Rugby
George says England have 'evolved' since World Cup
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 11:00
England head coach Borthwick has made four changes from the side beaten by Australia in their last outing, including the reintroduction of full-back Freddie Steward and scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet.George says both players are "frothing" at the prospect of facing South Africa."They are ready to take their opportunity because of all the work they have put in off the field,"…
Douglas could be youngest Scotland player for 60 years
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 06:30
Autumn Test: Scotland v PortugalVenue: Murrayfield Date: Saturday, 16 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMTCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio Scotland and follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and appBack row Freddy Douglas could become the youngest debutant for Scotland's men's side for more than 60 years after being named as a replacement against Portugal in the third Autumn Test…
Robinson to be landmark World Rugby chair
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 05:51
Australian Brett Robinson has become the first World Rugby chair from the southern hemisphere after narrowly beating former France international Abdelatif Benazzi to the governing body's top job.Ex-Wallabies flanker Robinson shaded a final-round run-off vote among World Rugby's Council by 27 votes to 25, after Italy's Andrea Rinaldo had been eliminated earlier in the election.Robinson succeeds former England captain Bill…
England make four changes to face South Africa
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 06:14
Scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet and full-back Freddie Steward start for England against South Africa as head coach Steve Borthwick makes four changes to his starting XV.The Leicester pair have yet to feature in the Autumn Nations Series but come straight into the line-up in place of Ben Spencer and George Furbank.Ollie Sleightholme makes his first England start on the wing…
Four new rugby laws to be trialled worldwide
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 05:06
Four new laws aimed at making rugby union faster and more entertaining will be tested around the world from the start of next year.Kickers will only be allowed to take 60 seconds over a conversion, in line with the one-minute 'shot clock' that already exists for penalties.Elsewhere crooked line-out throws will not be penalised if the opposition does not contest…
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