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English rugby’s Champ era gets under way dogged by same old ups and downs

Rebranded second tier should be signalling a brave new world this weekend but uncertainty over promotion and relegation again clouds the picture

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s Gregor Townsend set for Red Bull role as part of Newcastle shake-up

Director of rugby Steve Diamond has left Newcastle as part their restructure

The Independent UK

Newcastle part company with director of rugby Steve Diamond

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is joining Newcastle’s owners Red Bull as a part-time adviser.

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Why are there so few female head coaches at the Women’s World Cup?

WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP: With just three female head coaches at the tournament, and none in the English top flight next season, Harry Latham-Coyle explores the work being done to bring more women up through the coaching pathway

The Independent UK

Red Roses face familiar foe as former England captain Jo Yapp plots World Cup upset with Australia

Australia head coach Jo Yapp is hoping her side can spring a surprise at the scene of one of the Rugby World Cup’s greatest shocks

The Independent UK

Ben Te’o: ‘Guys were fighting for spots. After too many drinks sometimes that spills over’

The Brisbane Broncos assistant coach talks to Gerard Meagher about the Lions, union’s struggle in Australia and that World Cup fight

The Guardian - UK

Saints’ Phil Dowson fears Premiership clubs ‘sleepwalking’ towards financial crisis

The Northampton director of rugby, Phil Dowson, fears the sport is ‘sleepwalking’ towards another club going bust and endorsed plans for the Premiership to become a franchised league

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Newcastle boss Steve Diamond banned after directing obscenity towards match officials

The Newcastle director of rugby was hit with a six-match ban last week

The Independent UK

Northampton’s George Hendy taking rough with smooth as he plots England path

The player dubbed the ‘Ginger Penaud’ is also handy with a Rubik’s Cube and cricket bat but wants European glory against Castres

The Guardian - UK

Cardiff set to enter administration in latest Welsh rugby crisis

The Welsh Rugby Union is poised to step in to support the capital club

The Independent UK

Worcester wind back to life with second-tier return and vow to clear debts

Worcester Warriors insist they will be both sustainable and competitive when they return to English rugby’s second tier next season

The Guardian - UK

Worcester Warriors return confirmed as club earn entry into revamped second tier

Warriors entered administration in September 2022 with debts of around £25million

The Independent UK

MPs deliver warning over DCMS chase to recoup tens of millions in Covid loans

There remains a ‘high degree of uncertainty’ over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the Public Accounts Committee has warned

The Guardian - UK

Premiership set to remain without promotion and relegation as Newcastle play down financial fears

Two Championship clubs including league leaders Ealing failed to meet the required minimum standards criteria

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Fin Smith reveals tough love from Wales coach Sherratt that drove him to success

Fin Smith feels a debt of gratitude towards the Wales head coach Matt Sherratt for motivating him to go the extra mile as a teenager at Worcester Warriors

The Independent UK

How Wales coach Matt Sherratt forged Fin Smith into England’s future fly-half

The influence of then Worcester coach Sherratt on a teenage Smith helped set him on his way into international rugby

The Independent UK

How England are plotting to stop ‘world-class’ Finn Russell and end Calcutta Cup woe

No player has caused England more torment in recent years than the Scotland fly-half, but Steve Borthwick’s side are confident they can stop him

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Scotland’s dangermen Russell and Van der Merwe loom large for England

Hosts must unlock solutions to the deadly duo when the teams contest the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham on Saturday

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The Independent UK

No pressure on Fin Smith to outdo Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup – Ollie Lawrence

An intriguing subplot to Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown is the battle at number 10.

The Independent UK

Consortium led by F1 legend Eddie Jordan buys London Irish out of administration

Former F1 team owner spearheads purchase of club, which fell into administration in June 2023

The Independent UK

Who is Matt Sherratt? Why Wales have turned to the Cardiff coach to replace Warren Gatland for the Six Nations

The Englishman will step in for the remainder of the Six Nations after the mid-tournament axing of Gatland

The Guardian - UK

Government officials ‘more pessimistic’ about financial health of rugby union

Fate of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish has left DCMS officials concerned about the state of the sport

The Independent UK

Rory Sutherland insists he can shine for Scotland after off-field upheaval

The former Edinburgh prop had been at Worcester, Ulster and Oyonnax since 2021 before returning to Scotland with Glasgow last summer.

The Independent UK

Cost of Premiership rugby’s failed three underlined with £30m loans yet to be recovered

Wasps, Worcester and London Irish went out of business in 2022/23

The Guardian - UK

Premiership clubs ‘teetering on edge’ face government scrutiny over loans

Premiership rugby clubs are set to come under further scrutiny by the government over the repayments of their £124m Covid bailout loans

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