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Squatting cows and pushing cars: how rugby players are keeping fit
With rugby facing an indefinite hiatus due to the coronavirus, professional players are keeping fit from their homes and trying not to lapse into off-season mode.
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NEW ZEALAND SUPER RUGBY
NZ Super clubs get handout amid pandemic
New Zealand Rugby has offered a grant of $[NZ]250,000 to each of the country's five Super Rugby teams to help them get through the next three months while the game remains suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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CORONAVIRUS
USA Rugby to file for bankruptcy amid shutdown
USA Rugby has decided to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because its financial woes have been exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown.
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Rugby Australia stands down 75 percent of staff, faces £60m losses
Rugby Australia stands to lose £60m million should there be a total wipeout of the Super Rugby season and Wallabies' domestic Test schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Townsend takes wage deferral; Scottish Rugby season 'null and void'
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has taken a 25% wage deferral, along with the Scottish Rugby board, due to the growing financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Lions' South Africa tour dates remain unchanged
The Olympics have been pushed back a year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and will now start on July 23, 2021, the day before the first of three Tests on consecutive weekends between the Lions and the Springboks.
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England's Jones agrees wage cut to help RFU
England coach Eddie Jones has accepted a pay cut of over 25% to help ease the financial burden on the Rugby Football Union (RFU) which is set to lose money due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus hits RFU hard, set to lose £50m
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced that they expect to make a £50 million loss over the next 18 months in part due to the coronavirus.
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WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS
The uncertain future of the Women's Six Nations
The women's Six Nations and its players have suffered from a lack of sponsorship and professional contracts.
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Vunipola: I'm definitely staying at Saracens
England No. 8 Billy Vunipola has said he will "definitely" stay at Saracens next season despite their relegation to the Championship.
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Italy's Mbanda joins volunteers in coronavirus fight
Italy flanker Maxime Mbanda has volunteered as an emergency ambulance driver in a bid to help those affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Gallagher Premiership aiming to finish season - CEO
Gallagher Premiership organisers are determined to finish the season the league's chief executive has said.
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RFU cancels domestic season bar Premiership
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced the end of the 2019-20 domestic rugby season, excluding the Gallagher Premiership, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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European finals in Marseille postponed due to coronavirus
The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) on Tuesday postponed the semi-final and final of this season's Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments.
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