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RUGBY
Springboks name Nienaber as new head coach
SA Rugby have named former physio Jacques Nienaber as the Springboks' head coach, as well as a revamped coaching staff.
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Saracens entered £1.3m player venture - report
A disciplinary panel report that found Saracens guilty of salary cap breaches states the Premiership club's owner Nigel Wray entered into ventures with players totalling £1.3 million, Sky News reported.
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SIX NATIONS HEADLINES
Russell axed by Scotland for disciplinary reasons
Finn Russell has been axed by Scotland ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Feb. 1 due to disciplinary reasons.
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Sexton recovery is 'ahead of schedule' for Six Nations
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has handed head coach Andy Farrell a massive injury boost ahead of the Six Nations.
Liam Williams ruled out of Wales 6N opener
Liam Williams has been ruled out of Wales' Six Nations opener against Italy as he continues to recover from ankle surgery.
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SIX NATIONS SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jones names eight uncapped players for 6N
Eddie Jones has named eight uncapped players in his 31-man Six Nations squad after the England boss promised to regenerate the squad following their World Cup final defeat.
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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Fantasy Rugby: Here's who you should have picked last year
The 2019 Six Nations may be over, but which players made it into ESPN's Fantasy Rugby Team of the Tournament? Remarkably, only one of Wales' Grand Slam heroes makes the cut.
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Fantasy Rugby: Best Six Nations players by country
The clock is ticking to the opening match of the 2020 Six Nations between Wales and Italy, so we figured it was time we looked at the key players who could boost your Fantasy Rugby score.
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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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