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Champions Cup reboot: no pools, FA Cup-style and play it after Christmas

The global calendar remains a mess and rugby’s powerbrokers need to get a grip after a controversial weekend

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t treat players like robots’: Sharks coach hits out after Leicester thrashing

Leicester won for the first time in their Champions Cup campaign but their 56-17 victory over a depleted Sharks side was an unsatisfying mismatch

The Guardian - UK

Women’s sport to be front and centre in 2025

England will bid to defend their crown at Euro 2025 in Switzerland in July having lifted the trophy at Wembley in 2022.

The Independent UK

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10 sports stars who could shine in 2025

Keely Hodgkinson, Luke Littler and Tyler Dibling could all have a big year ahead.

The Independent UK

John Dobson: ‘I’m old school. When the Stormers fire me I’m done in coaching’

Stormers head coach on his Cape Town connection and ‘putting up a fight’ at Harlequins in the Champions Cup

The Guardian - UK

Dallaglio says search for ex-teammate Voyce echoes his own family tragedy

Tom Voyce is believed to have died after he was swept away while driving across a ford during Storm Darragh

Evening Standard

Argentine judges clear French rugby players Auradou and Jégou of raping woman

Judges in Argentina on Tuesday cleared the France international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou of raping a 39-year-old woman in a hotel room hours after appearing in the starting line-up for the first time in the senior team.

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Searches continue for missing ex-England rugby player Tom Voyce

The 43-year-old is believed to have died after trying to drive across a flood-swollen river in Northumberland.

The Independent UK

Argentine Court Drops Rape Case Against French Rugby Players

An Argentine court on Tuesday dismissed rape charges against two French international rugby players accused of assaulting a woman after playing a match in the country in July.

International Business Times

Rugby rallies around family of missing former England player feared dead

Northumbria Police said Tom Voyce is believed to have gone into the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland.

The Independent UK

Sale’s Alex Sanderson expects big response from English clubs in Europe

Sale’s director of rugby, Alex Sanderson, said he expects a Champions Cup backlash from English clubs after disappointing results in the opening round of fixturea

The Guardian - UK

Former England rugby player believed to have died after trying to cross river

Northumbria Police said Tom Voyce is believed to have gone into the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland.

The Independent UK

Tom Voyce missing: Ex England rugby player feared dead after car went into River Aln following night out

Voyce, 43, who played for clubs including Bath and London Wasps, is believed to have been swept away trying to cross Abberwick Ford

Evening Standard

French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina

An Argentine court has dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in the country earlier this year

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Unselfish yeomanry who carried England home deserved better from rugby

Sobering footage from documentary Unbreakable on England’s Rugby World Cup heroes shows why they have launched a campaign to aid retired players

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Fermor targets Maroons as Titans' double trouble return

Gold Coast forwards Beau Fermor and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui hope to play full seasons together for the first time in two years which will also boost Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Rugby Australia sets out bold plan to return to top of the sport amid fears over jobs cuts

RA reveals five-year strategic goal to be world’s No 1 rugby nation with strong broadcast revenues needed to boost finances for ‘golden decade’

The Guardian - UK

I want a top international coaching job – but not Wales, admits Ronan O’Gara

La Rochelle’s Ronan O’Gara wants a top international coaching role in future but will not be a contender for the Wales job should it fall vacant

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The Guardian - UK

We must educate sporting leaders to look beyond toxic win-at-all-costs approaches

Danny Care’s whistleblowing suggests there remains a too much of a grey area between tough training, bullying and abuse

The Guardian - UK

Prendergast eclipses debutant Barrett as Leinster ease to victory at Bristol

Sam Prendergast scored two tries for Leinster in their convincing 35-12 victory at Bristol in their Champions Cup pool match

The Guardian - UK

Tom Willis sends message to Borthwick as Saracens sweep Bulls aside

Saracens began their Champions Cup campaign impressively with a 27-5 win over Bulls

The Guardian - UK

Juarno Augustus powers Northampton to win over Castres with brace of tries

The current Premiership champions turned in a dominant performance over visiting French side Castres in their first European fixture of the season

The National (Scotland)

Rugby coach whose Scotland team scored famous 33-6 victory over England

Derrick Grant, who has died aged 86, was a totemic figure in Scottish rugby who left an indelible mark on the game over many years, firstly as an…

The Guardian - UK

Bath comeback thwarted as La Rochelle sparkle in the rain in first-half blitz

Bath’s Champions Cup campaign got off to a losing start as La Rochelle resisted their fightback to run out 24-20 winners

The Guardian - UK

‘Enormous and irreparable damage’: former chairmen call for resignations at RFU

Three former chairmen of the RFU have called for the mass resignations of the union’s current hierarchy

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