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Tomas Francis: Wales and Exeter prop fears tough club versus country choice
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Thursday, 16 April 2020 22:35
Wales prop Tomas Francis admits he will face a tough decision over his playing future at the end of his current Exeter contract.Francis needs a further 12 caps to retain his Wales eligibility under current policies, if he stays in England with the Chiefs.But the coronavirus crisis throws doubt over whether the tight-head will get the chance. "I understand the…
World Rugby launches £80m relief fund amid coronavirus pandemic
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Thursday, 16 April 2020 07:30
World Rugby has created a $100m (£80m) relief fund to help relieve the financial pressure on the global game from the coronavirus pandemic.Scottish Rugby announced a series of pay cuts, in addition to furloughing about 75% of its staff, earlier this week.The Rugby Football Union has said it expects to miss out on £50m of revenue, while Rugby Australia is…
Ollie Sleightholme & Connor Tupai sign new Northampton Saints deals
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Thursday, 16 April 2020 02:29
Northampton Saints have agreed new contracts with promising 20-year-olds Ollie Sleightholme and Connor Tupai.England Under-20 winger Sleightholme, the son of former England wing Jon, has come up through Saints' academy and scored 10 tries in 17 appearances. New Zealand-born scrum-half Tupai has featured in both the European Champions Cup and Premiership. Northampton have not disclosed the length of the contracts…
Saracens ask players to defer portion of wages until next season
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Wednesday, 15 April 2020 10:38
Saracens have asked their highest earners to defer a portion of their salaries until next season and furloughed the majority of staff.The move comes after Sarries agreed a 25% pay cut with staff from 1 April because of the coronavirus crisis.The defending Premiership champions want anyone earning more than £75,000 a year to defer anything above that amount until the…
'The jeopardy is real' - Scotland's chief executive on the issues facing rugby
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Tuesday, 14 April 2020 10:50
Everywhere you look in the global rugby game there are distress flares being set off, the latest of them from Murrayfield with Monday's announcement of cuts and furloughing against a backdrop of growing concern about where the sport is heading next."The jeopardy is real," said Mark Dodson, chief executive of Scottish Rugby, when asked how serious the threat to the…
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