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England coach set to join Gallagher Premiership club

The BBC has reported that England coach Steve Borthwick is being lined up for a senior role at a Gallagher Premiership club. The 29-year-old former England captain, who began his coaching career alongside Eddie Jones with Japan in 2012, is set to join Leicester Tigers following the Rugby World Cup, according to BBC Radio Leicester….

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Tonga boss jokes that England star should play for them

Tonga’s coach joked Friday that England star No.8 Billy Vunipola, who has Tongan parents, should switch back to his home nation when the teams meet at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. Asked for his reaction to Vunipola’s comments this week that he was still a Tongan, despite playing for England, Toutai Kefu quipped: “Well…

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Stuart Lancaster’s son to make professional debut

Yorkshire Carnegie director of rugby Martyn Wood and head coach Joe Ford have named their side of 23 debutants following the CVA in the summer. Former England head coach Stuart Lancaster’s son, Dan, gets the opportunity to start at fly-half having come through the club’s academy structure. He has represented both England and Scotland U18’s so…

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England international confirms he’ll retire at the end of the season

Jordan Crane is set to call time on a 16-year professional career at the end of the 2019/20 campaign. The England international and four-time Premiership winner will join Pat Lam’s backroom team as Academy transition coach in a dual role with immediate effect. Crane joined Bristol in 2016 and during his time so far at…

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INTERVIEW: Danny Cipriani opens up about World Cup snub

Gloucester scrum-half Danny Cipriani believes he needed to perform a miracle to convince England head coach Eddie Jones to select him for the Rugby World Cup. Despite steering England to victory over South Africa in Cape Town on his last appearance for the national team 15 months ago, the Premiership player of the year always sensed he was fighting…

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Danny Care questions Eddie Jones ‘loyalty’ after being left out of World Cup squad

Danny Care has questioned England head coach Eddie Jones’ loyalty to players after he was left out of the Rugby World Cup squad. Care has won 84 England caps, but only one of those has come at a World Cup.  Willi Heinz, who has an English grandmother but was born and raised in New Zealand,…

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