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Springbok Showdown squads named in unique live pick
Springboks, Blitzboks and Junior Boks players have been named in two 25-man squads for the Springbok Showdown to be played at Newlands in Cape Town on Oct. 3.
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Stormers to make individual BLM decisions - Kolisi
The Stormers captain has revealed in-depth discussions within the Stormers camp about BLM and equality.
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Premiership owners fear clubs will go bankrupt
Gallagher Premiership owners have said clubs could go bust if the U.K. government does not provide financial aid after its U-turn on allowing fans at stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trans-Tasman rugby relations hit new low after TRC announcement
Trans-Tasman rugby relations are seemingly as their lowest ebb with New Zealand Rugby accusing its Rugby Australia counterparts of back-tracking on a deal to condense the Rugby Championship to five weeks.
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SA Rugby discussing more teams in PRO14
Andy Marinos, chief executive of SANZAAR, the organisers of Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship, denies the provincial championship "will never look the same again" if more South African teams join the PRO14.
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NZ Rugby 'hasn't agreed' to Rugby Champ schedule
New Zealand Rugby has expressed its "disappointment" at the Rugby Championship schedule released on Thursday morning, confirming it had not agreed to the fixture list approved by SANZAAR.
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Lolesio firmly in mix for Bledisloe debut
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is considering Noah Lolesio for a Test debut at No.10 in New Zealand next month after the Brumbies playmaker's eye-catching return from injury in Saturday's Super Rugby AU finale.
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Bledisloe Cup clashes bookend Rugby Champs
Bledisloe Cup Tests will bookend the four-nation 2020 Rugby Championship, which kicks off in Brisbane on November 7 with the schedule released by SANZAAR on Thursday.
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RFU seeks financial help after government postpones fans' return to stadiums
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament the government was putting on hold plans for 25% to 33% capacities from Oct. 1.
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Ledesma confident Pumas will play Rugby Championship
More than a dozen Argentina players and staff, including Ledesma, tested positive for COVID-19 over the past few weeks as the Pumas assembled to prepare for the Nov. 7-Dec. 12 tournament.
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One year after his son died playing rugby, a father's fight goes on
Nicolas Chauvin's death altered the laws of rugby, but father Philippe cannot rest. "The final thing at my door today is that Nicolas did not die for nothing."
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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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