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• Delay as WRU to reveal plan to cut team in 'coming weeks'

  29-06-2026 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Welsh Rugby Union delays revealing the details of how it plans to cut a professional men's side by 2028.
  
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• Wales squad in dispute with WRU before Fiji opener

  01-07-2026 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales squad settle dispute with the Welsh Rugby Union over match fees three days before their Nations Championship opener with Fiji.
  
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• Fly-half duel, debuts & NZ fortress beckon for Ireland

  01-07-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With just over a year until the World Cup, injury-hit Ireland look to begin the inaugural Nations Championship with victories over Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
  
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• Northampton & Bath handed tough Champions Cup assignments

  01-07-2026 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northampton and Bath will compete for points in the same tough Champions Cup pool next season, having been drawn alongside the Pretoria-based Bulls and Top 14 runners-up Montpellier, while Leicester will face Leinster, Bristol against Bordeaux-Begles, and Saracens and Exeter are in the same group.
  
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• Alex Coles encourages England team to fill Maro Itoje void

  01-07-2026 14:36 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Alex Coles insists England must be ready to fill the leadership and playing voids created by Maro Itoje’s absence when they clash with South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday.
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• New US owners can make Chiefs 'best club in the world'

  01-07-2026 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe says new American investors will maximise the salary cap and invest in women's game.
  
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• Salvin leaves Exeter for Wales forwards coach job

  01-07-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales boost backroom team before WXV by bringing in forwards coach Steve Salvin on a full-time basis.
  
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• England can cope with altitude - Sinfield

  01-07-2026 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will be ideally prepared for the unique challenge of playing at altitude against world champions South Africa on Saturday, says coach Sir Kevin Sinfield.
  
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• Scarlets announce £2.1m loss in 'challenging' time

  01-07-2026 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scarlets made a loss of £2.1m during the 2024-2025 season, according to the club's latest accounts.
  
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• Wales rugby quiz: Test your summer tour knowledge

  01-07-2026 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test yourself with our quiz on Wales' men's past five summer tours.
  
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• ITV pauses scrum ad slots for July Tests

  30-06-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In-play, in-picture adverts will not be part of ITV's coverage of the Nations Championship in July, but the 20-second slots are set to return in November.
  
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• Scarlets confirm Davies as boss on two-year deal

  30-06-2026 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scarlets will be led by former Wales centre Nigel Davies for the next two seasons.
  
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• Heyes signs new four-year Leicester Tigers deal

  30-06-2026 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester Tigers' England prop Joe Heyes signs a new four-year contract with the Prem club.
  
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• Easterby expects 'marker' from Australia in Sydney

  30-06-2026 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland coach Simon Easterby says he expects Australia to try and "impose themselves" in Saturday's Nations Championship opener in Sydney.
  
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• Exeter's US takeover completed as Black Knight take charge

  30-06-2026 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owners of Premier League club Bournemouth complete their takeover of Prem Rugby side Exeter Chiefs.
  
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• Wales lose Exeter lock Jenkins for summer Tests

  30-06-2026 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales trim their squad for the Nations Championship after losing Exeter lock Dafydd Jenkins to injury.
  
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• July Is Here and the Springboks Have a Point to Prove in the Nations Championship

  30-06-2026 13:10 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  South Africa put a frightening 80 points past the Barbarians on the 20th June, 12 tries, 80-31 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. It was the warm-up act before what promises to be the most consequential July international window in years.  The inaugural Nations Championship begins on 4 July with England at Ellis Park, followed by […]
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• Halfpenny joins Wales coach team for summer Tests

  30-06-2026 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legendary former full-back Leigh Halfpenny will work as Wales' interim kicking coach for the Nations Championship.
  
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• North v South - the battle for global supremacy is tighter than ever

  30-06-2026 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new Nations Championship pits the northern hemisphere against the south. Traditionally there would only be one winner in such a contest. Perhaps things are different now...
  
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• Leigh sign Melbourne prop Vaalepu

  30-06-2026 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samoa prop Lazarus Vaalepu moves from NRL side Melbourne Storm to Leigh Leopards for the rest of the 2026 season.
  
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• Bonus-point rule and last-16 changes for Champions Cup

  30-06-2026 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Try bonus points in next season's Champions Cup pool stage will be awarded only to teams who score at least three more times than their opponents.
  
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• Hull KR's Pangai Junior handed six-match ban

  29-06-2026 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull KR's Tevita Pangai Junior has been banned for six games and fined by the RFL for gouging.
  
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• Lindop sidelined but injury not as bad as feared

  29-06-2026 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warrington say centre Arron Lindop's knee injury is not as bad as coach Sam Burgess first feared.
  
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• Drones, specs and sensors - meet RFU's 'Q' behind gadgets for England's stars

  29-06-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Duncan Locke arms England with the technology and innovation to perform at their best on the pitch.
  
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• Springboks pick Libbok at 10 to face England

  29-06-2026 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manie Libbok will start in place of the injured Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at fly-half for South Africa against England on Saturday.
  
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• Morgan backs Lake's Wales captaincy credentials

  29-06-2026 05:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flanker Jac Morgan says he will back up "brilliant" captain Dewi Lake after the hooker retained the Wales leadership role.
  
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• Packer's dream farewell as Saracens win record fourth title

  28-06-2026 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marlie Packer scores two tries on her final Saracens appearance as the north London side secure a record fourth league title with a comprehensive 52-14 win over Trailfinders at Twickenham Stoop.
  
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• Huddersfield hold off Barrow fightback

  28-06-2026 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Winless Barrow Raiders' late fightback is to no avail as Faye Barraclough's four tries help Huddersfield Giants to a 30-24 victory.
  
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• Wakefield scramble last-gasp win over Huddersfield

  28-06-2026 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wakefield eke their way to a narrow win in a topsy-turvy encounter with Super League's bottom side Huddersfield Giants.
  
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• Charnley scores four tries as Leigh beat Toulouse

  28-06-2026 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as Josh Charnley scores four tries in Leigh Leopards' 40-16 win over Toulouse.
  
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