Month: March 2023

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen credited his players for finding a way to “dig themselves” out of a hole during their Champions Cup clash with Racing 92. Cullen’s men scored 29 unanswered points to triumph over the French side 36-10 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The Irish outfit was 10-7 down early in the second half and managed to turn the tide through Hugo Keenan and Jimmy O’Brien braces while Josh van der Flier…

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Owen Farrell will be available for England's Six Nations opener after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) handed him a four-match ban for a dangerous, high tackle in the Premiership match between Saracens and Gloucester.But the good news for England coach Steve Borthwick that Farrell will be available for the match against Scotland on February 4 has been offset by bad news on the injury front as Sale flanker Tom Curry is set to miss the two…

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L’Équipe report this morning that Leipzig are looking to sign Paris Saint-Germain defender Abdou Diallo, and have stepped up their efforts to sign the Senegal international in the last few hours. The former Mainz and Borussia Dortmund man could now be in for a return to the Bundesliga, having been linked to a host of clubs throughout the summer. These include Milan, who had met with the centre-back but did not manage to win him over…

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Queensland have established itself as the team to beat in AON Next Gen Sevens, claiming Round One after a dominant display on the Gold Coast. Australia Sevens debutant Bella Nasser and flyer Kaitlin Shave emerged as players to watch for the future, powering the hosts to an unbeaten start to the five-round competitionHSBC SYDNEY SEVENS TICKET FINAL RELEASE: GET YOUR TICKETS TO RUGBY’S BIGGEST PARTY NOW!NSW looked to set the tempo early with a 31-5 victory…

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According to Foot Mercato Nantes have made a last minute offer for Metz right-back Fabien Centonze who could make a move within the last few hours of the transfer window. It was expected that Metz full-back Fabien Centonze was to leave the Moselle club imminently, following their relegation to the second tier at the end of last season. Earlier this month, Les Grenats were previously asking for a €3m fee for the 26-year-old, but are now…

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Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley's late penalty goal has allowed the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay to remain unbeaten in Japan Rugby League One after a dramatic 40-38 win over the Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo.The failure to secure a try-scoring bonus point meant the Spears lost the chance to go top of the standings.Defeat was tough on the Rams, and on former Reds player Isaac Lucas, with the Queenslander having sparked his side's revival with two…

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According to RMC Sport France’s Prime minister Elizabeth Borne has called on Ligue 1 players to ‘become fully conscious’ of the climate crisis after Christophe Galtier and Kylian Mbappé comments unleashed a storm about Paris Saint-Germain’s use of a private jet to Nantes. “I think it’s important that they realise what kind of world we’re in, that they become aware that there is a climate crisis that is no longer a hypothesis for tomorrow but is…

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The Stormers are set to receive a shot in the arm ahead of their clash against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday as star fly-half Manie Libbok is set to make a return to action. Libbok was forced off the field due to concussion in the Stormers’ Champions Cup triumph over London Irish on January 15 and missed the men from the Cape’s victory over Clermont Auvergne in that tournament and their United Rugby Championship…

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The Queensland Reds have announced their Super Rugby Pacific, Super W and AON Next Gen Sevens squads for this weekend’s third annual Santos Festival of Rugby in Narrabri.All three teams will be in action at Narrabri Rugby Club, with the men’s and women’s XVs sides taking on the New South Wales Waratahs in pre-season trials and the Sevens outfit featuring in Round 2 of the Next Gen Sevens Series.For the men, Tate McDermott, James O’Connor…

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Speaking ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s return to Ligue 1 action, manager Christophe Galtier has iterated the need for freshness and has hinted at several changes to his side after PSG’s European exploits mid-week against Juventus (2-1). When asked whether there should be some squad turn-over for the fixture against Brest, the Frenchman replied the following, as transcribed by L’Équipe: “I don’t really like the term turnover. We need freshness. I have a quality squad. After…

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