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Maro Itoje suffers injury setback
Saracens were dealt a blow after it was revealed that utility forward Maro Itoje will be sidelined for a number of weeks due to a knee injury.
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Betting preview: Champions Cup, Round Three
Ahead of the third round of this season’s Champions Cup, we take a look at the best bets from two pool games taking place this weekend.
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Challenge Cup teams: Saturday
The Challenge Cup third round continues this Saturday and there are eight games scheduled with Bristol v La Rochelle the standout match.
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Preview: Champions Cup, Saturday
There are five matches scheduled for Saturday in the Champions Cup with Wasps hosting Toulouse at the Ricoh Arena in the final contest.
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Preview: Champions Cup, Sunday
There are three fixtures scheduled in the Champions Cup on Sunday with Racing 92 and Leicester Tigers closing out the weekend’s action.
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Preview: Cape Town Sevens
World Rugby’s 2018/19 Sevens Series continues in Cape Town on 8 and 9 December and there’s plenty of excitement ahead of the tournament.
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Bryan Habana backs Rieko Ioane to break RWC record
Springbok great Bryan Habana has predicted that All Blacks speedster Rieko Ioane will break his Rugby World Cup try-scoring record in 2019.
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Dominic Day wary of ‘difficult’ Cardiff Blues challenge
Dominic Day says Welsh Rugby is ‘definitely in a good place’ and expects Cardiff Blues to show a lot of attacking intent on Sunday.
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Seabelo Senatla backs Blitzboks in Cape Town
South Africa is desperate to make it third time lucky on home soil this week in Cape Town, the second stop in the HSBC World Sevens Series.
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Matt Cox signs new Worcester deal
Worcester Warriors have announced that Matt Cox has committed his future to the Premiership club by signing a new two-year extension.
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Preview: Champions Cup, Friday
Two pool games are on the Champions Cup schedule this Friday with Scarlets hosting Ulster and Edinburgh facing Newcastle at Murrayfield.
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Challenge Cup teams: Friday
Round Three of the Challenge Cup kicks off on Friday with Pau hosting Worcester Warriors before Grenoble and Agen meet in a French derby.
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James Grayson signs senior contract with Northampton
Northampton have announced that James Grayson has inked his first senior contract with the club, keeping him at the Saints until 2021.
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Video of the Week: Rob Howley on ‘that try’
It’s time for Planet Rugby’s Video of the Week, bringing you standout footage you may like. Today it’s a chat with Wasps hero Rob Howley.
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Stuart Hogg relishing Lyon challenge
Glasgow Warriors full-back Stuart Hogg can’t wait to make his return to action as he looks ahead to Saturday’s Champions Cup clash with Lyon.
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Richard Wigglesworth extends Saracens stay
Saracens have announced that vastly experienced scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth has extended his contract with the club for another year.
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‘Leicester Tigers focused on performance’ – Jonny May
Leicester’s focus is on themselves and their own performance ahead of Sunday’s Round Three Champions Cup clash with Racing 92 in Paris.
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SANZAAR reject bid for Pacific Islands Super Rugby team
The Fiji Rugby Union have revealed they submitted an ultimately unsuccessful bid for a Pacific Islands Super Rugby team in June.
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Melbourne Rebels prop pens new deal
The Rebels have announced that prop Ferete Sa’aga has put pen to paper on a deal which will keep him at the club until the end of 2022.
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Rob Baxter rules himself out of England race
Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter has ruled himself out of the running to become England head coach when Eddie Jones leaves the position.