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Saracens to be relegated for salary cap breaches
Premiership champions Saracens will be relegated at the end of the 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches.
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Sexton named Ireland captain as Farrell announces Six Nations squad
Johnny Sexton has been named as Ireland's new captain following the retirement of Rory Best.
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Tompkins, Rees-Zammit in for Wales at Six Nations
Wayne Pivac handed a surprise Six Nations call-up to Saracens centre Nick Tompkins on Wednesday, while 18-year-old Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit was also included in the Wales squad for the first time.
Hogg named Scotland captain for Six Nations
Stuart Hogg was named Scotland captain on Wednesday as coach Gregor Townsend announced his 38-man squad for the Six Nations.
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Saracens relegation threat intensifies
Saracens interim chief executive Edward Griffiths said no decision has been made on the club's future.
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Gray returns to Glasgow Warriors on two-year deal
Scotland international Richie Gray will return to Glasgow Warriors ahead of the 2020-21 season, the club announced on Thursday.
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World Cup-winning coach joins England staff ahead of Six Nations
Eddie Jones has revamped his England backroom staff ahead of the 2020 Six Nations.
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Italy hand three uncapped players call-ups for Six Nations
Interim Italy coach Franco Smith has named a 35-man squad for next month's Six Nations, handing call-ups to three uncapped players.
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Rugby World Cup 2019 -- Results, review and the best of the tournament
The ninth staging of the Rugby World Cup took place in Japan, the first time the tournament has been staged in Asia.
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Understanding the All Blacks' supreme success
The All Blacks are a global sporting powerhouse with a winning record that sits just under 80% over the past 100 years. But how has that success been achieved, and what sets this team apart in not just rugby but world sport in its entirety?
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The best 25 players at Rugby World Cup 2019
With the sport's showpiece set to kick off in Japan, ESPN's rugby experts rank the best of the best on show at the tournament.
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Love, rugby and a sport's crucial battle with concussion
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, Tom Hamilton assesses how far the game has come and how far it still has to go in its understanding of the most prevalent -- and damaging -- injury in rugby.
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