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Viliame Mata: Fijian number eight signs new Edinburgh deal
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Tuesday, 26 January 2021 04:54
Edinburgh number eight Viliame Mata has signed a contract extension with the Pro14 club.The 29-year-old Fiji international has been a key player for Richard Cockerill's side, and was nominated for European Rugby's Player of the Year award in 2019.Mata is the latest of Edinburgh's back-row to sign a new deal, after Jamie Ritchie and Hamish Watson.Cockerill says Mata brings an…
Sam Underhill: Bath flanker withdraws from England squad
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Tuesday, 26 January 2021 05:18
Bath flanker Sam Underhill has withdrawn from England's Six Nations squad because of a hip injury.Wasps flanker Jack Willis has replaced Underhill in the squad.Underhill, 24, is expected to miss the whole championship, although his exact recovery time has yet to be determined. England are already without Mako Vunipola and Joe Launchbury, while prop Joe Marler is unavailable for personal…
Rugby Union: England players can feature at women's World Cup and Olympic sevens
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Monday, 25 January 2021 07:49
England players will be able to try for both Olympic sevens and women's Rugby World Cup selections later this year.The events are just six weeks apart.The Rugby Football Union's head of women's performance Nicky Ponsford said only a "limited numbers of players" would be involved in the "fantastic opportunity" to attend both events."It's not a question of them having to…
Chris Ashton: Worcester Warriors sign England winger from Harlequins
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Monday, 25 January 2021 09:08
Worcester have made arguably the biggest signing in their two decades as a Premiership club by bringing in England winger Chris Ashton.The 44-times capped international has signed from Harlequins on a deal until the end of the 2021-22 season.Ashton, 33, has been brought in as initial cover for the hamstring injuries suffered by full-back Melani Nanai and wing Noah Heward."Chris…
Six Nations: Jacob Stockdale and John Cooney not included in Ireland squad
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Monday, 25 January 2021 02:08
Ulster back Jacob Stockdale has been left out of Andy Farrell's Ireland squad for the Six Nations. Stockdale is unavailable after he injured his knee in Ulster's Pro14 win over Munster on 2 January but Leinster prop Tadhg Furlong has been included after recovering from long-term injury.Uncapped Munster scrum-half Craig Casey is named in the squad but Ulster's John Cooney…
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