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Rugby Australia board set for greater female representation

Rugby Australia is set to increase female representation and improve diversity on its board with the expected appointment of Dr Jane Wilson and Karen Penrose, with another new director in Matthew Hanning, at this month’s annual general meeting. It comes as one-time Wallabies captain David Codey was nominated to be RA’s new president. Karen Penrose at a Fairfax & KPMG […]

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Sale smash Scarlets as AJ MacGinty breaks Charlie Hodgson record

Sale Sharks booked a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final trip to La Rochelle after crushing the Scarlets 57-14 in Llanelli. Sale‘s first European Cup last-eight appearance for 15 years was never in doubt after they produced a dominant display built on immense forward power. The Scarlets had no answer as hooker Akker van der Merwe scored two first-half tries, while fly-half AJ […]

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FOY'S EUROPEAN VERDICT: Hassell-Collins stars while Minozzi has howler

CHRIS FOY’S EUROPEAN VERDICT: Ollie Hassell-Collins stars in dramatic victory for London Irish, Wasps’ Matteo Minozzi suffers agonising howler… and Seb Davies shows off his attacking repertoire There was a late try for London Irish’s Ollie Hassell-Collins in the Challenge Cup Wasps were left to rue a blundered try during their tight defeat to Clermont  Seb Davies and Jamie George impressed for […]

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France start Women’s Six Nations campaign with merciless thrashing of Wales

France started their Women’s Six Nations campaign by brushing aside Wales 53-0 in Vannes, where Caroline Boujard score an early hat-trick of tries. Defending champions England had earlier opened the revamped championship, which sees teams split over two pools, with an emphatic 52-10 win over Scotland. Les Bleues responded with a seven-try demolition of the Welsh, who were outclassed at Stade de la […]

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Racing 92 vs Edinburgh result: French side cruise to seven-try win over visitors to book last-eight spot

Racing 92’s Francois Trinh-Duc (C) completed the rout Racing 92 became the fourth French team to reach the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup with a seven-try 56-3 home win over Edinburgh. Last year’s beaten finalists dominated the first-half, enjoying 76 per cent territory and 71 per cent possession, and crossed for two tries to take firm control before booking […]

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Match Report – Exeter 47 – 25 Lyon

Exeter overcame a shaky start to power past Lyon and set up a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster with a 47-25 victory at Sandy Park. By the eighth minute, Rob Baxter’s European champions had slipped 14-0 behind but through a pair of tries by England lock and man of the match Jonny Hill they clawed their way back into […]

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