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Rugby: Contepomi calls up 10 uncapped Pumas for Boks test
Felipe Contepomi has named 10 uncapped players in his Argentina squad for the visits of South Africa and Australia, with banned duo Julian Montoya and Tomas Albornoz forced to watch on.
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Rugby: ITV lands UK rights for 2027 Rugby World Cup
World Rugby has named ITV as the exclusive UK free-to-air broadcaster for the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup in Australia, an expanded 24-team, 52-match tournament.
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Rugby: All Blacks name three new caps for Springboks tour
Dave Rennie has named a 44-man All Blacks squad for the Greatest Rivalry tour of South Africa, with uncapped trio Semisi Tupou Ta’eiloa, Siale Lauaki and Josh Jacomb in line for their first caps.
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Rugby: Mchunu recalled to the Springboks squad
Late boost for the Boks Rassie Erasmus has brought Ntuthuko Mchunu back into the squad. The Stormers loosehead has joined the Springboks group in Johannesburg. His arrival takes the squad to 44 players. Mchunu had first been left out. Last week, Erasmus released him back to his franchise when he named an initial group of…
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Rugby: England’s forward pecking order is shifting
A packed treatment room, an opening Nobody saw this coming. The Nations Championship was meant to be a formality for the England pack. Instead, it has become a testing ground. Ben Curry, Bevan Rodd, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill, Trevor Davison, Fin Baxter. All out. Maro Itoje, meanwhile, has been rested. Steve Borthwick has been forced…
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Rugby: Erasmus adds Mchunu to Springboks squad
Rassie Erasmus has recalled Stormers prop Ntuthuko Mchunu to a 44-man Springboks squad ahead of the Argentina Test and the four-match series with the All Blacks.
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Rugby: Zac Lomax to quit Western Force for the NRL
Zac Lomax’s rugby union experiment will be brief. The Australia-capped wing has signed for the NRL-bound PNG Chiefs and will leave Western Force when his deal ends.
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Rugby: Ma’a Nonu signs for the Sharks at 44
Durban lands a two-time world champion Forty-four years old. Eight professional clubs. And still no sign of stopping. Ma’a Nonu has put pen to paper on a short-term deal with the Sharks, and just like that Durban has one of the most decorated centres the game has ever produced. The United Rugby Championship side confirmed…
