Injury rules Ireland's Wafer out of Japan game
Wafer is sidelined for the Galway game after sustaining a minor injury in training. Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has made six changes following the shock 40-36 defeat by the USA in the series opener last weekend.…
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Kimi Antonelli crashes out of F1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying – live updates
It was a year ago in Azerbaijan that things started to go wrong for Oscar Piastri as championship leader, as he crashed out on lap one. Antonelli will start the race in 15th. Out go Bortoleto, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Perez…
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Ex-Saints skipper Lawes to make Sale debut - Prem team news
This is the first chance for fans to see new signings in their club colours and whether the summer break and pre-season training block has created a fresh impetus in their teams. You can listen to coverage of all of the…
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West Indies players face 25% pay cut, CWI suspends domestic tournaments as part of cost-cutting measures
Players to take pay cut, competitions suspended, domestic contracts shortened: Inside CWI's financial crisis The board has announced a 25 per cent pay cut for its international players, but clarified they will continue…
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Lions vs Leinster preview: Leo Cullen hands new faces chance to shine ahead of URC opener
Last year, after the end of the domestic, international and European season, Leinster fans were delighted to be able to watch their club stars make up the majority bulk in the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia . A…
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Hooker Elias celebrates 200 not out for Scarlets
First, there was winning his 50th international cap against Argentina in San Juan in July, coming off the bench in the 35-21 defeat. Now this weekend, Elias will become a member of the Scarlets' exclusive 200 club when…
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The latest evidence that Arsene Wenger’s ‘daylight’ offside rule will kill football
Ah, the offside rule. Everyone’s favourite. Especially in this era of VAR where all we want to see is consistency, common-sense, or some mythical combination of the two that is yet to actually manifest itself into being.…
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‘I haven’t come back for a jolly’: Dan Robson on Dupont, Pau and rebuilding Gloucester
The former England scrum-half spent four seasons in the shadow of the Pyrenees with Pau, mixing it with the likes of Antoine Dupont and Maxime Lucu, before rejoining his first Prem employers, Gloucester , this summer.…
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‘You learn more from the losses and the draws’: Red Roses relishing clash with revitalised Black Ferns
Despite adding defence specialist Shaun Edwards as a coaching consultant earlier this week, the Tests do not get easier. This Saturday they face the team who last made them taste defeat in the World Cup final four years…
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Red Roses struggle to meet fans' selfie demands - Hunt
Even in 2019, an attendance of 4,674 at the Women's Six Nations game against France set a new record for a standalone Red Roses game away from a Rugby World Cup. More than 50,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday's…
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