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Folau launches GoFundMe to pay legal fees – and people haven’t been kind…

Israel Folau has launched a GoFundMe page to raise A$3m in order to cover his legal costs in his fight against his sacking by Rugby Australia for posting on social media that homosexuals will go to hell. In a YouTube video posted on Thursday, the 73-cap full-back revealed he has already spent over $100,000 (£55,000) of his own money in…

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Exeter gives injury update on Jack Nowell after surgery

Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby Rob Baxter has confirmed Jack Nowell has undergone successful surgery on the ankle injury he picked up during the Gallagher Premiership Final earlier this month. The England and British Lions star was forced from the field midway through the second half after trying to tackle Saracens winger Sean Maitland as…

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Rugby World name top 100 players – here’s the World XV

Rugby World magazine has chosen their 100 best players and a Wales Grand Slam winner comes out right at the top. The panel put together the best 100 list across the men’s and women’s games and they say Alun Wyn ‘stands head and shoulders’ above the others as number one. Here is how a World…

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LIST: Rugby World name top 100 players on the planet

Rugby World magazine have chosen their 100 best players and a Wales Grand Slam winner comes out right at the top. A Rugby World panel put together the best 100 list across the men’s and women’s games and they say Alun Wyn ‘stands head and shoulders’ above the others as number one. The August edition of Rugby…

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Transfer News: Scotland international on the move

Scarlets have announced that Scotland international scrum-half Sam Hidalgo Clyne will be leaving the club by mutual consent. The 25-year-old signed from Edinburgh last summer and made 18 appearances in a Scarlets jersey.  He joined Gallagher Premiership side Harlequins for a loan spell in March, featuring strongly in their Challenge Cup campaign. 2/2 and to…

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The potential reason a semi-professional rugby player was booted off Love Island is HILARIOUS

The semi-professional rugby player was removed from Love Isla d for pleasuring himself in the hot tub, a Celebs Go Dating star claims a TV boss told her. London Hughes today tweeted: “I got told by a tv exec that Sherif got kicked off of #LoveIsland for w**king in the jacuzzi.” ITV has not revealed…

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8 of the Biggest Transfers That Never Happened

​There are always a few rugby tales of the big transfers that were tipped to take place and change the landscape of the rugby world forever but never materialised. Here are a few of the biggest transfers that almost happened, but didn’t. 1. David Pocock to Wasps Hot on the heels of landing fly half Danny Cipriani for next season,…

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Bath legend Francois Louw responds to reports he’s joining New York

The internet exploded into life yesterday with rumours Bath and South Africa flanker Francois Louw was joining US MLR side Rugby United New York, following the likes of former England full back Ben Foden and French skipper Mathieu Bastareaud to the Big Apple. A picture of Louw, 33, who has 65 caps for the Springboks,…

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Canterbury release England’s 2019 Rugby World Cup training kit

Rugby clothing and kit provider Canterbury has revealed the 2019 England Rugby training kit range.  The new kit will be worn by the England men’s squad, coaches and team management, as they prepare for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations.   The kit will also be worn by…

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