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London Sevens: Day One Wrap
London Sevens: Day One Wrap
New Zealand were the only side to win all three of their matches on Day One of the London Sevens at Twickenham in front of a record crowd....
Scrum trial goes global
Scrum trial goes global
The IRB Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the "crouch, bind, set" scrum engagement sequence from next season....
Samoa name strong squad
Samoa name strong squad
Samoa have included just two locally-based players in a powerful squad that will tour South Africa next month....
IRB changes RWC schedule
IRB changes RWC schedule
The IRB has revamped the 2015 World Cup match schedule to stop giving top nations an unfair advantage by allowing them a week's rest between games....
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand are favourites to win the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend but in a season which has proved unpredictable there's plenty of room for upsets....
Samoa stun the Welsh
Samoa stun the Welsh
Samoa sent Six Nations champions Wales crashing to their fifth straight loss after the visitors claimed a 26-19 win at the Millennium Stadium....
Preview: Samoa v Canada
Preview: Samoa v Canada
Samoa and Canada clash for the first time in more than a decade and only the third time ever when they meet at Colwyn Bay in Wales on Friday....
Samoa Scrape Past Tonga
Samoa Scrape Past Tonga
Scrumhalf Galuefa Falamoe touched down early in the second half to lead Samoa to a 20-18 win over Tonga in the opener of the Pacific Nations Cup....
Samoan Serial Tweeter Loses Appeal
Samoan Serial Tweeter Loses Appeal
Samoan centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu on Saturday lost his appeal against a six-month suspended sentence....
Fuimaono-Sapolu Banned For Three Weeks
Fuimaono-Sapolu Banned For Three Weeks
Samoan centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has been banned for three weeks by England's Rugby Football Union for his latest Twitter outburst. ...
 
 

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