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• Saracens sack academy player Auvaa after latest incident

  12-10-2026 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saracens sack Totoa Auvaa, the academy player who was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson, after another incident.
  
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• Dead Lions rugby player, 31, named for first time as heartbreaking details emerge

  16-10-2026 16:48 via express.co.uk
  The Lions have confirmed the name of the player that died ahead of the South African club's first Champions Cup match
  
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• Lions rugby player found dead in hotel just hours before match

  16-10-2026 14:39 via express.co.uk
  A Lions rugby player has tragically died in a team hotel on the eve of his club's first-ever Champions Cup match.
  
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• New Zealand's Ponga to have surgery on broken forearm

  16-10-2026 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand refuse to rule full-back Kalyn Ponga out of the rest of the Rugby League World Cup as he prepares to have surgery on a broken forearm.
  
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• Inside new life of Rob Burrow's family after wife's devastating promise

  16-10-2026 08:44 via express.co.uk
  Lindsey Burrow, the wife of rugby legend Rob Burrow, has opened up about life after the tragic death of her husband, who passed away aged 41 in 2024.
  
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• Wales aim to punch above weight on World Cup debut

  16-10-2026 05:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite a daunting group Wales women's head coach Tom Brindle says the team want to play their part in growing rugby league.
  
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• Australia clinch thrilling World Cup opener against New Zealand

  15-10-2026 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia beat New Zealand 24-22 in a dramatic Rugby League World Cup opener in Sydney, with debutant Jack Bostock scoring a hat-trick to see the hosts snatch victory late on.
  
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• Walsh vomit & Ponga pain - the physical toll of World Cup opener

  15-10-2026 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's Reece Walsh exerted himself to the point of throwing up, while New Zealand's Kalyn Ponga tried to play on with a suspected broken arm in a dramatic Men's Rugby League World Cup opener.
  
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• Leeds Rhinos bring in prop Greig

  15-10-2026 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds Rhinos sign New Zealander prop Wiremu Greig on a one-year deal, with an option for a further 12 months.
  
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• Canada expect landmark victory over Red Roses - Apps

  15-10-2026 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scrum-half Olivia Apps believes the time is right for Canada to end England's four-year unbeaten run when the teams meet on Friday
  
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• Gilmore urges Harlequins to continue improvement

  15-10-2026 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harlequins head coach Jason Gilmore urges his team to continue their recent improvement as they look to recover from a woeful start to the season.
  
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• GB's 'Indomitables' inducted into Hall of Fame

  15-10-2026 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The only Great Britain side ever to complete an away Test series against Australia unbeaten are inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame.
  
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• Australia edge New Zealand in epic World Cup opener

  15-10-2026 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Bostock scores a hat-trick of tries as Australia fight back to win the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand.
  
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• Newcastle boss 'relishing' Scarlets challenge

  15-10-2026 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Red Bulls boss Dan McFarland says he is "relishing" the challenge of facing Scarlets in the European Challenge Cup.
  
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• Spain bids for Rugby World Cup with Nou Camp final

  15-10-2026 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barcelona's Nou Camp, Madrid's Bernabeu and the Mestalla in Valencia are all on a list of possible venues as Spain bids to host the Rugby World Cup in 2035.
  
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• Bristol bring in hooker Gordon as injury cover

  15-10-2026 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol sign former Newcastle hooker Bryn Gordon as injury cover for their upcoming games.
  
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• Leicester Tigers back row Williams signs new deal

  15-10-2026 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester Tigers back row Samuel Williams signs a contract extension of undisclosed length with the Prem club.
  
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• How are the Irish provinces shaping up for Europe?

  15-10-2026 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport NI assesses how the four Irish provinces are tracking before their European campaigns begin on Saturday.
  
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• From tear gas to just tears - rugby league's most passionate fans?

  15-10-2026 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World Cup co-hosts Papua New Guinea's love of rugby league manifests itself in the Kumuls and the Orchids national teams, two badges of hope and unity for the island.
  
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• Wales players in Prem can help Welsh game - Jenkins

  15-10-2026 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter Chiefs' Dafydd Jenkins says the influx of Wales players into the English Prem can help improve the game in his homeland.
  
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• The Welsh back-row trio starring for Leicester

  15-10-2026 05:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Wales forwards Aaron Wainwright, Olly Cracknell and Tommy Reffell have been key to Leicester Tigers' good start to the season.
  
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• The Champions Cup Is Back: Conan, Big Will Skelton & More

  15-10-2026 03:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashy & Sara chat to Will Skelton, Jack Conan & Nathan Hughes at the Champions Cup launch.
  
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• Cokayne back as England face Canada threat in Toronto

  14-10-2026 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England welcome back the experience of Amy Cokayne at hooker as their 41-match unbeaten run comes under serious threat away to Canada.
  
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• Wales centre Thomas to miss Nations Championship restart

  14-10-2026 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Centre Ben Thomas is set to miss the opening games of the Nations Championship but Taulupe Faletau is expected to play before November.
  
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• Watkins replaces injured Smithies in England squad

  14-10-2026 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kallum Watkins is called up as a late replacement to England's Rugby League World Cup squad after Morgan Smithies is forced to withdraw through injury.
  
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• Cornish Pirates seek to understand away day woes

  14-10-2026 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cornish Pirates coach Joe Walsh says the club is trying to understand their poor away form.
  
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• Winger Feyi-Waboso should be fit for England

  14-10-2026 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso should be fit to feature in next month's Nations Championship matches.
  
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• Lions women to face France in history-making first game

  14-10-2026 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British and Irish Lions are to take on France at Cardiff's Principality Stadium before their historic three-Test 2027 tour to New Zealand.
  
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• Two punch-ups, two red cards, no chances left - Saracens sack Auvaa

  14-10-2026 00:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Totoa Auvaa's young career has been derailed by a chaotic 14 months at Saracens which featured violence both on and off the pitch.
  
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• Peel relishing Scarlets' Euro reunion with Jones

  13-10-2026 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dwayne Peel is relishing pitting Scarlets against a Newcastle side coached by friend and former half-back partner Stephen Jones in the European Challenge Cup.
  
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