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‘I’ll own it 100%,’ he says about decision to hire Eddie JonesSix member unions welcome McLennan’s resignationOusted Rugby Australia chair Hamish McLennan says he does not regret the hiring …
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Guardian sport and agencies (via Guardian)
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11/19/23
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Top state becomes first to commit to centralisation planRA say aligned system is essential for future of game Rugby Australia and the NSW Rugby Union have agreed to the first step in the strategic …
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Australian Associated Press (via Guardian)
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11/13/23
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England 33-12 New ZealandAlex Mathews’s early try sparks comprehensive winEngland won the inaugural WXV title with a 33-12 victory over New Zealand in Auckland. A year after a heartbreaking loss to …
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PA Media (via Guardian)
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11/4/23
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Barnes oversaw New Zealand’s defeat by South Africa‘We won’t miss you,’ Polly Barnes writes of World CupWayne Barnes received death threats over his refereeing of the Rugby World Cup final, …
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Guardian sport (via Guardian)
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10/29/23
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Resolve separated the Springboks from the rest of the teams at the World Cup and no one epitomised it better than the captainIt was just a couple of months before the very first men’s Rugby World …
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Andy Bull (via Guardian)
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10/29/23
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Jones, 63, to walk away less than one year into a five year dealWallabies won just two of nine Tests in Jones’s disastrous stintThe Eddie’s Jones era is officially over, after the Wallabies coach …
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Angus Fontaine (via Guardian)
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10/29/23
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At the Jack Hackett sports bar in Wellington, New Zealand fans balanced on the edge of anxiety and hope all the way until the final whistleFor the crush of All Blacks fans at Jack Hackett Sports Bar …
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Pete McKenzie (via Guardian)
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10/28/23
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Narrow victories in all three knockout games show Springboks are masters of ending on the right side of small marginsSiya Kolisi is singing the national anthem. But of course, anybody who has ever …
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Jonathan Liew at the Stade de France (via Guardian)
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10/28/23
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It took a red card and a nine-point deficit for the All Blacks to throw caution to the wind and so nearly pull off the improbableIt was in the seconds after they had seemingly lost to South Africa …
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Andy Bull at the Stade de France (via Guardian)
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10/28/23
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All Blacks captain feeling ‘so much hurt’ after Springboks winSiya Kolisi tells people of South Africa: ‘Thank you so much’Sam Cane admitted that the heartbreak of his costly red card in his …
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Gerard Meagher at the Stade de France (via Guardian)
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10/28/23
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South Africa held on against 14-man New Zealand to retain the trophy Elsewhere in The RugbyLeicester have put some brakes on the strong domestic start by Bath. Read more here Continue reading...
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Lee Calvert (via Guardian)
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10/28/23
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New Zealand 11-12 South AfricaAll Blacks left to rue first-half red card for captain Sam CaneNo one, until now, has ever won four men’s Rugby World Cup titles. And, even on a soggy Parisian …
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Robert Kitson at the Stade de France (via Guardian)
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10/28/23
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Australian women stun France 29-20 in WXV1 clash in DunedinFrontrower Karpani scores three tries in historic victoryEddie Jones wasn’t there to watch - media reports indicating he is negotiating an …
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Angus Fontaine (via Guardian)
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10/28/23
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Argentina 23-26 EnglandSteve Borthwick’s team hold off Pumas to take third placeEngland’s World Cup ends as it started, a hard-fought win over Argentina to ensure a third-place finish that Steve …
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Gerard Meagher at the Stade de France (via Guardian)
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10/27/23
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The sport’s governing body, the Rugby Football Union and South Africa have all added fuel to the debate’s fireThis was supposed to be the most Instagrammable rugby weeks. A World Cup final in one …
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Robert Kitson in Paris (via Guardian)
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10/26/23
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What is the wider purpose for Borthwick’s semi-finalists when so many supporters feel the team is still not speaking to them? Brave lads. What lads. Bring them home in garlands and rosettes, these …
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Jonathan Liew (via Guardian)
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10/23/23
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Team delivered most committed performance for four years but more flexibility is needed to overcome the best in worldThere is still one last remaining tango in Paris for both South Africa and …
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Robert Kitson in Paris (via Guardian)
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10/22/23
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Flanker made allegation to referee during semi-final lossMbonambi could be cited by World Rugby over incidentThe England flanker Tom Curry alleged to the referee during his side’s heroic defeat by …
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Gerard Meagher in Paris (via Guardian)
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10/22/23
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Dominant England lose semi-final to South Africa by one point‘In adversity there’s some seed that will grow and be brilliant’Steve Borthwick believes England’s World Cup heartbreak can be the …
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Gerard Meagher at the Stade de France (via Guardian)
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10/21/23
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Steve Borthwick’s side were superior in the Rugby World Cup semi-final, but that counted for little on a night of twisted logicThere’s about an hour on the clock at the Stade de France, and the …
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Jonathan Liew at the Stade de France (via Guardian)
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10/21/23
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