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• Springboks ring changes for Wales with four new caps

  13-07-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champions South Africa make 10 changes to their starting side to face Wales in the Nations Championship on Saturday.
  
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• It’s All in the Data: The Numbers Behind Sports Betting

  17-07-2026 13:50 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Although sports betting is absolutely a bet placed on chance, there is still value in looking at the data and the numbers behind certain plays. This will not guarantee an outcome; however, it will give you a better understanding of the odds and chances around bets.  The first thing you have to be aware of […]
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• Why Live Roulette Appeals to New and Experienced Players

  17-07-2026 13:25 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Most casino games tend to attract a particular type of audience. Some are aimed at people looking for quick entertainment. Others appeal to players who enjoy strategy, statistics or long sessions. Over time, communities form around certain games, and the audience becomes fairly predictable. Live roulette is a little different. Spend a few minutes watching […]
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• Ireland must 'make our own history' in NZ - Sheehan

  17-07-2026 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland captain Dan Sheehan says Andy Farrell's side must "make our own history" when they take on New Zealand at Eden Park in the Nations Championship on Saturday [08:10 BST].
  
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• How rugby union is 'booming' in football-mad Argentina

  17-07-2026 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rugby union is 'booming' in football-mad Argentina, according to Pumas head coach Felipe Contepomi.
  
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• Have Wales got their midfield partnership right?

  17-07-2026 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Thomas and Max Llewellyn have another chance as midfield partners as Wales finish the season in South Africa.
  
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• Wakefield go second with gritty win over Bradford

  16-07-2026 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wakefield Trinity move into second place in the Super League table but not before surviving a scare against tenacious Bradford Bulls.
  
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• England move Buenos Aires base to avoid potential World Cup party

  16-07-2026 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's rugby players have switched hotels in Buenos Aires to avoid their return home being wrecked by World Cup celebrations should Argentina's football team beat Spain in Sunday's final.
  
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• I've not found my feet back in rugby - Rees-Zammit

  16-07-2026 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit is ready to make a bigger impact next season after a first year back in rugby.
  
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• Smith to wear special jersey as Scotland remember Hastings

  16-07-2026 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scott Hastings, who died in May aged 61, will be remembered at Murrayfield on Saturday as Scotland host Fiji in their final game of the summer series.
  
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• Huddersfield suffer three season-ending injuries

  16-07-2026 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield Giants' problems increase after injured Olly Russell, Asher O'Donnell and Thomas Burgess are ruled out for the rest of the season.
  
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• Rivals Cardiff and Ospreys agree move for Wilde

  16-07-2026 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cardiff let promising fly-half Harri Wilde move to Welsh rivals Ospreys for the 2025-26 United Rugby Championship season.
  
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• Exeter prop Tchumbadze signs deal extension

  16-07-2026 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter Chiefs prop Bachuki Tchumbadze signs a contact extension to keep him at the club beyond the upcoming season.
  
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• Henry Pollock misses out as England name unchanged side for Argentina clash

  16-07-2026 14:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Henry Pollock has missed out on a starting place despite his hat-trick heroics against Fiji, with Steve Borthwick naming an unchanged England side to face Argentina.
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• Graham one of 14 Scotland changes for Fiji

  16-07-2026 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland have named an almost entirely changed team for Saturday's Nations Championship game against Fiji at Murrayfield.
  
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• Janse van Rensburg & Pollock on bench as England name unchanged XV

  16-07-2026 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will take on Argentina in their final match of the summer with the same starting XV, as freshly-capped pair Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori and free-scoring back row Henry Pollock stay on the bench
  
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• Former Bristol lock Vui 'devastated' by doping ban

  16-07-2026 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Bristol Bears lock Chris Vui says he has been left "devastated" after being banned until July 2027 for a contested doping violation.
  
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• Castleford sign Leigh prop Mulhern

  16-07-2026 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Castleford Tigers sign Leigh Leopards prop Robbie Mulhern on a three-year deal to start in the 2027 season.
  
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• Can Ireland achieve the impossible against New Zealand at Eden Park?

  16-07-2026 13:11 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Ireland face one of the toughest challenges in rugby union as Andy Farrell’s side take on the All Blacks at Eden Park in the Nations Championship, aiming to end New Zealand’s 31-year unbeaten run at their fortress.
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• O'Brien in great form as All Blacks loom - Farrell

  16-07-2026 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says Jimmy O'Brien is "really on top of his game" ahead of the Nations Championship match against New Zealand in Auckland.
  
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• Scarlets rugby jersey from legendary 1972 win over All Blacks to be auctioned

  16-07-2026 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  That day in 1972 is known locally as "the day the pubs ran dry", following major celebrations.
  
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• Wales pick Lake against Boks after injury scare

  16-07-2026 09:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Captain Dewi Lake recovers from injury to be named by Wales against South Africa for the Nations Championship match in Durban on Saturday.
  
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• Scarlets sign New Zealand U20 lock Allen

  16-07-2026 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scarlets have signed 6ft 6in, 21-year-old former New Zealand Under-20s lock Tom Allen from Super Rugby Pacific champions the Hurricanes.
  
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• Baloucoune back as Ireland recall key men for All Blacks

  15-07-2026 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fit-again wing Robert Baloucoune returns to the Ireland line-up for Saturday's much-anticipated Nations Championship game against New Zealand in Auckland.
  
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• Referee Barrett-Theron stands down after cancer diagnosis

  15-07-2026 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the world's leading female referees, Aimee Barrett-Theron, has stood down from officiating after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
  
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• Clark ruled out for season to add to St Helens woe

  15-07-2026 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daryl Clark is ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury to take St Helens' absentee list to 15 first-team players.
  
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• Wales hooker Phillips moves to Exeter

  15-07-2026 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter Chiefs sign Wales hooker Carys Phillips for the 2026-27 Premiership Women's Rugby season.
  
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• Powell confirms Smoothy will leave Wakefield

  15-07-2026 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wakefield Trinity coach Daryl Powell confirms that Australian hooker Tyson Smoothy will leave the club at the end of the season for personal reasons.
  
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• Leeds blow as injured Palasia out for six weeks

  15-07-2026 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keenan Palasia will be out of action for up to six weeks with a foot injury in a blow for Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos
  
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• England players banned from wearing our national team's badge as security concerns raised

  15-07-2026 12:30 via express.co.uk
  Significant measures are being taken ahead of England vs Argentina in their World Cup semi-final.
  
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