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Premiership to release report into Saracens breaking salary cap
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Wednesday, 22 January 2020 10:05
Premiership Rugby will release the report into Saracens' breaches of the league's salary cap.The move comes after the defending champions said they were "keen" for the report to be published in full.The north London club will be relegated to the Championship at the end of the season for persistently breaking the Premiership's regulations. Sarries had already been deducted 35 points…
Steve Borthwick: How can Leicester's new head coach change their fortunes?
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Wednesday, 22 January 2020 03:44
It was the worst kept secret in rugby, but finally Leicester have got their man. As Steve Borthwick prepares to cut his ties with Eddie Jones after the best part of six years as his right-hand man for both Japan and England, Leicester fans will be hoping he can sprinkle some stardust on their club after their struggles in the…
Pivac 'will feel Wales expectation' - England coach Jones
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Wednesday, 22 January 2020 06:14
England head coach Eddie Jones has warned new Wales boss Wayne Pivac about the weight of expectation he faces as Warren Gatland's successor.The Six Nations will be Pivac's first campaign, following Gatland's 12-year reign which was the longest and most successful in Welsh history.Gatland has since had a gate outside the Principality Stadium named in his honour. "It's a team…
Six Nations: Wales without Liam Williams against Italy
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Wednesday, 22 January 2020 02:32
Wales will be without Liam Williams for their 2020 Six Nations opener against Italy in Cardiff on Saturday, 1 February.Saracens boss Mark McCall had said he expected Williams to be fit for the tournament's opening round.But Wales boss Wayne Pivac says the full-back or wing must wait until at least the second round when they travel to Dublin to face…
Nigel Owens believes rugby could be made safer with fewer substitutions
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 23:04
International referee Nigel Owens suggests fewer substitutions could help make modern rugby union safer.Speaking on Radio 4's Today Programme, he said big and strong players tend to run directly at opponents rather than trying to go past them.But with fewer substitutions, Welshman Owens believes players would need to be smaller and lighter which would "reduce the impact" of collisions. But…
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