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Former Scotland, Lions prop Smith diagnosed with cancer
Former Scotland captain and Lions prop Tom Smith has been diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer, the Scottish Rugby Union confirmed on Thursday.
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Why Dave Rennie chose the Wallabies over All Blacks
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Dave Rennie to replace Michael Cheika as Wallabies coach
Super Rugby-winning former Chiefs coach Dave Rennie will replace Michael Cheika as Wallabies boss on a three-and-a-half year deal, Rugby Australia has confirmed.
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Saracens accept 35-point deduction, £5m fine
Saracens will not appeal against Premiership Rugby's ruling that the club breached the league's salary cap, meaning they will be docked 35 points in this season's league table.
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Saracens won't ask players to put club before country - coach
Saracens will not ask their England players to put club before country despite their Premiership status being jeopordised by a 35-point deduction for beaching salary cap regulations, coach Mark McCall has said.
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Round 1 - Fixtures & Results
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Saracens begin European title defence with heavy loss at Racing 92
Saracens were crushed 30-10 by French side Racing 92 in the opening game of their European Champions Cup title defence on Sunday.
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Jones: I made two selection errors in RWC final
England head coach Eddie Jones has admitted that he made two selection mistakes in his side's Rugby World Cup final defeat to South Africa.
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Scotland accept £70k fine for typhoon remarks
The Scottish Rugby Union has agreed to pay a £70,000 fine after comments made by its representatives about Typhoon Hagibis were found to have amounted to misconduct and "brought the game into disrepute".
Challenge Cup
Round 1 - Fixtures & Results
Gatland: I rejected All Blacks to coach the Lions
Warren Gatland has said he rejected the opportunity to apply for the New Zealand job in order to concentrate on the Waikato Chiefs and British and Irish Lions.
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Wales' Davies out of 2020 Six Nations with knee injury
Wales centre Jonathan Davies will miss 2020 Six Nations after knee surgery, while fly-half Rhys Patchell faces a race to be fit.
Jamie Joseph to continue as Japan coach through 2023
Jamie Joseph is out of the running to coach the All Blacks after he inked a new deal to remain in charge of Japan through to the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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Saracens docked 35 points, fined £5m
Saracens docked 35 points, fined £5m for breach
Saracens have been deducted 35 points and fined £5.3 million for salary cap breaches, Premiership Rugby announced on Tuesday.
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Robshaw, Baxter slam 'unfair' Saracens
Former England captain Chris Robshaw and Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter were both heavily critical of Saracens.
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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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