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Finn Russell hoping for strong showing from Bath fans at Premiership final

Bath take on Leicester at Twickenham in Saturday’s showpiece season finale

The Independent UK

South Pacific tour ‘crucial’ to Scotland seeding for World Cup – Gregor Townsend

Townsend’s men face the Maori All Blacks, Fiji and finally Samoa over three fixtures.

The Independent UK

Black sports trailblazer Billy Boston, 90, becomes rugby league's first knight

Billy Boston, who blazed a trail for Black sportspeople in Britain during the 1950s and ’60s, has become the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace

The Independent UK

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Rugby league star Sir Billy Boston’s knighthood ‘a little bit late’, says son

The 90-year-old was knighted by the King in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after a campaign to get the player honoured.

Evening Standard

Love Island episode one review: will give you 'the ick'

2/5 Love Island is back again, and it’s exactly as you’d expect, only more so

Evening Standard

Are you not entertained? Thrilling club finales show tribal rugby at its best

While financial instability and player welfare dominate discussions Premiership attendances are firmly on the up

The Guardian - UK

Billy Boston Before the Knighthood: Know All About the League Legend and the Forgotten Black Icons of Welsh Rugby

From Butetown to Buckingham Palace — Billy Boston's journey celebrates excellence, resilience, and long-ignored Black Welsh rugby pioneers.

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Brumbies better prepared for Super title push: Hooper

With the core of their team in their fourth Super Rugby Pacific semi-final, Tom Hooper says the Brumbies have been building towards an elusive trophy.

AAP

Billy Boston set to become rugby league’s first knight in special investiture

Boston scored 478 tries in 488 matches for Wigan after making the switch from rugby union to league in 1953.

Evening Standard

Billy Boston to become rugby league’s first knight

The 90-year-old blazed a trail for black sports stars and finished his career with a British record 571 tries to his name.

The Independent UK

Wigan great Billy Boston knighted in historic first for rugby league

Billy Boston, 90, is not only one of rugby league’s greatest players, but one of the pioneering black figures in British sporting history

The Guardian - UK

Rugby’s breakaway R360 league labelled ‘delusional’ by leading TV sport executive

A leading executive at TNT Sports has dismissed the R360 breakaway league as ‘delusional’ while Premiership executives have played down the rebels’ threat

The Guardian - UK

TNT Sports chief rubbishes ‘delusional’ plans for breakaway rugby competition

The mooted R360 competition is said to have offered some of the world’s top players lucrative contracts

The Independent UK

James Haskell enjoys father-daughter time with Bodhi after Chloe Madeley marriage confession

Former rugby star and daughter enjoy face painting, soft play, and even meet TV favourite Dora herself at special London event celebrating new DORA animated series

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International Business Times UK

The Quiet Force Behind Nicole Scherzinger's Tony Win? Meet Thom Evans

From rugby star to loyal partner, Thom Evans has been Nicole Scherzinger's steady support as she takes home her first Tony Award for Sunset Boulevard.

AAP

Brumbies ace credits Wallabies legend for Super charge

Noah Lolesio says he's taken huge strides as a playmaker and thanks his coach as the Brumbies look to make Super Rugby history.

The Independent UK

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson resigns

Robinson said he was leaving the role to join his wife and children who have relocated to Australia.

AAP

Selection shock: Gordon fancied for Wallabies captaincy

Inspirational NSW Waratahs skipper Jake Gordon appears on track for a major Wallabies promotion ahead of the showpiece British and Irish Lions series.

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What do rugby and cybersecurity have in common? We speak to a cyber CEO and an England rugby legend to find out

Proper training, great teamwork and staying at the top of your game - seems rugby and cyber aren't that different after all.

AAP

Set pieces key to Brumbies snapping Super finals hoodoo

Executing set pieces will go a long way to breaking the ACT Brumbies' curse of losing Super Rugby semi-finals in New Zealand, says coach Stephen Larkham.

The Guardian - UK

Leicester 21-16 Sale: Premiership rugby union semi-final – as it happened

Adam Radwan’s double helped Leicester to Twickenham as they held off a late push from Sale, who suffer more playoff pain

AAP

History beckons after Brumbies book Super Rugby semi

The Brumbies must make history against the Chiefs to win a Super Rugby Pacific final berth after a Billy Pollard double swept aside the Hurricanes in Canberra.

The Guardian - UK

Bath 34-20 Bristol: Premiership rugby union semi-final – as it happened

Three second-half tries at the Rec took the home side to the final

Evening Standard

England rugby captain announced as new ambassador for King’s charity

Maro Itoje, 30, co-founded an artists’ residency that hosts creators at The King’s Foundation’s headquarters in Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: Champions League, French Open and Giro d’Italia

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