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Ali Price: Scotland scrum-half joins Edinburgh on loan from Glasgow Warriors
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Thursday, 09 November 2023 02:49
Scotland scrum-half Ali Price has joined Edinburgh from United Rugby Championship rivals Glasgow Warriors on a season-long loan.Edinburgh senior coach Sean Everitt told his club website a hip injury that has sidelined Scott Steele was "a factor" in the surprise switch.The 30-year-old has spent nine years at Scotstoun.However, Price said: "This is a new challenge that I look forward to…
Zach Mercer: Gloucester number eight out for 'months' after ankle operation
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Wednesday, 08 November 2023 10:26
Gloucester number eight Zach Mercer will be out for a "few months" after having an operation on an ankle injury.Flanker Ruan Ackermann also remains on the sidelines with a "nerve issue", while prop Val Rapava-Ruskin is out with an undiagnosed injury.Gloucester next face Bath at home in a West Country derby on Friday.However, England winger Jonny May and Wales' Louis…
Lloyd Fairbrother: Dragons prop savours Wales debut in Barbarians victory
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Wednesday, 08 November 2023 04:20
Anybody who dismissed Wales' game with the Barbarians last weekend has not spoken to Dragons prop Lloyd Fairbrother.The 31-year-old received a shock call-up to make his first Wales appearance for Warren Gatland's side in the 49-26 win against the Baa-Baas at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.For Fairbrother, the experience was made all the more special and poignant by ensuring his…
Freddie Steward: England World Cup semi-final loss 'still raw', says Leicester full-back
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Wednesday, 08 November 2023 03:43
Full-back Freddie Steward finds it hard to relive England's one-point World Cup semi-final defeat by eventual champions South Africa.But on his return to Leicester Tigers, the most painful moment of that October night in Paris was impossible to avoid.With Tigers team-mate Handre Pollard the one to sink the 77th-minute winning penalty to send the Springboks to the decider, the kick…
Welsh Rugby Union posts 4.3m loss with 1.9m given to departing employees
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Wednesday, 08 November 2023 07:03
The Welsh Rugby Union recorded a 4.3m loss with a turnover of 101.3m for the year ending June 2023.Former chief executive Steve Phillips, who left his position in January 2023, received a pay-off of 480,000 as part of 1.9m given to departing employees over a 12-month period.Last year the WRU recorded a profit of 3.2m and turnover of 94.3m.The figures…
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