Month: September 2024

The All Blacks XV have brought in six additional players as they look to combat injuries and call-ups to the senior squad ahead of their tour opener. Led by head coach Leon MacDonald, with Clayton McMillan and Scott Hansen his assistants, the team take on Ireland A and the Barbarians in November. They begin against […]

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SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus said the Springboks can expect a tough challenge from Ireland in Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series Test against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The outspoken boss added that the fact that these teams are set to face each other at next year’s Rugby World Cup would add […]

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Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur via chairman Daniel Levy opened talks with Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas last week over the possible transfer of French youth international central midfielder Tanguy N’Dombélé, according to L’Équipe. Levy asked his Lyon counterpart what Les Gones would say to an opening bid in the region of €40m, to which JMA is […]

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New Zealand were crowned Women’s Rugby World Cup champions after they beat England 34-31 in an epic final at Eden Park on Saturday. Scores from Georgia Ponsonby, Ayesha Leti-l’iga (2), Amy Rule, Stacey Fluhler and Krystal Murray were added to by two conversions from Renee Holmes. Ellie Kildunne, Amy Cokayne (3) and Marlie Packer crossed […]

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Speaking to BeIN Sports, Frenchman Arsène Wenger discussed Kylian Mbappé’s performance against Argentina. “From the start, he went to attack the Argentinians. He was practically dangerous the entire time and when he needed to be decisive he was. We must not forget that he is only 19. We need to look back and realise that he […]

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Andy Farrell has resisted the temptation to bring Bundee Aki straight back into the Ireland starting line-up and has instead persisted with the in-form Stuart McCloskey. With Robbie Henshaw out with a hamstring injury, Aki would usually be the natural replacement, but he is only just returning from an eight-week suspension. The head coach has […]

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