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Sons of Samoa on never-ending ride to Pacific power

Samoa's rise to a genuine rugby league powerhouse can be summed up by Stephen Crichton and Spencer Leniu's presence in camp ahead of the Pacific Cup final.

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Cummins feeling good for Gabba, but rest may be needed

Pat Cummins says his return to bowling has gone better than expected, with Australia's captain still eying off a return for the second Ashes Test.

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Fast-rising Fiji carry a nation’s pride in redemption match with England

Rugby union is going from strength to strength in the Pacific Island country and the team are eager to settle the score of a World Cup quarter-final defeat

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Waugh takes shot at selectors over Test team transition

George Bailey has insisted the transition of Australia's Test team remains on track, despite Steve Waugh taking a swipe at him over the handling of the issue..

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Roebuck and Steward injuries likely to trigger major England reshuffle against Fiji

Head coach Steve Borthwick was planning to announce England’s starting XV early this week but has changed tack after Tom Roebuck limped out of training

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Fixation on forward rotation threatens to turn rugby contests into war of attrition

Every team aspires to their own ‘Bomb Squad’ and the modern-day arms race is focused on unleashing heavyweight power from the bench

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Steward injury could offer Smith the chance to start for England against Fiji

A hand injury to the full-back Freddie Steward could present Marcus Smith with a fresh chance to start for England when they face Fiji on Saturday

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Katoa stable, but NRL to probe Tonga star's head knocks

Tonga second-rower Eliesa Katoa is stable and awake after undergoing surgery for a seizure and brain bleeding following three head knocks in the Pacific Cup.

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Saracens Women enjoy World Cup bounce with record crowd for derby

Canada’s Alysha Corrigan for the hosts and England’s Ellie Kildunne for Harlequins were among those who lit up a 47-10 home win

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Henry Pollock can be spark England need but should rein in on-field antics

Back-row made a big impact with stunning try against Australia but someone should advise him to let rugby do the talking

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Bring back mid-year Tests: Fisher-Harris makes call

New Zealand captain James Fisher-Harris would like to see the return of mid-season Tests, but Tonga coach Kristian Woolf has a word of warning on the subject.

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Church saves Jillaroos in narrow win over Kiwi Ferns

Abbi Church had huge boots to fill on debut for Australia at No.1 in the absence of Tamika Upton but starred in a 10-4 Pacific Cup win over the Kiwi Ferns.

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‘Great blend’: Borthwick praises England’s character after beating Australia

Steve Borthwick said England kept their composure in difficult conditions after a power-packed finish by the bench saw off a dogged Australia

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Suaalii’s struggles sum up an Australia side searching for fluency

Missing key players, the Wallabies failed to get out of second gear and can have no complaints at their defeat

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Kangaroos made to sweat before class tells and wounded England kiss Ashes goodbye

Australia were well-matched in the first half of the second Test but outclassed their hosts after the break to clinch a 14th successive Ashes series

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Unflappable George Ford the safe option for England, Borthwick and brigadier

Steve Borthwick opts for the measured play of experienced No 10 rather than the risk-takers Fin or Marcus Smith

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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu lights up South Africa’s nine-try rout of Japan

There was no repeat of the 2015 Rugby World Cup upset in Brighton as South Africa beat Japan 61-7 at Wembley, while Scotland beat the USA 85-0

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Pollock proves the key before England cavalry seal victory over Australia

Ben Earl, Alex Mitchell and Luke Cowan-Dickie also scored tries for England in a 25-7 Autumn Nations Series victory against Australia

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Munster and Young edge Australia to Ashes series win against England

Two quick second-half tries from Cameron Munster and Hudson Young gave Australia a 14-4 victory against England in the second Ashes Test

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Kangaroos beat England to maintain Ashes stranglehold

Australia have beaten a physical England side 14-4 in Liverpool, wrapping up a 14th straight Ashes series victory with one Test still to play.

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England 25-7 Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happened

England stretch away in the second half to beat Australia to secure an eighth win in a row

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England 4-14 Australia: rugby league Ashes second Test – as it happened

The Kangaroos bounced away from the hosts in the second half with two quickfire tries that sealed Ashes victory with one match still to play

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Tonga take down PNG to stake claim for future

Tonga's women have beaten Papua New Guinea 42-6, marking just the second Test match win in the team's history.

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Kiwis don't want to let Pacific title chance slip again

After a last-ditch loss to Tonga meant New Zealand missed the 2024 Pacific Championships final, Kiwis ace Dylan Brown is determined history doesn't repeat.

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No mountain too high for Itoje and England with Australia first up in autumn series

England captain stresses team must display their full power in Saturday’s first of four home internationals in November

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