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Lucy Packer: England scrum-half signs new Harlequins deal
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Wednesday, 28 June 2023 05:11
England international Lucy Packer has signed a new deal with Premiership Women's Rugby club Harlequins.The 23-year-old scrum-half has made 71 appearances across five seasons with Quins, and helped the side win the league title in 2020-21.She made her international debut in 2019 and featured for the Red Roses at the 2021 Rugby World Cup, starting the final defeat by New…
European Games: Ireland sevens beat Great Britain 26-12 in final to qualify for 2024 Olympic Games
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Tuesday, 27 June 2023 13:51
Ireland beat Great Britain 26-12 in the final of the rugby sevens at the European Games to secure their place at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.James Topping's European gold medallists joined the Ireland women's team in reaching next year's Games.It will be the second Olympic appearance for the men's team after their debut at the 2021 Games in Tokyo.Billy…
European Games 2023: 'Huge relief' as GB women's sevens team win gold to land Olympics spot
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Tuesday, 27 June 2023 15:40
Great Britain's women's rugby sevens team won gold at the European Games in Krakow, Poland to clinch a place at the Paris 2024 Olympics.The dominant GB women ran in five tries to beat Poland 33-0 in Tuesday's final.The men's side missed out on Olympic qualification but secured silver following a 26-12 defeat by Ireland.They will have one last chance to…
Gloucester sign five London Irish players after Exiles' demise
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Tuesday, 27 June 2023 08:32
Gloucester have signed five former London Irish players after the club went into administration last month. Irish scrum-half Caolan Englefield, back-row Ben Donnell and winger Michael Dykes have all joined the senior squad.Gloucester have also recruited fly-half Rory Taylor and prop Afolabi Fasogbon for their academy side. The Exiles were suspended from the Premiership earlier this month and have since…
'Education is so important' - England and Saracens star Maro Itoje looks to Africa
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Tuesday, 27 June 2023 08:53
Maro Itoje says education can free youngsters from a "cycle of poverty" as he invests his own money in an initiative designed to help schoolchildren in Nigeria.The England and Saracens forward, who was born in London but has Nigerian parents, initially hopes to transform the lives of 40 pupils in Lagos, supporting them as they progress through school and college."Education…
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