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Friday, april 23, 2021

05:59 - Crusaders ready to unleash hulking new propping prospect on All Blacks front-rowers

04:23 - Rieko Ioane handed share of captaincy as injury-hit Blues prepare for do-or-die battle with Crusaders

03:14 - All Blacks trio return to starting team as Crusaders name debutant for Blues clash

00:55 - Five teams handed an extra home game as Super Rugby Trans-Tasman draw finalised

Thursday, april 22, 2021

18:51 - Exeter highlight major flaw in debate that Premiership rugby should become a summer sport

18:43 - 'It's almost like shamelessly going wherever the money is' : Ex-Wales captain's withering put-down of disastrous PRO14/Rainbow Cup

18:26 - 'There's nothing worse than seeing that Stuart Hogg try - How he kicks it and gets on the end of it, it's a disgrace'

17:24 - 'These decisions are not made lightly' - Leicester Tigers release another player mid-season

16:35 - 'I always dislike being asked' - Sam Warburton's brutally honest take on who should captain the Lions

16:14 - London Irish sign Vladimir Podrezov

14:07 - 'Hamish Watson is never too small' : Ex-Lions skipper's ringing endorsement for the Scottish back row whose size has divided opinion

13:41 - Video : Former England flyhalf calls out Owen Farrell over questionable hit in Championship debut

13:31 - Bristol change seven for Friday's top-table Premiership clash while Exeter hand Jack Nowell first start in six months

12:58 - RFU's Six Nations debrief reads like a list of excuses - Andy Goode

12:47 - Rising coaching star Nick Evans is a fan of LQB rather than KBA

11:18 - Gibbes gets Clermont job while O'Gara earns promotion at La Rochelle

10:57 - Edinburgh release Nic Groom with immediate effect

10:36 - Exeter Chiefs set to sign 6'4, 128kg NZ prospect Josh Iosefa-Scott

10:21 - The three Saracens players ex-Lions skipper Warburton believes will '100 per cent go on tour'

09:05 - McMillan hints that Damian McKenzie is set for a Super Rugby rest

08:36 - 'Financially there's massive incentives for those type of uncapped players' : Why Japan is a growing threat to Australian Rugby

06:45 - 'We've probably been lucky' : Why the fast-finishing Chiefs can't write off the fifth-placed Hurricanes

04:35 - 'We need Pollard in the squad' : Springbok flyhalf Jantjies backs his injured rival to make it back for the British & Irish Lions

04:19 - 'That would be the ultimate' : Jamie Joseph reveals long-term hopes and short-term obstacles for Japan

01:38 - 'It's certainly taking it's time' : Patrick Tuipulotu remains sidelined ahead of crunch Crusaders match

Wednesday, april 21, 2021

23:00 - Warburton names his Lions captain and identifies the six players he feels are bankers to start first Test versus the Springboks

20:31 - Etzebeth picks the Lions locks he expects to face in July with the Springboks

20:27 - 'That is just agents looking for more money' : Wasps outline their next move at No10 after losing Lima Sopoaga to Lyon

18:40 - Rusty Japan plan warm-up before taking on the Lions in June

17:48 - 'Melbourne Storm went through a similar scandal to ourselves' : McCall sets Saracens an ambitious Aussie-influenced target

17:30 - The frightening reason why Wasps have booked Matteo Minozzi in for unexpected surgery

15:07 - Long-term Wales absentee Gareth Anscombe has posted his latest ACL recovery update

14:28 - 'He threatened the surgeon he better do a good job, the best job he has ever done'

13:51 - 'Probably the overall damage is in the region of £1billion' : World Rugby's grim lost revenue forecast

12:26 - Cross-hemisphere Rainbow Cup matches cancelled

11:58 - 'I bailed out of the tackle - ..' : Sale's Rob du Preez cops ban for last weekend's red card

11:39 - Darren Childs has quit as Premiership Rugby's CEO

11:21 - Ex-Junior Springboks set for NFL trial after consistently kicking 75-yard field goals in practice

10:47 - Sam Warburton unveils the Canterbury jersey the Lions will wear versus the Springboks

10:29 - 'Over time if the competition is not an every-game-matters, it's not sustainable'

08:24 - 'I'm not convinced' : Ex-All Black and broadcaster clash over whether NZR has 'the backbone or the stomach' to help Moana Pasifika succeed

06:31 - Damian McKenzie's positional merry-go-round continues as Chiefs lose All Black to concussion

06:31 - Clayton McMillan responds to Warren Gatland chatter : 'I know a lot has been written in the media'

05:13 - Wallabies prospect likely to miss remainder of Super Rugby AU after being handed suspension

04:50 - 'That's my gut feel' : Hurricanes boss Jason Holland breaks silence on TJ Perenara's potential NRL move

04:10 - Ruben Love retained at No 10 as Hurricanes name one debutant for Chiefs battle

03:45 - 'I needed a break' : Former Highlanders coach rules himself out of Moana Pasifika role

02:48 - Chiefs bring in star Under 20s centre as injury replacement

Tuesday, april 20, 2021

23:53 - 'He's another one that has to be on the radar' : The 'big body' Crusader making a case for All Blacks selection

20:12 - 'What he was willing to sacrifice in wages to stay here - ..' : Sale shed light on why Manu Tuilagi was convinced to stay

19:16 - 'Abject failure' : Online England fans haven't taken kindly to the RFU verdict on Eddie Jones

18:58 - World Cup winner Naholo has made a secret comeback after nightmare 14 months out at Irish

17:57 - Carl Fearns has joined Newcastle with immediate effect from the French Pro D2

17:28 - Contract extensions agreed for 10 Saracens staff members, including long-serving boss McCall

17:10 - Wales skipper Alun Wyn Jones signs on for more with Ospreys and the WRU

16:43 - 'The bone actually came through the skin - ..' : Etzebeth on the gruesome injury that gave Springboks fans a recent fright

15:10 - Eddie Jones to remain England head coach after RFU publishes in-depth Six Nations review

13:51 - 'Warren knows him, the character and the quality of player he is'

13:40 - Bristol issue update on injured trio Sheedy, Radradra and Randall

13:28 - Edinburgh sign 'towering lock' Pierce Phillips from the Top 14

13:01 - 'That is why the football one has created a bit of a furore' : Exeter wade into Super League debate and its relevance for rugby

11:44 - What to expect from the Rainbow Cup, rugby's latest brand new competition?

08:32 - 'You can't play for the All Blacks or Australia' : New Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika reveal eligibility rules

07:22 - 'How do we know that Warren's not involved?' : How the Chiefs have bounced back from their horror season

05:18 - Sydney Roosters star backs All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara to make successful NRL switch

04:32 - 'He's definitely playing well enough' : Has Josh Ioane played himself back into the All Blacks?

02:55 - 'The guy is made for league' : Hurricanes teammate Dane Coles weighs in on TJ Perenara's potential code switch

02:36 - 'We were getting ready to kick pretty much straight after that penalty' : Why the Crusaders failed to pull the trigger

Monday, april 19, 2021

19:02 - Which sides would make a 12-team European rugby union Super League?

18:48 - 'With Scotland, Gatland used to stand next to the pitch on his phone, have lunch with us then b****r off'

17:58 - 'I hate it' - How Gatland dealt with the source of a 2008 media leak in Wales camp

17:12 - Joe Marler's brilliant take on Adidas 'Impossible is Nothing' campaign

15:51 - Sexton ruled out of Leinster's Rainbow Cup game against Munster as he continues recovery from head injury

15:23 - Dwayne Peel released from Cardiff contract and confirmed as Scarlets' new head coach

15:07 - Dickinson swaps Bristol for Glasgow

14:58 - Ugo Monye to chair RFU's new diversity and inclusion advisory group

13:34 - 'I think it's disgusting' - Mike Phillips ruthlessly trolls former adversary Mike Brown on Twitter

13:16 - Harlequins sign up versatile back Nick David from Worcester Warriors

12:51 - Ugo Monye may just have nailed the Lions with his revised XV

12:35 - John Afoa to move into coaching role with Bristol

11:30 - Springbok prop backs 'destructive' Joe Marler for Lions tour to South Africa

10:59 - Manu Tuilagi signs new long-term deal at Sale Sharks

09:02 - Why Shannon Frizell is in pole position to reclaim the All Blacks' No 6 jersey this year

07:24 - 'I've seen how social media gets to some of the younger players and we've had that happen here'

06:29 - Why are the All Blacks going to pick Retallick, Barrett and possibly Perenara out of Japan and not guys everywhere else?

05:25 - Blues prop Alex Hodgman's Super Rugby Aotearoa season over following red card against Highlanders

02:48 - Quade Cooper set for reunion with Robbie Deans following dramatic weekend of Top League play-offs

00:43 - All Blacks and Hurricanes star Dane Coles knocks back retirement rumours to re-sign with NZR

Sunday, april 18, 2021

22:29 - Late Doncaster hits can't stop cool headed Owen Farrell - McCall

19:23 - Bath score late to extend home dominance over Leicester

19:12 - Owen Farrell returns as Saracens put big score on Doncaster Knights

16:18 - 'Players were turning around and saying 'how has this guy got 50 caps for England? He's useless'.'

15:17 - Fiji may be forced to base Super Rugby team in New Zealand

13:01 - John Dawes : The man with a chemistry degree who led Lions and Wales to success

12:39 - Text messages reveal how serious TJ Perenara is about NRL switch

11:39 - Jordan Taufua's decides his immediate playing future and it will be in France

11:00 - 'So impressed with how good an athlete he is' : Why England recall Joe Marchant has thrived at Harlequins following Super Rugby loan

10:17 - Former Ireland international backs Danny Care for Lions squad inclusion

10:14 - The Scottish sheep farmer's son called 'Bomber' whose insider knowledge of Saracens is about to be tested

09:44 - The Lions selection snub that the Springboks are 'happy about'

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