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US Rugby World Cups: what will 2031 and 33 mean for the American game?

The Observer 15 May 2022

“But we need more eyes on the sport, which would lead to more players and a deeper pool depth and being able to get more scholarships, more professional rugby leagues, not just the national team or MLR for the men.” ... Major League Rugby, the competition in which Civetta plays for New York, is in its fifth season.

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Starting pistol fires on rugby’s defining decade but can it make it pay?

The Observer 15 May 2022

It has certainly been a momentous-sounding few days courtesy of World Rugby’s ... Mark Evans, the former Harlequins chief executive who has also worked in rugby league in Australia, is among those yet to be convinced a Nations Championship on its own will transform rugby’s finances.

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My club: Siya Kolisi on a hug from Jürgen Klopp and his Anfield debut

The Times/The Sunday Times 15 May 2022

I grew up in a community where we sang at football and rugby ... We drew 1-1 with Napoli in the Champions League ... Even compared with rugby in South ...

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Toronto Arrows keep MLR playoff hopes alive by thumping Dallas Jackals 57-0

North Shore News 15 May 2022

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows kept their playoff hopes alive while adding to the expansion Dallas Jackals' misery with a 57-0 win in Major League Rugby play Saturday ... But he was brought back after the 22-year-old Brown, who made his club debut as a starter last week against Rugby New York, suffered a lower body injury.

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Clem Morfuni: The Sydney plumber giving Swindon Town reasons to smile

The Times/The Sunday Times 15 May 2022

Other than that he looks and sounds like a former rugby league player from his native Sydney ... All because he likes to, he insists,Sponsored. .

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Bati center in fine form

FBC News 15 May 2022

One of the Fiji Bati hopefuls for this year’s Rugby League ...

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How a feud with Michael Clarke and a racism row sparked Andrew Symonds' alcohol-fuelled slide ...

The Daily Mail 15 May 2022

On Sport' covers everything from rugby league, horse-racing, Olympics, and rowing to even synchronised swimming and billiards, but it is the chapter on Andrew 'Roy' Symonds that is the most timely – and entertaining.

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Sam Tomkins leads Catalans Dragons to thumping win over Warrington

The Observer 15 May 2022

Catalans Dragons inflicted Warrington’s seventh defeat of the season with a second-half peppering in Perpignan. Sam Tomkins returned early from his broken leg to torment the Wolves with a dynamic display from full-back, including eight crucial goal-kicks which were decisive in what had been an edgy contest until three very late tries ... Read more ... .

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Rugby league back after two-year hiatus

Mmegi Online 14 May 2022

After a two-year absence, the rugby league returns this weekend with action lined up in Gaborone and Francistown. The rugby league was halted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 restrictions, but players will be back to their favourite grounds starting tomorrow ... BRU will also start the reserve league, the super rugby, and the Women’s 7s.

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Slingsby’s Aussies aim for SailGP 3-peat, another $1M check

The Associated Press 14 May 2022

And, uh, it's the Rugby World Cup ... While the Rugby World Cup ranks only behind the Summer Olympics and soccer's World Cup in some corners of the planet, that's certainly not its place in the U.S ... professional league ... For those who haven't noticed, Major League Rugby is a 13-team league that was launched in 2018 ... More AP rugby.

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Column: US lands 2031 Rugby World Cup, if anyone cares

Journal Review 14 May 2022

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Shocking figures reveal the AFL's $200million push into western Sydney is FAILING - with calls ...

The Daily Mail 14 May 2022

It's a hugely disappointing finding considering the AFL has tipped an estimated $200million into the region over the last decade in a bid to gain ground on sports like rugby league and soccer ... 'This is the world rugby league heartland and I fear the AFL may have massively underestimated the power and craftiness of rugby league,' he said.

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Western Australian government is in talks with the North Sydney Bears to bring beloved team ...

The Daily Mail 14 May 2022

An allegiance with one of rugby league's most historic names, however, could prove to be a trump card for the Perth bid, which has the full backing of the WA government. One of the founding members of the New South Wales Rugby League, the Bears exited the NRL following the 1999 season.

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On this day in 2005: Martin Johnson stung by Wasps on Leicester farewell

Belfast Telegraph 14 May 2022

Wasps skipper Lawrence Dallaglio was not far behind in the work-rate stakes either, as his team underlined their mastery of English rugby’s play-off system to land another championship crown after once again finishing second during the regular 22-game league campaign ... Rugby Round Up Newsletter ... Latest Rugby.

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