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Nehe Milner-Skudder on his way to Toulon?
All Blacks utility back Nehe Milner-Skudder is set to join Toulon after next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan, according to media reports.
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David Alred named Reds kicking coach
The final piece of the Queensland Reds 2019 coaching puzzle has been finalised with the appointment of Dave Alred as their kicking coach.
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Rugby Union Today: Loose Pass and Johnny Nic
Another busy day in rugby union as Loose Pass returns to these pages, discussing Rugby Australia and the English clubs’ issues in Europe.
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Loose Pass: Australia, Europe and regional variations
This week we will mostly be concerning ourselves with Australia, English clubs’ struggles in Europe and other regional variations…
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Johnny Nic on rugby: Do not follow football’s lead
John Nicholson returns to Planet Rugby to discuss the looming windfall for Premiership clubs and why they should not follow football’s lead.
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Bernard Jackman leaves Dragons
Head coach Bernard Jackman has parted company with the Dragons after just 18 months in the role at the Rodney Parade-based outfit.
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Jamie Shillcock pens new Worcester Warriors deal
Worcester Warriors have announced that highly-regarded fly-half Jamie Shillcock has committed to the club by signing a new two-year contract.
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Match Officials to December 15
The match officials for this weekend’s action have been confirmed, with Nigel Owens taking charge of Saturday’s Toulouse versus Wasps clash.
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SA Rugby Player of the Year nominees announced
Two previous winners, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx, are among five nominees for this year’s SA Rugby Player of the Year Award.
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David Pocock reveals neck injury concerns
Wallabies and Brumbies back-row David Pocock has revealed he cancelled an off-season trip to Zimbabwe due to “grief” with his neck.
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Ben Smith heading to Pau
All Blacks utility back Ben Smith’s long association with the world champions will end when he joins Pau after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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Planet Rugby’s advent calendar – December 12
Planet Rugby looks back at the best – and worst – of 2018 expressed in numerical form, this year coming at you via a festive advent calendar.
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Rugby Union Today: Planet Rugby Awards 2018
Another busy day in the rugby union game as we looked back and gave out our awards – good and bad – to a number of worthy recipients.
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Could Stuart Lancaster reunite with Andy Farrell?
Leinster coach Stuart Lancaster has revealed he will speak with future Ireland boss Andy Farrell about the possibility of reuniting as a team.
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Johnny Sexton signs new IRFU contract
World Player of the Year Johnny Sexton has signed a new contract which will see the fly-half play his rugby in Ireland until June 2021.
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Analysis: Leaky Leicester must fix defence
Our analyst Sam Larner returns to Planet Rugby and is studying the dismal defensive work going on at Leicester Tigers so far in 2018/19.
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Bernard Jackman leaves Dragons – report
Head coach Bernard Jackman has parted company with the Dragons after just 18 months in the role at the region, according to reports.
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Bulls bring in Pote Human as head coach
The Bulls have announced that Pote Human will take the head coach’s role for the upcoming Super Rugby campaign, replacing John Mitchell.
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Planet Rugby Awards 2018
With a busy year almost over we go back over the last 12 months and hand out our gongs – good and bad – to a number of worthy recipients.