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'Connacht has become home' - Aki extends contract
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Friday, 29 November 2019 05:38
Ireland centre Bundee Aki has agreed a contract extension with Connacht which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2022-23 season.Aki, 29, joined Connacht in 2014 and played a pivotal role as they clinched a shock title triumph in the then Pro12 two years later.The New Zealand-born player made his Ireland debut in 2017 and has…
O'Shea to become RFU's director of performance
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Friday, 29 November 2019 01:28
Former Ireland international Conor O'Shea is to become the Rugby Football Union's director of performance, replacing Nigel Melville.Melville is leaving "to pursue new opportunities" and 49-year-old O'Shea will take over next year.O'Shea resigned as Italy coach this month and was previously director of rugby at Harlequins and London Irish. "We are here to provide a sustainable, winning environment and I…
Crusaders keep name despite mosque killings
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Thursday, 28 November 2019 20:30
New Zealand's most successful rugby side, the Crusaders, have decided to keep their name - after a review that began when 51 people died in the Christchurch mosque attacks.Concerns had been raised about the association with the medieval religious wars between Christians and Muslims.The club had already said it was dropping its knight and sword logo.But the name will remain…
'It's not me kicking it, it's a knowing of it' - Wilkinson on World Cup-winning drop-goal
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Thursday, 28 November 2019 11:18
Jonny Wilkinson says his World Cup-winning drop-goal for England felt like an out of body experience.Wilkinson landed the drop-goal against Australia with just 26 seconds left of the 2003 final in Sydney.It remains the only time England have won the event, after the current side lost this year's final to South Africa. Recalling his winning strike for BBC Radio 4's…
Andrew Kitchener: Worcester Warriors lock forward extends contract
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Thursday, 28 November 2019 08:00
Worcester Warriors lock forward Andrew Kitchener has signed a two-year contract extension with the club.Kitchener, 23, signed his first professional deal with Warriors in May, just prior to finishing an economics degree at Birmingham University.He has made 37 appearances since making his Worcester debut in Moscow against Enisei-STM in the European Challenge Cup in October 2016. "Kitch is an outstanding…
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Rory Hutchinson: Northampton and Scotland centre extends contract
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Alan Dickens: England U20 appoint Northampton Saints coach as boss
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