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Leicester appoint Australian Hewat as attack coach
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Thursday, 13 June 2024 06:45
Hewat, a former full-back who played in the Premiership with London Irish, moves to Tigers as a full-time replacement for Alan Dickens who, BBC Radio Leicester understands, was placed on leave during the season amid an investigation by the Rugby Football Union, which went on to find him not guilty.McKellar has previously lamented not having a complete coaching set-up at…
'We saw how Lionesses blew things up'
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Thursday, 13 June 2024 05:53
The Red Roses have already generated huge interest in the recent past - in 2023 they sealed a Six Nations Grand Slam in front of a record women's crowd of 58,498 at Twickenham.At the same venue last December, Harlequins broke the world record for a womens club match when 16,237 watched on as they were beaten by Gloucester-Hartpury.Data from the…
Obano gets four-game ban after red card in final
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Thursday, 13 June 2024 05:16
Bath prop Beno Obano has been given a four-match ban after being sent off during Saturday's Premiership final defeat by Northampton Saints.Obano was shown a red card in the 21st minute of the match for a dangerous tackle on Northampton number eight Juarno Augustus.He admitted an act of foul play during a disciplinary hearing but disputed that it reached the…
Saints in good shape to build on success - Darbon
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Thursday, 13 June 2024 00:05
Darbon said his residual feeling from the Twickenham experience was still "more relief than elation".He described watching the game, in which Saints were outplayed for much of the second half, as "the least enjoyable 80 minutes of my life".Planning for next season will begin very soon with the club also buoyed by their commercial success in the 2023-24 season."A few…
Red Roses youngsters agree new Exeter deals
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Thursday, 13 June 2024 03:43
Exeter's three players on England transition contracts have all agreed new deals to stay at Sandy Park next season. Maisy Allen, Katie Buchanan and Nancy McGillivray were given deals by the Red Roses earlier this month.They are part of a group of eight players with potential to move into the full England squad in the future. It is our aim…
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