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Updated: April 27, 2021, 3:24 pm
Lions coach Warren Gatland will have access to players from the Premiership against Japan (David Davies/PA)
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The British and Irish Lions will have access to players from the Gallagher Premiership for their pre-South Africa training camp and Test against Japan after an agreement was reached that ends their stand-off.
But in coming to an arrangement, Premiership Rugby (PRL) has warned the Lions that for future tours it will not release players until after its Twickenham final.
Leinster skipper Sexton out of Champions Cup semi
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27/04/2021 - 16:10 Ireland s Johnny Sexton has won all four of Leinster s European Champions Cup titles STU FORSTER POOL/AFP/File 1 min
Dublin (AFP)
Leinster captain Johnny Sexton will miss this weekend s European Champions Cup semi-final at La Rochelle due to concussion, the Irish province said on Tuesday.
Sexton, 35, who also leads Ireland, suffered the head knock during the quarter-final victory at holders Exeter Chiefs on April 10. Unfortunately captain Johnny Sexton continues to be unavailable and will continue to train and be assessed as part of the Graduated Return to Play process, the Dublin-based side said.
Ex-France winger Huget s career potentially over after Achilles tear
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26/04/2021 - 17:42 Yoann Huget scored 14 tries in 62 France appearances Lionel BONAVENTURE AFP/File 1 min
Paris (AFP)
Former France winger Yoann Huget is likely to have played the final game of his career after Toulouse said on Monday he had torn his Achilles tendon.
Huget, who announced in November he will retire at the end of the campaign, suffered the injury during the weekend s Top 14 win over Racing 92.
The 33-year-old was helped off the field by club officials on Saturday and television images showed his leg in a cast as he left the stadium in crutches.
Former France winger Huget says his career is over after Achilles tear
Huget suffered the injury during the weekend’s Top 14 win over Racing 92. By AFP Monday 26 Apr 2021, 9:59 PM 5 hours ago 8,585 Views 4 Comments
Huget played the last of his 62 Tests at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Image: Adam Davy
Image: Adam Davy
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FORMER FRANCE WINGER Yoann Huget said on Monday his career is over after having surgery on a torn Achilles tendon.
Toulouse’s Huget, who announced in November that he will retire at the end of the campaign, suffered the injury during the weekend’s Top 14 win over Racing 92.