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Financial boon for Fijian rugby with tournament invite

Fijian rugby is set to flourish following their inclusion in the Nations Championship, with the financial windfall set to improve facilities on the island.

AAP

Rugby union’s breakaway competition R360 delays launch by two years

Rugby’s proposed breakaway R360 competition has announced it will be delaying its launch for two years until 2028

The Guardian - UK

Northampton coach Phil Dowson: ‘I tried working for a bank – it was tough’

Saints’ director of rugby on being converted to coaching, his ‘bromance’ with Sam Vesty and why Henry Pollock is smarter than he seems

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Why Wales vs South Africa is a foolish fixture that suits no-one

A short-handed Wales side face up to the mighty Springboks in an enterprise that feels like an act of self-sabotage

The Independent UK

R360 threat over with NRL ready to welcome back stars

Zac Lomax and Ryan Papenhuyzen will be able to return to the NRL if they wish, after rebel rugby competition R360's launch was abandoned until at least 2028.

AAP

Launch of Mike Tindall-backed rugby rebel league R360 postponed to 2028

Fronted by former England centre Mike Tindall, the competition had been due to start in October 2026

The Independent UK

Sports quiz of the week: Ashes defeats, Arsenal goals and Deaflympics medals

Have you been following the big stories in cricket, football, rugby union, athletics and motor sport?

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Wallabies’ 2026 schedule brings hope but also potential for bigger headaches

Australia will play just six of their 14 Tests at home next year and with a coaching handover to navigate, a hangover from 2025 may drag on

The Guardian - AU

34 knockout presents every sports fan secretly wants this Christmas

From football and rugby to tennis and skiing, here are the gifts that hit pitch-perfect

Evening Standard

World Cup winner Abby Dow quits rugby in shock move to focus on career

The Red Roses World Cup winner Abby Dow – ‘the best right winger in world rugby’, according to the head coach, John Mitchell – has announced her retirement from professional rugby

The Guardian - UK

England Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow announces retirement

The Red Roses wing made 59 international appearances and retires aged 28

The Independent UK

Staggs' loyalty clear ahead of World Cup call

Brisbane star Kotoni Staggs' commitment to Australia at next year's Rugby League World Cup is reliant on one thing.

AAP

'No one's safe': big-hearted Lion on the hunt

Courtney Hodder, once on track to become a rugby union star, is a proven big-game performer for the Brisbane Lions.

AAP

New Nations Championship finals could be ‘three-day Super Bowl’ of rugby — but Twickenham will need new pitch

Twickenham will host six games in three days next November as the first edition of the new tournament concludes

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England have no plans to reward Borthwick with new deal despite winning run

The Rugby Football Union has no plans to begin talks with Steve Borthwick over extending his contract beyond 2027 ‘for the foreseeable future’ despite England’s 11-match winning streak

The Independent UK

RFU reveals stance on Steve Borthwick contract after England’s long winning run

Borthwick’s England have won their last 11 games with their head coach contracted through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Undercooked England will not play for a year until Rugby League World Cup

England’s rugby league team will go into next year’s World Cup without playing a fixture for almost an entire year

The Independent UK

RFU finances bounce back after record loss

After heavy criticism last year, Bill Sweeney earned £704,000 after surviving a vote of no confidence

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The Guardian - UK

A November to remember: let’s celebrate the good in international rugby

We turn the dial towards whimsy and revisit some of the moments that made the autumn internationals irresistible

Evening Standard

Doddie Weir’s son to lead Scotland in Doddie Aid fundraising challenge

The Scotland rugby legend died in November 2022 aged 52 after a six-year battle with motor neurone disease

The Independent UK

Argentina demand investigation into ‘bully’ Tom Curry after alleged tunnel shove

The Pumas have made an official complaint after accusing England flanker Curry of forcefully pushing their coach Felipe Contepomi in the tunnel following an on-field scuffle

The Guardian - UK

England asked for CCTV footage of Tom Curry’s alleged tunnel scuffle

England have been told to provide CCTV footage of the alleged tunnel bust-up between Tom Curry and Felipe Contepomi after Argentina lodged a formal complaint

International Business Times UK

England Star Tom Curry Branded a 'Bully' After Argentina Coach Says He Was Shoved Post-Match

Argentina rugby team coach Felipe Contepomi accused England's Tom Curry of shoving him in the tunnel after their match on 23 November at Twickenham.

The Guardian - UK

England 27-23 Argentina: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happened

Max Ojomoh scored one try and and set up two more as England hold off a late comeback from Argentina.

Evening Standard

England vs Argentina LIVE: Result and latest updates as tempers boil over after Twickenham thriller

Steve Borthwick’s side cling on against resurgent Pumas to clean sweep Quilter Nations Series with 11th straight win

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