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Scotland cut Nick Grigg, Kyle Steyn, Henry Pyrgos & Gary Graham from World Cup training squad
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Friday, 09 August 2019 04:50
Glasgow Warriors centres Nick Grigg and Kyle Steyn have been cut from Scotland's World Cup training squad.Edinburgh scrum-half Henry Pyrgos and Newcastle back-row Gary Graham have also been released, leaving head coach Gregor Townsend with 40 players.The squad will be trimmed to 31 before the tournament in Japan. Scotland play a warm-up Test against France in Nice on 17 August,…
Rugby World Cup: Four squad decisions facing Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt
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Friday, 09 August 2019 06:26
It's reassuring to know that for however long you might have been thinking about Ireland's Rugby World Cup squad, Joe Schmidt has been thinking about it for much, much longer.Indeed it is safe to assume that Schmidt has been thinking about his squad since 19 October 2015.As soon as Ireland once again fell short of a semi-final berth following defeat…
England v Wales: Lock Alun Wyn Jones to set caps record against England
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Friday, 09 August 2019 03:05
Alun Wyn Jones will appear in a Welsh record 135th Test when he captains the team in Sunday's World Cup warm-up against England at Twickenham.The 33-year-old will make his 126th appearance for Wales, having also won nine British and Irish Lions caps.He beats the mark set by prop Gethin Jenkins, who made 129 appearances for Wales and played in five…
England v Wales: Willi Heinz & Ruaridh McConnochie to make debuts
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Friday, 09 August 2019 03:28
Gloucester scrum-half Willi Heinz and Bath wing Ruaridh McConnochie will make their England debuts against Wales at Twickenham on Sunday as they make a late bid for Rugby World Cup selection.Heinz will be vice-captain and partners skipper George Ford at half-back, with Piers Francis at inside centre.Sam Underhill and Tom Curry play as flankers together for the first time. Head…
Waist-height tackling to be trialled in time for 2023 World Cup
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Thursday, 08 August 2019 08:19
Players at the 2023 Rugby World Cup would not be able to tackle above the waist if a trial of new laws, aimed at making the sport safer, is successful.World Rugby will limit tackling to the waist and empower referees to warn players over their tackle technique in selected domestic tournaments.The laws aim to reduce concussion, the most common injury…
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