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Canada end England's 42-match unbeaten run as Red Roses vow to respond in Ottawa
Canada defeated England 24-21 at Toronto's BMO Field on Friday to end the Red Roses' four-year, 42-Test unbeaten streak. Captain Megan Jones and head coach Mitchell have pledged an immediate response when the sides meet again next Friday in Ottawa.
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Parling confirms Leicester interest in Singleton as Vunipola weighs Japan move
Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling has revealed the club considered signing hooker Jack Singleton before Glasgow Warriors secured him on a short-term deal. Elsewhere, Billy Vunipola is weighing up a move to Japan Rugby League One as his Montpellier contract nears its end.
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Maddison Levi scores seven tries as Australia edge New Zealand 2-1 in pre-season sevens series
Maddison Levi touched down seven times across three matches as Australia won two of three pre-season Kick On 7s fixtures against New Zealand in Sydney, with the Black Ferns Sevens salvaging a 21-7 win on Saturday to avoid a sweep.
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Canada's late try ends England Red Roses' 41-match unbeaten run in Toronto
England's Red Roses suffered a shock 24-21 defeat to Canada in Toronto as substitute Shoshanah Seumanutafa scored a 77th-minute winner to end their remarkable 41-match unbeaten run in the WXV Global Series.
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Canada end England's 41-match unbeaten run with late try at BMO Field
Shoshanah Seumanutafa's 77th-minute try sealed a 24-21 victory for Canada over world champions England at Toronto's BMO Field, ending the Red Roses' extraordinary 41-match unbeaten streak in the WXV Global Series.
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Nawaqanitawase refuses to rush Test allegiance call ahead of 2025 Rugby World Cup
Mark Nawaqanitawase has addressed speculation over his international future, saying he will not decide whether to represent Australia, Italy, or Fiji until next year, after first settling in Japan with Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights.
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Fihaki poised for All Blacks debut as Jordie Barrett ruled out of second Bledisloe Test
Jordie Barrett has been ruled out of the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney with a tight calf. Uncapped outside back Chay Fihaki enters the matchday 23, while Timoci Tavatavanawai is promoted to a first Test start at inside centre.
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Fagerson and Steyn return as Glasgow make eight changes to face Sale in Champions Cup
Zander Fagerson and Kyle Steyn are set to make their first appearances of the season as Glasgow name a much-changed side for Saturday's Investec Champions Cup pool match at Sale, with debutant Ruwald van der Merwe also handed a start.
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Scott Barrett reveals microdiscectomy behind mysterious 'flat tyre' injury that cost him six months
All Blacks lock Scott Barrett has detailed a back disc injury that left his calf unable to fire and forced him to miss the back end of Super Rugby Pacific and New Zealand's tour to South Africa, before his return last weekend against Australia.
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Tyson Beukeboom retires after 84 caps as Canada's most-capped rugby player in history
Lock forward Tyson Beukeboom has announced her immediate retirement from rugby after 13 years and 84 caps, having surpassed former men's hooker Aaron Carpenter to become Canada's most-capped player of all time.
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Lions lock Hyron Andrews, 31, dies in cardiac arrest at French team hotel
Hyron Andrews, a Lions second-row and former Sale Sharks and Sharks forward, was found unresponsive at the team's hotel on Île de Ré on Friday morning and pronounced dead after suffering cardiac arrest, the club confirmed.
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England U18 Women name 67-player squad for opening camp of new season
England's Under-18 Women's programme kicks off with a four-day training camp at the University of Nottingham from 16–19 October, bringing together 67 players from all nine RFU Player Development Group sites.
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Munster retire No.8 jersey to honour Anthony Foley on 10th anniversary of his death
Munster will retire their No.8 jersey in tribute to the late Anthony Foley as they host Racing 92 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in their Champions Cup opener on Saturday, marking a decade since the legendary back-rower's passing.
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Isgró returns to Harlequins starting XV for EPCR Challenge Cup opener against Vannes
Argentina wing Rodrigo Isgró is back in the Harlequins starting line-up as Jason Gilmore makes four changes for Sunday's EPCR Challenge Cup opener against RC Vannes at The Stoop, with the Premiership side desperate to arrest a difficult start to the season.
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Alisha Joyce returns to Bristol Bears on one-match deal five months after family-driven exit
Alisha Joyce has re-signed with Bristol Bears on a short-term deal for Saturday's JAECOO Next Gen Cup clash with Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop, five months after leaving the club following the birth of her son.
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Teenage full-back James Pater leads four Northampton debutants against Cardiff in Champions Cup
Northampton Saints have named 19-year-old James Pater, who has scored five tries in five appearances this season, at full-back for Sunday's Investec Champions Cup home fixture against Cardiff, with three further players set for their first appearances at this level.
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Injury-hit Exeter hand 6'6" Wimbush Champions Cup debut on wing at Toulouse
Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter has been forced into a reshaped back three for Sunday's Champions Cup trip to Toulouse, handing rookie Zack Wimbush only his second appearance on the wing after England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso suffered a hamstring injury.
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Carbery set for first Leinster appearance in seven years as Cullen names six changes for Clermont
Joey Carbery is poised to make his first Leinster appearance since 2018 after being named among the replacements for Saturday's Champions Cup opener away to Clermont Auvergne. Head coach Leo Cullen has made six changes from the side that beat Cardiff last weekend.
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Sharks name depleted side for Lyon trip with 16 players unavailable
The Sharks travel to Lyon for their EPCR Challenge Cup opener without 16 squad members, including Springboks Eben Etzebeth, Bongi Mbonambi and Makazole Mapimpi, forcing head coach JP Pietersen into a heavily reshuffled selection.
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Ben Spencer returns from shoulder surgery to start Bath's Champions Cup clash with Montpellier
Bath captain Ben Spencer makes his first appearance of the season against Montpellier in the Champions Cup on Saturday, having missed the entire campaign so far following shoulder surgery. Fellow scrum-half Bernard van der Linde also returns from injury to take a place on the bench.
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