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The young Aussies to watch overseas in 2021 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Aussies plying their rugby trade overseas is nothing new, but increasingly it’s our young guns making the move in their prime, ruling them out of Wallabies selection. This year we’ve started to see a high number of players at the start of their rugby career deciding to take the overseas route for differing reasons. Let’s tak...

David Fitzgerald/Sportfield via Getty Images James Lowe scores for Leinster against Munster last August. The Boxing Day clash between the two Irish clubs was postponed after a small number of positive Covid-19 tests in the Leinster camp. Covid-19 outbreaks and uncertainty forced the cancellation of four matches in two European premier rugby union competitions. London Irish had to pull out of their scheduled English Rugby Premiership match against Bath due to a small number of positive tests by...

EXETER will field a strong side for their Boxing Day showdown with Gloucester after undertaking additional rounds of coronavirus testing that have enabled them to get on top of the outbreak at Sandy Park. The Chiefs’ defence of their Champions Cup crown was rocked when they returned a double-digit number of positives ahead of last weekend’s clash with Toulouse, forcing the game to be cancelled and the imposition of a 28-0 defeat for forfeiting. But by completing another two rounds of testin...

Welsh rugby player Adam Hughes goes public with harrowing story of brain damage at 30 Former Dragons and Wales under-20 player Hughes is now part of the legal action that has today been launched against the WRU, RFU and World Rugby Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now "You know what its like when you sit down with boys you played with? They sit there and they start telling their stories of away trips and games. "I cant contribute to it. I just dont know. I dont remember it. The...

Text size RECASTS with Travers quotes Racing 92 head coach Laurent Travers said Virimi Vakatawa was one of the worlds best players after the France centre set up two tries as last seasons runners-up held on to beat Connacht 26-22 on Sunday on the opening weekend of the European Champions Cup. Auckland-born Vakatawa continued his good international form, where he scored twice in les Bleus autumn fixtures, as he provided for former Australia full-back Kurtley Beale and youngster Donovan Tao...

This weight-tiered model is seen as a safer and fairer version of junior rugby as it ensures there are no outrageous physicality mismatches and limits the incidence of car-crash collisions. But this is by no means a panacea. In 2018, a study conducted by New Zealand data firm Dot Loves Data found youth players who had been forced to play with older children due to weight restrictions were more likely to leave the sport. Michael Bradley/Stuff Former England hooker Steve Thompson (centre) is am...