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Ospreys should emulate Leinster model - new coach Ruddock
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 23:46
Struggling Ospreys need to adopt the approach of Irish side Leinster, says new performance director Mike Ruddock.The Welsh region have lost 13 out of 14 games this season, are bottom of the Pro14 Conference A and are without a win in the European Champions Cup.Ruddock, Wales' 2005 Grand Slam winning coach, who was Leinster's director of rugby between 1997 and…
Halfpenny rekindles rugby love affair after concussion
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 21:31
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny says he is loving rugby again after recovering from one of the most difficult seasons of his career.Halfpenny missed most of the 2018-19 campaign after suffering concussion against Australia in November 2018.The 31-year-old is now in fine form for Scarlets and favourite to be the Wales full-back in the Six Nations opener against Italy on 1…
Jonny Gray: Exeter move can turn forward into Lions player, says Chiefs boss
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Thursday, 09 January 2020 00:48
Jonny Gray could become a British and Irish Lion after his move to Exeter, according to Chiefs boss Rob Baxter.The Scotland lock, 25, will move to Sandy Park from Glasgow in the summer.Baxter says playing in the Premiership could see Gray improve enough to be selected for the Lions in 2021. "One of the reasons he's committed to us is…
Billy Searle: Worcester Warriors sign Wasps fly-half on two-year deal
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 08:00
Worcester have made Wasps stand-off Billy Searle their first new signing for the 2020-21 season.The 23-year-old, who has agreed a two-year deal, is in his second season with Wasps after leaving Bristol in 2018.He is fully fit again after suffering a dislocated ankle and fractured fibula in a freak collision playing for Wasps against Bristol 11 months ago. "I am…
Sam Skinner: Exeter's Scotland second-row fit for Six Nations
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 07:19
Sam Skinner is set to be fit for Scotland's Six Nations campaign, having been out for the past five months with a hamstring injury.The Exeter second-row, 24, missed the World Cup in Japan after being hurt in Scotland's warm-up win over France and needed surgery.He has won six caps for Scotland since his debut in November 2018. "He's got back…
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