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Former England rugby star Christian Wade cut from Buffalo Bills

7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Wade quit Premiership side Wasps to forge a career in the NFL last October.

When Sir Clive Woodward met England rugby star Maro Itoje

7 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

In the second of our exclusive SIR CLIVE WOODWARD interviews ahead of the Rugby World Cup, the triumphant England head coach from 2003 meets MARO ITOJE… ,

Stop the suffering and ditch the lip service to mental health in sport | Robert Kitson

7 years ago by The Guardian

A toxic culture of denial pervades rugby, but the sport must be more honest with itself about players’ mental wellbeingThe interview with Kearnan Myall last week prompted an extraordinary reaction. The...

Springboks Name Rugby World Cup Squad

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rassie Erasmus has named his Springbok Rugby World Cup squad.   The squad named features three players attending their third Rugby World Cup – Frans Steyn, Tendai Mtawarira and Francois Louw...

Rugby World Cup 2019: George Ford and Owen Farrell can take England all the way to glory

7 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: That was such a brilliant win for England. Ireland were completely taken to the cleaners and Eddie Jones has now found his 'Gun XV'. ,

Saracens begin their Champions Cup defence in Paris

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Defending Champions Cup champions Saracens will begin their defence against Racing 92 at Paris La Défense Arena on Sunday, 17 November.   The Pool 4 confrontation is only one of a host of...

Players’ union urges action on mental health after Kearnan Myall speaks out

7 years ago by The Guardian

• RPA says 10% of Premiership players phone helpline every year• Majority have mental health problems after retiring – surveyRugby’s players’ union has called for urgent action to be taken to...

Kearnan Myall: ‘Several England players I know dread training camp’

7 years ago by The Guardian

The former Wasps lock sounds the alarm over the mental wellbeing of top players after intolerable pressure and scrutiny took him to the brink of suicideNo one is paying much attention to the tall man sitting...

Rugby World Cup Eddie Jones must opt for speedy England back row in Japan

7 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England have pace and must use it if they're to be successful in Japan. Power won't be enough to trouble the big boys and Eddie Jones lacks a settled coaching team. ,

Italy breeze past Russia

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In a game that involved 13 tries from one side its is hard to single out and individual. This was the case this evening as Italy hammered Russia. 85 - 15 was the final score with Russia only scoring two...