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England, Wales and Scotland combine for GB Sevens team in 2021
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Tuesday, 22 December 2020 01:01
England, Scotland and Wales will unite to field a combined GB Sevens team for the 2021 season ahead of the Olympics in Tokyo. The Rugby Football Union, Scottish Rugby Union and Welsh Rugby Union have secured funding from a commercial partnership with the National Lottery. The men's and women's GB Sevens teams will compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series…
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro: Bristol Bears sign Argentina prop until end of season
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Monday, 21 December 2020 05:41
Bristol Bears have signed Argentina prop Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro until the end of the Premiership season.The 31-year-old is set to join in January and cover tight-head Kyle Sinckler, who is likely to be selected by England for the Six Nations.Chaparro has 54 caps for the Pumas and helped them beat New Zealand in the Rugby Championship last month."Nahuel plays both…
Jamie Bhatti: Bath sign Edinburgh and Scotland prop until end of season
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Monday, 21 December 2020 03:14
Bath have signed Scotland international prop Jamie Bhatti from Edinburgh for the rest of the 2020-21 season.The 27-year-old Stirling-born former Ayr and Glasgow Warriors forward has been brought in as cover for injured loose-head Lewis Boyce.Bhatti spent the 2019-20 season with Edinburgh after three years with Pro 14 rivals Glasgow."Jamie's the right fit for our club. He brings a raw…
Saracens' England stars will not play a competitive game before Six Nations
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Monday, 21 December 2020 04:24
Saracens' England internationals will not play a competitive game before the start of the Six Nations.Players including England captain Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and the Vunipola brothers will not play a club game until 6 March after the Championship unveiled plans for this season.English rugby's second tier has not had a game since March due to Covid-19.Saracens were relegated from…
Heineken Champions Cup: Connacht 18-27 Bristol
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Sunday, 20 December 2020 11:30
Bristol held off Connacht to claim a bonus-point win and get their Heineken Champions Cup campaign back on track in Galway.Bryan Byrne scored the only try of a disjointed first half before the visitors extended their lead following Bundee Aki's yellow card, with scores from Ed Holmes and Piers O'Conor.Tiernan O'Halloran brought Connacht back into the game just before the…
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