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English trio on Champions Cup player award shortlist
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Thursday, 18 April 2024 06:11
The English trio of Courtney Lawes, Fin Smith and Marcus Smith have been nominated for the Investec Champions Cup player of the year award.Leinster have four nominations in Caelan Doris, Jamison Gibson-Park, James Lowe and Dan Sheehan.Toulouse's France scrum-half Antoine Dupont, who won the award in 2021, makes up the eight nominees.The winner will be announced after the Champions Cup…
Bath sign Newcastle back-row Pepper until 2027
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Thursday, 18 April 2024 03:35
Bath have signed back-row Guy Pepper from Newcastle Falcons for the 2024-25 season on a three-year deal. The 20-year-old came through the Falcons' academy and made the first of his 22 appearances in 2022, scoring three tries in his first seven games.He has represented England Under-20s and was called into the senior training squad during this year's Six Nations.Pepper, whose…
Ireland make two changes for match against England
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Thursday, 18 April 2024 03:00
Ireland have made two changes to their starting XV for Saturday's Women's Six Nations game against England at Twickenham as centre Aoife Dalton and second row Hannah O'Connor come in.Enya Breen drops to the bench with co-captain Sam Monaghan not included in the matchday squad for the game.Meabh Deely is drafted in as a replacement by head coach Scott Bemand.Ireland…
Scotland make four changes for trip to Italy
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Thursday, 18 April 2024 02:22
Scotland make four changes for the Women's Six Nations trip to Italy, with Francesca McGhie making her first start of this year's tournament.The winger made her return as a replacement in last weekend's 46-0 hammering from England.Second row Eva Donaldson starts an international for the first time, while centre Lisa Thomson and loosehead prop Molly Wright are reinstated.Winger Rhona Lloyd…
Wales captain Jones urges fans to 'stick with us'
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Wednesday, 17 April 2024 08:13
Wales captain Hannah Jones has urged fans to "stick with us" after their disappointing defeat to Ireland.Jones has written an open letter to supporters explaining some of the comments she made post-match. "I said that Ireland showed more 'heart and want' than us, but some people took that as me saying Wales didn't want to win, which I didn't mean,"…
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