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Leicester Tigers: Post Covid-19 redundancies to be made at Premiership club
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 08:38
Leicester Tigers say they must make redundancies in the wake of losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.BBC Radio Leicester understands at least 20 jobs will be lost as the club look to rebuild from the blow of losing an estimated £5.1m in revenue."It's all about getting Leicester Tigers through this," said the club's new chief executive Andrea Pinchen. "Every line…
Ben Te'o: British & Irish Lions Test star returns to rugby league with Brisbane Broncos
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 03:11
England and British & Irish Lions rugby union centre Ben Te'o has returned to rugby league with Brisbane Broncos.The 33-year-old, who played State of Origin for Queensland, rejoins a club he played for between 2009 and 2012.Te'o switched codes in 2014, having won the premiership with South Sydney Rabbitohs, playing 152 NRL games and spent three years at Worcester. He…
Dan Carter: Blues sign New Zealand great to play in Super Rugby competition
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 02:41
New Zealand great Dan Carter will play for the Blues in Super Rugby, which starts next weekend.Carter, 38, was a free agent after finishing his spell in Japan with Kobelco Steelers.The fly-half played 112 times for New Zealand, helping them win the World Cup in 2011 and 2015. “I've not played for several months so it will take me a…
Sam Burgess accuses Mike Ford of using him as 'pawn' at 2015 World Cup
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 12:57
Sam Burgess has called his then-Bath coach Mike Ford "a snake" and accused him of using Burgess as a "pawn" to play politics during England's dire 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign.The ex-rugby league star, now 31, was included in England's World Cup squad nine months after his union debut."Mike Ford wanted the England coaching job," Burgess told the House of…
Tyrone Green: Harlequins sign versatile back from Lions
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 10:56
Harlequins have signed back Tyrone Green from Super Rugby side Lions.Green, 22, who can play at full-back or wing, will move to The Stoop next season on an undisclosed-length deal.The South African was a key performer at fly-half in the Springboks’ under-20 junior world championship squad which reached the semi-finals in 2018. "I’ve always wanted to make a move to…
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