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Tommaso Allan targets fourth Rugby World Cup as Zebre return extends storied career
Italy utility back Tommaso Allan, 33, has signed for Zebre Parma and is targeting a place in Italy's squad for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in Australia, capping a career that has taken him across four continents over 14 seasons.
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Leinster face back-row crisis as Jack Conan adds shoulder injury to Doris absence
Leinster have confirmed Jack Conan sustained a shoulder injury scoring a try in their 48-23 Champions Cup win over Clermont, leaving the province and Ireland coach Andy Farrell short of options at No.8 with Caelan Doris already sidelined long-term.
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Pat Lam defends Bristol's weakened squad after 49-12 Champions Cup hammering by Stormers
Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam has explained his decision to field his youngest-ever Champions Cup side in Cape Town, where the Bears were beaten 49-12 by the Stormers, citing a brutal early-season fixture schedule and the need to protect key players.
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Glasgow Warriors survive Sale fightback to seal bonus-point win on the road
Glasgow Warriors maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 47-27 victory at Sale Sharks, pulling clear in the final 20 minutes after the hosts had briefly closed the gap to four points.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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England or Ireland? Leicester prop Archie van der Flier faces Test allegiance dilemma after breakthrough start
Archie van der Flier earned his first Premiership start for Leicester against Gloucester and was named Player of the Match, sparking debate over whether the loosehead — who qualifies for both England and Ireland — will follow cousin Josh into Test rugby.
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Harlequins boss Gilmore tips viral sensation Sigauke for first-team debut after Christmas
Eddie Sigauke's 90-metre try against Leicester Tigers under-23s captured attention this week, and Harlequins head coach Jason Gilmore says the 22-year-old Zimbabwe international is on course to break into the senior squad after Christmas.
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Darcy Graham returns three weeks early to boost Scotland ahead of Nations Championship
Edinburgh wing Darcy Graham has been named in the starting XV to face Toulon in the Challenge Cup on Friday, recovering from a ruptured bicep far sooner than the 12-week timeline initially projected.
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Bristol sign New Zealand hooker Bryn Gordon as injury cover while Trevett joins Ospreys on loan
Bristol Bears have signed English-qualified hooker Bryn Gordon from North Harbour as immediate cover for injured Harry Thacker, while academy prop Louie Trevett has joined the Ospreys on loan to gain senior URC experience.
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Etzebeth set to rejoin Sharks squad in Europe after early injury scare
Eben Etzebeth will miss the Sharks' Challenge Cup opener against Lyon but is expected to link up with the touring party for their URC fixtures against Cardiff and Munster, offering encouragement over the severity of his lower limb injury.
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Premier Sports enters final year of Champions Cup rights deal as rivals circle
Premier Sports begins what could be its last season broadcasting the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the UK and Ireland, with the third and final year of its deal kicking off at Kingsholm as Gloucester host defending champions Bordeaux-Bègles.
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Etzebeth ruled out of Sharks' European tour with lower-limb injury after Stormers defeat
Eben Etzebeth will miss the Sharks' three-match European tour after picking up a lower-limb injury in Saturday's 39-22 defeat to the Stormers. The 34-year-old lock awaits further assessment, and is one of several Springboks absent from JP Pietersen's 28-man travelling squad.
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