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Tributes pour in for rugby league legend John Kear after sudden passing

The Challenge Cup-winning coach and renowned broadcaster died on Sunday at the age of 71

The Independent UK

Olly Woodburn double stuns Leicester as Exeter end Tigers’ unbeaten run at home

Olly Woodburn scored two tries for Exeter in their 35-26 victory to become the first team to win in the league at Leicester in 14 months

The Guardian - UK

Wigan secure Challenge Cup with dominant win over Hull KR at Wembley

Jack Farrimond scored Wigan’s opening two tries in a seven-try thrashing.

The Independent UK

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Saracens climb into top four with win over Harlequins in McCall’s home farewell

Saracens beat Harlequins 26-12 to enter the top four of the Prem for the first time this season

The Guardian - UK

Moana Pasifika sign off from Super Rugby with a win and emotionally charged hymn

Undermanned side upsets finals-bound ACT Brumbies 21-19 before players and staff come together to mark the victory and club’s expected demise

The Guardian - AU

Saracens aim for top four as Mark McCall’s final season at the helm comes to a close

Quiet architect of Saracens’ modern dynasty prepares for emotional farewell as his side battle for a playoff spot in penultimate match of the season

The Guardian - UK

NSW make history with first clean sweep of Women’s State of Origin in game three

Blues defeat Maroons 12-4 to complete 3-0 whitewash with Yasmin Meakes named player of the series

The Guardian - AU

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Blues seal Women’s State of Origin with game three win – as it happened

New South Wales lift Origin shield after beating Queensland 12-4 in third game on the Gold Coast

The Guardian - AU

There'll be a spot for Moses in game two: Daley

Mitch Moses missed the State of Origin series opener through injury but there'll be a spot for him on the NSW teamsheet for game two, says coach Laurie Daley.

AAP

Jo Yapp named head coach for historic first women’s British & Irish Lions tour

Jo Yapp, the former England captain and Wallaroos coach, has been named the head coach for the first women’s British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand

The Guardian - UK

Blues steal State of Origin opener from Maroons – as it happened

New South Wales launch incredible comeback from 0-20 down after Queensland let first-half dominance slip away

The Guardian - AU

‘Everyone hates us, don’t they?’: Mo Hunt on why England won’t tire of dominating women’s rugby

Mo Hunt, the England scrum-half, had to watch the Six Nations from the sidelines after suffering a season-ending knee injury in the opening game

The Guardian - UK

Reds looking to launch into Super finals with a bang

Queensland's Carter Gordon feels the Reds' best rugby is ahead of them and is hopeful his team hits top form with the Super Rugby Pacific finals looming.

AAP

England beat New Zealand by seven wickets in third and deciding women’s T20 international – as it happened

England bowl visitors out for just 80 runs in Hove and claim 2-1 series win over the White Ferns

The Guardian - UK

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Bordeaux’s rout of Leinster cements French dominance and leaves rivals playing catch-up

Faster and smarter in deed and thought, Bordeaux ruthlessly demonstrated why Top 14 supremacy looks set to continue for a while yet

The Guardian - UK

Pioneering study aims to find out how repeated blows to head in women’s rugby affects brain

Risk of CTE in men’s sports has been widely studied, but female brains are softer and more vulnerable

AAP

Munster fails to train as Maroons scoff at 'mind games'

Queensland captain Cameron Munster was a notable absentee from Sunday's training session, but the Maroons have allayed fears he is in doubt for State of Origin.

The Guardian - UK

King of Bordeaux Lucu injects soul into triumph of a French club on the rise

Leinster could not contain a team backed by tens of thousands of French supporters chanting with exuberance

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AAP

'Make the Maroons pay': coach backs NSW speedster

NSW winger Tolu Koula will make his State of Origin debut at the same stadium where his parents both competed as Olympic athletes back in 2000.

AAP

'Nervous but no pressure': Ponga in Maroons sweet spot

Kalyn Ponga is in a serene headspace and outstanding form as he vows to repay the faith coach Billy Slater has placed in him as Queensland's fullback.

AAP

Saifiti's tribute to brother ahead of Origin recall

Even Newcastle prop Jacob Saifiti himself was a little surprised to have been recalled to the State of Origin arena for the series opener.

AAP

Triple blow for Maroons in bid to avoid women's sweep

Injuries to three key players have compounded Queensland's task to avoid a 3-0 women's State of Origin whitewash.

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick delays call on resting Itoje until final England squad announced in June

England’s head coach, Steve Borthwick, says he may rest some senior players including his captain, Maro Itoje, for all or part of the Nations Championship

The Guardian - UK

Scott Hastings obituary

One of the greats of Scottish rugby who went on to have a successful broadcasting career

The Guardian - UK

England play Tetris to build pyramid towards extending global dominance

England showed their hunger to defend Women’s World Cup title in 2029 by sealing an eighth successive Six Nations triumph

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