Rugby Football Union
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London Welsh have been removed from English rugby’s professional ranks and will immediately forfeit their place in the Championship
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England rugby union coach Eddie Jones issues a warning to his players on Friday after naming his squad for the upcoming Six Nations tournament
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Sale Sharks have sacked Tom Arscott after he allegedly leaked information to his brother before a Premiership match
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Anthony Watson is set to make his return for Bath against Exeter while George North has been selected for Northampton against Gloucester in the Premiership
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World Rugby will seek further information from the Rugby Football Union about an ‘apparent non-compliance’ with its protocols over the handling of George North’s recent head injury
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Sport England is planning to soften the blow for four sports that had their elite funding axed last week by providing additional investment to help them bring young talent through
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Eddie Jones will not come under any pressure from Twickenham to drop Dylan Hartley after the England captain last week received the third red card of his career
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Rugby World Cup year has yielded record profits and revenues for the RFU, which also posted a retained profit of £3.9m compared with the previous year’s loss of £6.7m
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Richard Cockerill, Leicester’s director of rugby, has responded to the RFU’s comments on the England top job by supporting Premiership coaches
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England are refusing to make big financial concessions to their cash-strapped southern hemisphere rivals and will oppose the idea of sharing the vast revenues generated by autumn Twickenham internationals
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Significant progress in tackling concussion has been made in the last five years giving hope that Gladwell’s grim vision of the future may be avoidable
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England wing Chris Ashton had one charge upheld against him during five-hour hearing and will be free to play again on 19 December
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Six Nations sides are split on moving the tournament to help free up the calendar while New Zealand could negotiate fixtures individually if changes are not made
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Dean Ryan has been appointed head of international player development by the Rugby Football Union after leaving Worcester
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An eight-year deal between the RFU and the Premiership clubs will provide a number of benefits for England and their coach Eddie Jones
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Former England internationals will be involved in a major study looking at the potential effects of concussion on brain health
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According to one player they are rugby’s ‘forgotten men’ – plying their trade for a fraction of what their Premiership cousins earn but facing all the same pitfalls
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Eddie Jones looked to be ready to push forward with plans to call up the Ospreys flanker Sam Underhill, despite disquiet from Premiership clubs
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The Rugby Players’ Association has warned that the game limit for England’s Elite Player Squad members is too high and that top-flight players face risks to their long-term health unless everyone in rugby union puts welfare first
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Life as an elite rugby player offers a great career, says George Chuter, but he warns ‘the human body can’t take that sort of punishment and come away scot-free’
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