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Brazil aim to make waves at their first Women’s Rugby World Cup

Tournament debutants will make history as the first South American team to qualify, just 17 years after their first match

The Guardian - UK

Jac Morgan’s pivotal Lions moment reignites jackling debate in rugby

Some people consider it sacrosanct but has World Rugby extended too much latitude to the jackler or ‘stealer’?

The Guardian - UK

Women's Rugby World Cup To Adopt Flashing Mouthguards To Signal Head Impact

Mouthguards that light up to indicate a player has suffered a significant head impact will be used at the Women's Rugby World Cup, officials announced Monday.

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Flashing mouthgards for concussion to be introduced at Women’s Rugby World Cup

LED mouthguards that will flash when a player suffers a significant head impact will be introduced at the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Rugby in US suffers another blow as second team in a week exits MLR

Men’s pro competition plunged into further uncertainty with Miami Sharks’ withdrawal after merger and NOLA exit last week

The Guardian - US

‘A huge statement’: Wallaroos to be flown business class to Rugby World Cup

Australia’s 32-player squad will travel to the tournament in England in comfort after World Rugby footed the bill for the upgrade from economy class

The Guardian - AU

Marlie Packer cleared for opening match of England’s World Cup campaign

The 35-year-old will miss only the Red Roses’ warm-up fixture away to France after being sent off against Spain.

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Future tours not threatened by rebel R360 league, insists Lions chief

British & Irish Lions executives have insisted future tours are not under threat from the breakaway R360 league despite being ignored by the rebels

The Guardian - UK

‘Pretty dark right now’: Major League Rugby reels as two more teams face funding crunch

Men’s pro competition rattled as New Orleans exit, San Diego and LA merge, and Utah and Miami face uncertainty. Utah CEO tells Guardian he’s confident funds can be found

The Guardian - US

'Newton's third law': Schmidt defence of rested Tizzano

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has urged Carlo Tizzano to avoid social media after copping online abuse following Australia's second-Test loss to the Lions.

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Joe Schmidt hits out at ‘online abuse’ of Carlo Tizzano as Wallabies flanker stood down after Jac Morgan incident

The flanker drops out of the Australia squad with head coach Schmidt keen to look after the 25-year-old

The Independent UK

Calls for more respect for referees after Wallabies’ uproar in second Lions Test

World Rugby has called for greater respect to be shown towards match officials following the furore over the pivotal late call in the second Test

The Guardian - AU

World Rugby hits back at Joe Schmidt over criticism of controversial decision in second Lions Test

The governing body have said Schmidt’s comments post-match were ‘disappointing’

The Independent UK

World Rugby rebuffs Joe Schmidt’s safety claim over Lions’ match-winning try

Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh backed the coach’s view that it was a dangerous clearout.

The Independent UK

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Women’s rugby is booming, but safety relies on borrowed assumptions from the men’s game

Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before.

The Guardian - UK

Australian officials demand explanation over Lions’ last-gasp controversial try

Australian rugby officials want an explanation of the decision to award the British & Irish Lions a last-gasp series-clinching try against the Wallabies at the MCG

The Guardian - UK

‘Completely wrong’: Australia anger at officials over Keenan’s winning Lions try

The Wallabies head coach, Joe Schmidt, said Jac Morgan’s tackle did not ‘live up to’ World Rugby’s push for player safety

The Independent UK

Zoe Aldcroft: World Cup success for England can herald change in women’s rugby

A 38-33 win to land a fifth-straight Six Nations title capped the Red Roses’ first standalone fixture played at the home of English rugby.

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The Guardian - UK

Judge criticises solicitor acting on behalf of players with brain injury lawsuits

The judge presiding over the two brain injury lawsuits in rugby league and union has issued an extraordinary criticism of the solicitor acting on behalf of the injured players

The Independent UK

World Rugby upholds England’s racism claim after Argentina clash

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The Independent UK

World Rugby issues statement over Argentina fans’ racist abuse of England players

England’s Test win over Argentina was marred by racial abuse from the stands

The Guardian - UK

Beware the rectangle of doom: rugby union must heed lessons of Harry Potter drama

When a toenail in touch by a defending team results in a try being chalked off for those on the attack, the game is making itself look idiotic

The Guardian - UK

World Rugby’s brain health service finds 25% of ex-players ‘at risk’ of problems

One quarter of a group of former elite rugby union players who have participated in World Rugby’s new brain health service programme have been identified as being ‘at risk’

The Guardian - UK

Mitchell puts pressure on New Zealand and maintains England’s World Cup focus

A familiar adversary lies in wait but Red Roses’ head coach demands his team first concentrate on reaching the final

The Independent UK

England coach John Mitchell questions smaller women’s World Cup squad size

Squad sizes are capped at 32 for the women’s tournament, one fewer than men’s sides are permitted to select at the World Cup

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