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World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper claimed his sport has “never been safer than it is now” as he looked ahead to a groundbreaking World Cup in Japan later this year.

Debating Dylan Hartley since his 2016 England captaincy

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Debating Dylan Hartley since his 2016 England captaincy
All fired up

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All fired up

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O’Brien named ERC player of the year

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THE old adage is that good things come to those who wait, and in the case of Northampton Saints’ Irish centre James Downey that phrase could hardly be more apt.

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Preparations begin for Paris 2010

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Mon, 25 May, 2009

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NIGEL WILLIAMS will referee the Heineken Cup quarter-final between defending champions Leicester Tigers and Munster - a repeat of last season's thrilling Millennium Stadium final.

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