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• Gloucester fly-half Atkinson agrees new deal to 2029

  30-09-2026 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Influential Gloucester fly-half Charlie Atkinson signs a new contract to stay at Kingsholm until the summer of 2029.
  
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• Saracens boss Venter skips more media duties

  30-09-2026 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter misses a second pre-match media conference, as head coach Joe Shaw attends.
  
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• Jones signs new deal as Harlequins scrum coach

  30-09-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones extends his contract as Harlequins scrum and contact coach.
  
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• World Rugby to launch 'very serious' investigation after Springboks accused

  30-09-2026 17:55 via express.co.uk
  Former Australia internationals Michael Hooper and Morgan Turinui expect World Rugby to investigate.
  
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• Tom Curry extends Sale Sharks contract

  30-09-2026 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England international flanker Tom Curry signs a two-year contract extension with Sale Sharks.
  
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• Ellis joins York Knights coaching staff

  30-09-2026 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Knights appoint Gareth Ellis as assistant head coach to Mark Applegarth.
  
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• Saints' 'Slim Reaper' on picking up pounds and pointers from Wilkinson

  30-09-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northampton teenager James Pater rose slow and stealthy as a prospest, but his opening-day Prem hat-trick has blown the full-back's cover.
  
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• Pirates focused on putting heavy loss behind them

  30-09-2026 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle says his side are focused on putting their 73-40 loss at Coventry behind them.
  
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• 'Lions Women can learn from darts and 1997'

  30-09-2026 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Whitney Hansen and Jo Yapp, coaches of New Zealand Women and the British and Irish Lions Women respectively, sit down for joint interview with Rugby Union Weekly
  
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• Ireland to host England at Aviva Stadium in Six Nations

  30-09-2026 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's 2027 Women's Six Nations encounter with England will be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
  
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• Iosefa-Scott set for France move when contract ends

  30-09-2026 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says prop Josh Iosefa-Scott is likely to move to France when his contract ends next summer.
  
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• England's Underhill to miss autumn internationals

  30-09-2026 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England and Bath flanker Sam Underhill is out for months with a ruptured biceps that requires surgery.
  
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• 'It feels like a new city', says Ulster new boy with Belfast links

  30-09-2026 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Ulster utility back Jamie Benson says he is still familiarising himself with Belfast as his home despite visiting family in the city during his childhood.
  
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• Sheedy surprised as header goes viral

  30-09-2026 09:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cardiff fly-half Callum Sheedy says he did not realise his "header" against Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship (URC) game would go viral.
  
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• Wigan's O'Neill wins Man of Steel award

  30-09-2026 00:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brad O'Neill wins the 2026 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel award as Wigan's Jenna Foubister wins Woman of Steel.
  
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