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Two teams in two major North American cities collapsing in consecutive weeks can’t be good news for Major League Rugby. Just barely a week after Toronto Arrows announced they were…
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Comfortable in the second row or at No 6, Ernst van Rhyn has outperformed even his own club's expectations of their new signing
Paul Williams: Why do only hookers throw in?
In the modern game, hookers are the only ones that throw the ball into the lineout. Like Harry Potter, and often with as much scarring on the forehead, they are…
January 2024
To celebrate the turn of the year, Rugby World is not only celebrating the return of European competition with some cracking club rugby content, but we’ve also got our annual…
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To celebrate the turn of the year, Rugby World is not only celebrating the return of European competition with some cracking club rugby content, but we’ve also got our annual…
Owen Farrell pulls out of Six Nations to prioritise “mental wellbeing”
England captain Owen Farrell will take no part in the 2024 Six Nations, with his club Saracens citing the need to “prioritise his and his family’s mental wellbeing”. The fly-half…