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Champions Cup: La Rochelle to host Leinster in opener as fixtures confirmed
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Thursday, 13 July 2023 03:05
Back-to-back Champions Cup winners La Rochelle will host Leinster - who they have beaten in the past two finals - in their opening 2023-24 pool fixture on 10 December.Premiership champions Saracens are away to Bulls in South Africa on 9 December.Glasgow Warriors will host Northampton on 8 December with Ulster travelling to Bath a day later.Bristol Bears open their campaign…
Johnny Sexton: Ireland captain to learn fate in disciplinary hearing on Thursday
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Wednesday, 12 July 2023 07:34
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will discover his fate in a disciplinary hearing on Thursday, which could impact his World Cup farewell.He missed the final through injury but entered the pitch after the match.Sexton intends to retire after the World Cup in France.Champions Cup organiser European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) submitted misconduct complaints against Sexton and Leinster following what it described…
Joe Marler: England prop needed Steve Borthwick's honesty over World Cup place
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Wednesday, 12 July 2023 10:49
Joe Marler says he was initially reluctant to join England's training camp and needed to look Steve Borthwick "in the eye" over his Rugby World Cup prospects.Prop Marler, 33, has been recalled 18 months after his last Test appearance.He says an honest talk with head coach Borthwick convinced him to give it another crack."I remember speaking to Steve when he…
England to host two-Test series against Canada in WXV warm-up
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Wednesday, 12 July 2023 03:15
England will host a two-Test series against Canada in September before the new WXV tournament in New Zealand.The Red Roses will kick off at 14:30 BST on Saturday, 23 September at Exeter's Sandy Park - England's men face Chile the same day in Lille in the Rugby World Cup (kick-off 17:45).The venue for the second match is yet to be…
Nick Koster: Former Bristol & Bath back row dies aged 34
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Wednesday, 12 July 2023 04:39
Former Bristol and Bath back row Nick Koster has died at the age of 34.The South African joined Bath from Western Province in 2012, making 11 appearances before moving to Bristol the following season.Koster, a flanker and number eight, played 62 games in five seasons with Bristol. He retired in 2018 after representing Cambridge University.The cause of Koster's death has…
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