Rugby World Cup 2019
With one year to go until the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan, our writers take a look through each of the pools and decide where it will all be won and lost in 2019.
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Rugby in India: The ball's been picked up, now time to run with it
Why does world rugby look at India as one of their key strategic markets? Susan Ninan explores
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Cipriani dropped from England squad
Danny Cipriani has been left out of England's 36-man training squad, despite his excellent performances for Gloucester this season.
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Force prepared to offer O'Connor Aussie lifeline
James O'Connor has a road back to Australian rugby. Just days after the wayward former Wallabies star announced that he was ready to "bleed green and gold", his original Super Rugby club have extended an olive branch.
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Reds centre Kerevi to remain at Ballymore
Wallaby Samu Kerevi has spurned reported interest from the Brumbies to remain with the Queensland Reds for next Super Rugby season.
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Jamie Joseph steps down from Sunwolves post
The Sunwolves will have a fourth head coach in four Super Rugby seasons after Jamie Joseph announced he'll stand aside in 2019.
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Will England taste Rugby World Cup glory in 2019?
England are enduring a torrid run of form for the first time under Eddie Jones, but can they turn it around for the World Cup?
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World Cup predictions: Can the All Blacks be stopped?
A year out from the 2019 Rugby World Cup, former stars of the game reveal their predictions for the tournament.
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Leicester's Spencer hit with ban for dangerous tackle
Leicester Tigers second row Will Spencer has been banned for four weeks after he was sent off for a dangerous tackle against Wasps.
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Boks' win in NZ boost for World Cup - Jake White
EXCLUSIVE: Rugby World Cup-winning coach Jake White likes what he's seen from Rassie Erasmus, saying the Springboks coach is ticking the box of "winning games against big nations".
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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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