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Warren Gatland remains as the Wales coach after review of winless year
2 days, 21 hours ago

Warren Gatland remains as the Wales coach after review of winless year

Associated Press  

CARDIFF, Wales — Warren Gatland stays as the Wales coach for the 2025 Six Nations following a review into his team’s failure to win a rugby test all year. WRU chief executive Abi Tierney considered “wholesale immediate change” in her review but decided that challenging Gatland to “change Wales’ fortunes on the pitch was the best approach at this time,” …

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Australian sevens star Maddison Levi a try-scoring machine kept grounded by little sister Teagan
6 days, 14 hours ago

Australian sevens star Maddison Levi a try-scoring machine kept grounded by little sister Teagan

ABC  

Maddi Levi is only embarking on her fourth year of sevens rugby. "It's funny because, growing up through sporting teams, she was kind of more of an inspiration for me," Levi told ABC Sport Daily. "Unstoppable" is a prescient term, given Levi's recent performances. Which is fair enough: Levi's 80-yard intercept try to win the Dubai final against New Zealand …

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Tim Southee bids emotional farewell to Test cricket, looks to rekindle rugby love
6 days, 14 hours ago

Tim Southee bids emotional farewell to Test cricket, looks to rekindle rugby love

India Today  

Fast bowler Tim Southee bid goodbye to international cricket after an emotional farewell on Tuesday. After playing a key role in New Zealand's 423-run win in the third and final Test of a home series against England at Seddon Park in Hamilton. NZ vs ENG, 3rd Test Report Southee made his Test debut at just 19 years old against England …

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Rugby match abandoned after referee knocked out by football
1 week, 1 day ago

Rugby match abandoned after referee knocked out by football

ABC  

A match in England's second-tier rugby union league has been abandoned after the referee was knocked unconscious. The English Championship rugby match between Hartpury and Ampthill was called off after 28 minutes on Saturday when Alex Thomas was struck in the head by the ball. Hartpury fly-half Harry Bazalgate performed a clearing kick that went directly into Thomas's head, knocking …

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Papua New Guinean NRLW team put on hold after NRL expansion announced for 2028
1 week, 3 days ago

Papua New Guinean NRLW team put on hold after NRL expansion announced for 2028

ABC  

Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V'landys says a Papua New Guinean team will not enter the NRLW until the league is confident it can be competitive. The Pacific nation had its NRL dream realised when the Australian and PNG Prime Ministers met in Sydney on Thursday to announce a team will join the league after two years of negotiations. …

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Body found in search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce
1 week, 3 days ago

Body found in search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce

ABC  

A body was found Thursday in the search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce, who went missing after trying to drive across a flood-swollen river. Northumbria Police said the 43-year-old Voyce attempted to drive across a section of the River Aln near Alnwick, a town about 50km north of Newcastle, when his car was caught in the current. "A …

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Body found in search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce
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1 week, 3 days ago

Body found in search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce

Associated Press  

ALNWICK, England — A body was found Thursday in the search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce, who went missing after trying to drive across a flood-swollen river. Northumbria Police said the 43-year-old Voyce attempted to drive across a section of the River Aln near Alnwick, a town about 30 miles north of Newcastle, when his car was caught …

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Everything we know about former England rugby player Tom Voyce as body found in search
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1 week, 3 days ago

Everything we know about former England rugby player Tom Voyce as body found in search

The Independent  

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Who is Tom Voyce? Rugby world mourns loss of England star who shone during trophy-laden Wasps run
1 week, 3 days ago

Who is Tom Voyce? Rugby world mourns loss of England star who shone during trophy-laden Wasps run

The Independent  

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Who is Tom Voyce? Former England rugby player presumed dead after being ‘swept away’ by Storm Darragh
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1 week, 3 days ago

Who is Tom Voyce? Former England rugby player presumed dead after being ‘swept away’ by Storm Darragh

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Tom Voyce: Body found in search for missing former England rugby star
1 week, 3 days ago

Tom Voyce: Body found in search for missing former England rugby star

The Independent  

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Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
1 week, 4 days ago

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific. China has pursued its own bilateral security pact on policing with Papua New Guinea and with other South Pacific island nations which U.S. allies including Australia fear could undermine …

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Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028
1 week, 4 days ago

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028

The Independent  

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Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
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1 week, 4 days ago

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League beginning in 2028 after officially being granted a license on Thursday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape met in Sydney to shake hands over the deal, the culmination of two years of planning. “A Papua New …

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Australia, PNG unveil deal for Papua New Guinea team to enter NRL in 2028
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1 week, 4 days ago

Australia, PNG unveil deal for Papua New Guinea team to enter NRL in 2028

ABC  

Australia and Papua New Guinea have unveiled a long-awaited deal handing PNG its own NRL team, confirming the league's most ambitious expansion since formation, and notching what the federal government is hailing as a major strategic victory. "Rugby league is the national sport of Papua New Guinea and PNG deserves a national team," he said. Neither leader would be drawn …

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Rugby as diplomacy: Australia's strategy to curb Chinese influence
1 week, 4 days ago

Rugby as diplomacy: Australia's strategy to curb Chinese influence

India Today  

In a unique diplomatic strategy, Australia has signed a pact with Papua New Guinea allowing it to join the national rugby league competition in an effort to curb Chinese influence. The BBC report said that though the exact terms of the deal are not available, it is learnt that Australia has made it clear that it will end its funding …

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Why the NRL's expansion into Papua New Guinea is the most ambitious and complex move in rugby league history
1 week, 4 days ago

Why the NRL's expansion into Papua New Guinea is the most ambitious and complex move in rugby league history

ABC  

There has been plenty of smoke around Papua New Guinea's entry to the NRL, but that didn't make it any less striking as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, PNG Prime Minister James Marape and NRL boss Peter V'landys confirmed there would be fire to go with it. PNG team to enter NRL under long-awaited deal with Australia Photo shows A man …

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In a contest of influence in Papua New Guinea, Australia triumphed over China through our shared love of footy
1 week, 4 days ago

In a contest of influence in Papua New Guinea, Australia triumphed over China through our shared love of footy

ABC  

On the eve of this year's State of Origin grand final, a Papua New Guinean colleague gifted me two bright "bilum hats" — woven beanies in the traditional style of his home in the highlands of PNG. "Papua New Guineans like to show off their strength through physical contact," he says, covered in dust and wearing a huge grin after …

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England rugby international Tom Voyce feared dead after car is swept away in floodwaters
1 week, 5 days ago

England rugby international Tom Voyce feared dead after car is swept away in floodwaters

ABC  

Former England rugby international Tom Voyce is missing and feared dead after his car was recovered from a flood-swollen river in the UK, police said Tuesday. Northumbria Police believe the 43-year-old Voyce attempted to drive across a section of the River Aln near Alnwick, a town about 48km north of Newcastle, when his car was caught in the current. "Officers …

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Tom Voyce: Former England rugby player presumed dead after car swept away by river
1 week, 5 days ago

Tom Voyce: Former England rugby player presumed dead after car swept away by river

CNN  

CNN — A body has been found in the search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died after his car was swept into a river, Northumbria Police confirmed on Thursday. “It is believed the 43-year-old had gone into the River Aln near Alnwick – after attempting to cross Abberwick Ford in his car,” a …

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French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina
1 week, 5 days ago

French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina

Hindustan Times  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine court on Tuesday dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after playing a match in the country earlier this year. HT Image The judge in Mendoza, some 1,000 kilometers west of the capital of Buenos Aires, dismissed the case against the 21-year-old athletes, Hugo Auradou …

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French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina
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1 week, 5 days ago

French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine court on Tuesday dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after playing a match in the country earlier this year. The explosive case began in July, when a 39-year-old Argentine woman filed a police complaint alleging that she was beaten, choked and repeatedly raped by …

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Argentine court dismisses rape charges against French rugby players
1 week, 5 days ago

Argentine court dismisses rape charges against French rugby players

The Independent  

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Rugby Australia set ambitious goal for Wallabies ahead of British & Irish Lions tour
1 week, 6 days ago

Rugby Australia set ambitious goal for Wallabies ahead of British & Irish Lions tour

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