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Premiership: Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks
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Thursday, 02 May 2019 04:29
Bristol's former New Zealand full-back Charles Piutau is fit to start their final home game of the season.Piutau has recovered from a calf injury and is one of three changes, with brother Siale coming into midfield and prop Yann Thomas returning.Sale boss Steve Diamond keeps the same starting line-up which beat Bath 6-3 in their last game last Friday. The…
Premiership: Harlequins v Leicester Tigers
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Thursday, 02 May 2019 04:42
Play-off hopefuls Harlequins make four changes for the visit of Leicester Tigers, a game that could see Newcastle Falcons relegated from the Premiership.If Tigers pick up two points, Falcons will be 11 adrift at the bottom of the table with only two games to play.Telusa Veainu and Mike Williams are both back for 11th-placed Leicester. England scrum-half Danny Care and…
Cigarettes and missed kicks: Cardiff Blues v Leicester shootout 10 years on
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Friday, 03 May 2019 00:09
Martyn Williams struggles to remember the exact details of his ill-fated role in professional rugby union's first ever shootout. He has two Grand Slams, 100 Wales caps and three tours with the British and Irish Lions to his name, and yet he still gets asked about his miss which cost Cardiff Blues their Heineken Cup semi-final against Leicester.It is now…
Fergus McFadden: Leinster wing banned for six weeks for clash with Ulster's Sean Reidy
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Thursday, 02 May 2019 11:38
Fergus McFadden has been banned for Leinster's Champions Cup final against Saracens on 11 May.The winger has been ruled out for the rest of the season after being handed a six-week suspension.McFadden, 32, was found guilty of a headbutt on Ulster's Sean Reidy during Leinster's Pro14 defeat in Belfast. The ban, which accounts for meaningful games, runs until midnight Sunday,…
Dean Ryan set to take over as Dragons head coach
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Thursday, 02 May 2019 08:33
Dragons are set to appoint Dean Ryan, the former Worcester director of rugby, as their new head coach.The 52-year-old will take over at Rodney Parade in place of Bernard Jackman, who left in December 2018.Ceri Jones has coached the Welsh Pro 14 region in an interim role since the departure of the former Ireland hooker. Ryan has been the Rugby…
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