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London Irish to play rest of Premiership season at The Stoop
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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 05:39
London Irish will play the remainder of their 2019-20 home games at The Twickenham Stoop.The Exiles' tenancy at Madejski Stadium, home of Championship football team Reading, expired during the coronavirus lockdown.The construction of their new ground, the Brentford Community Stadium, is still ongoing ahead of next season.Irish will play five home matches at The Stoop, one of which will be…
Mike Forshaw and Paul Deacon: Sale Sharks coaches sign new contracts
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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 06:43
Sale coaches Mike Forshaw and Paul Deacon have signed contract extensions to remain with the club until 2022.Forshaw, 50, and Deacon, 41, spent their playing careers in rugby league but switched codes to join Sale as coaches in 2013 and 2015 respectively."They have both done a fantastic job since joining the club," said Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond.Sale are…
Mako Vunipola: Saracens' England prop signs new deal
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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 05:03
England prop Mako Vunipola has signed a new, undisclosed-length contract with Championship-bound Saracens.The 29-year-old's new deal extends his nine-year stay with the club, for whom he has already played 168 times. “This club has been very good to me and are very good to me,” he told the club website. “I have no doubt the club will be back and…
Wasps: Joe Launchbury, Brad Shields, Dan Robson & Jacob Umaga among 15 with new deals
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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 04:56
England's Joe Launchbury, Brad Shields and Dan Robson are among 15 players to sign new "long-term" deals with Wasps.Italy's Matteo Minozzi has also extended his contract, as have Jacob Umaga and Zach Kibirige.Academy products Gabriel Oghre, Tom Willis, Will Porter and Sam Spink have signed on too, while Thomas Young, Jack Willis, Tom West and Sam Wolstenholme have taken up…
Alex King: Gloucester appoint attack coach to join head coach George Skivington
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Monday, 13 July 2020 12:08
Premiership club Gloucester have named former England fly-half Alex King as their new attack coach.The 45-year-old, who has previously worked as Wales' attack coach, moves to Kingsholm after a spell coaching Montpellier's backs.Also on Monday, it was announced Trevor Woodman had signed a new deal to stay with Gloucester, specifically as a forwards coach.Earlier in July, Tim Taylor agreed a…
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