International Rugby News
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Marcus Smith confident he will not fall into fame trap
Harlequins star Marcus Smith is convinced he will avoid falling into the fame trap outlined as a potential pitfall by England boss Eddie Jones.
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Antoine Dupont named World Rugby Player of the Year
France’s Antoine Dupont has been named the men’s World Rugby Player of the Year, while England’s Zoe Aldcroft picked up the women’s award.
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Scott Johnson to leave role as RA director of rugby
Scott Johnson will depart his job as Australia’s director of rugby after the governing body confirmed that they would not renew his contract.
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John Mitchell opens up on England departure
Former England coach John Mitchell has rejected suggestions that a reported spat with head coach Eddie Jones led to his sudden departure.
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‘Rugby reinvigorated after poor Lions series’ – Ronan O’Gara
Ireland legend and La Rochelle head coach Ronan O’Gara believes that the northern hemisphere game is back on track after a poor Lions tour.
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Five Springboks in World Rugby’s Men’s Team of 2021
The newly created Men’s and Women’s 15s Dream Teams of the year in association with Capgemini have been named by a World Rugby Panel.
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New deal for Ireland and Leinster centre Garry Ringrose
Leinster and Ireland centre Garry Ringrose has inked a three-year deal extension with the Irish Rugby Football Union, it has been announced.
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‘Maro Itoje will captain England’ – Eddie Jones
England head coach Eddie Jones has done a U-turn on his opinion that Saracens’ star second-row Maro Itoje would never captain his country.
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‘Small tweaks’ can propel All Blacks to World Cup glory
New Zealand’s Sam Cane insists they don’t need to make mass changes as they look to find the right formula ahead of 2023’s Rugby World Cup.
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All Blacks seek improvements ahead of revenge mission
New Zealand wing Will Jordan admits that they must do better in a few areas if they are to gain revenge for their recent defeat to Ireland.
