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Leinster 36-27 Edinburgh: Lively Irish province defeat disappointing visitors
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Saturday, 04 November 2023 10:15
Leinster's young side produced a lively display to beat Edinburgh 36-27 in the United Rugby Championship in Dublin.Scotland World Cup players Duhan van der Merwe and Pierre Schoeman returned for Edinburgh but the visitors paid for a dreadful opening 55 minutes.Tries from Lee Barron, Max Deegan and Ciaran Frawley helped Leinster secure a 21-6 half-time lead at the RDS.Tommy O'Brien…
Premiership: Harlequins 40-12 Newcastle Falcons - Quins go top after excellent win
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Saturday, 04 November 2023 11:41
Harlequins went top of the Premiership after beating Newcastle 40-12.Sam Riley and Dino Lamb scored tries for Quins after Bryan Byrne was sin-binned for a 16th-minute deliberate knock-on, before Nick David added a third shortly before the break.Alex Dombrandt got on the end of a lovely move to seal the bonus point for Quins early in the second period.Louis Lynagh…
Sam Costelow: Injury prompts Warren Gatland's Wales fly-half search
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Saturday, 04 November 2023 22:24
Sam Costelow is facing an injury lay-off after damaging both his shoulder and hamstring.The double injury is thought to be significant, leaving both club and country looking at alternatives for the number ten jersey.Wales head coach Warren Gatland said he has already considered converting scrum-half Tomos Williams to the role.Costelow had appeared to be the immediate choice to step into…
Wales 49-26 Barbarians: Leigh Halfpenny and Alun Wyn Jones score on fond farewell
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Saturday, 04 November 2023 09:36
Wales romped to victory over the Barbarians to give retiring full-back Leigh Halfpenny a joyous send-off at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.Dewi Lake, Tom Rogers and Sam Costelow crossed for Wales in the first half before Taine Plumtree, Aaron Wainwright and Kieran Hardy added further tries.Welsh rugby also bade farewell to Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones, who scored a rousing try…
Wales 49-26 Barbarians: Warren Gatland looks to future after stars' farewell win
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Saturday, 04 November 2023 12:11
Warren Gatland praised the "incredible" service of three retiring Wales greats as he set his sights on the Six Nations.It marked a Principality Stadium farewell for Leigh Halfpenny, Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric. "For them to all have that game here in the stadium was incredibly special," said Gatland.Between them, Halfpenny, Jones and Tipuric had more than 350 Wales…
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World Rugby awards: England's Marlie Packer and Abby Dow nominated for women's player of the year
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