Tag: rugby
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New All Blacks mentor Foster unveils coaching team
Wellington, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): Newly appointed New Zealand head coach Ian Foster unveiled the bulk of his coaching team on Thursday as he seeks to rebuild the three-time world champions after a disappointing World Cup. Foster, a former All Blacks assistant coach who took over the top job from Steve Hansen earlier this month, named…
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Sport in 2019: Five stories you may have missed
Paris, Dec 18 (AFP/APP): Sport has made the front pages as well as the back pages all around the world in 2019 with the rugby and cricket World Cups, the World Athletics Championships and the women’s football World Cup to name just a few. Amid the clamouring headlines, however, there were a number of stories…
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Sports deaths in 2019
Paris, Dec 18 (AFP/APP): From the tragic death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala to motor racing legend Niki Lauda and South Africa’s 1995 Rugby World Cup champion Chester Williams, AFP Sport looks at some of the notable sporting figures who passed away in 2019: Emiliano Sala, 28 — The Argentine footballer was killed on January…
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Ex-Wales coach Howley banned for breach of betting rules
London, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Former Wales assistant coach Rob Howley has been banned from all involvement in rugby for 18 months, nine of which are suspended, after breaching anti-corruption and betting regulations, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Monday. Howley returned home from Japan shortly before the World Cup began in September after the…
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Jones Admits Error but Wants to Turn England into Rugby Powerhouse
London, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): England coach Eddie Jones wants his team to become the “powerhouse of world rugby” but has admitted he made a mistake in his selection for the World Cup final. The 59-year-old Australian, who has committed to seeing out his contract which runs until 2021, is not renowned for owning up to…
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Saracens Salary Cap Breach not as Clear-Cut as it Seems: McCall
London, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): People may have to revise their opinion of Saracens once all the facts surrounding their breaching of the salary cap have emerged, their director of rugby Mark McCall told BT Sport on Wednesday. The English and European champions were docked 35 points and fined over £5 million ($6.4 million) last week…
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NBA star rookie Williamson out after knee surgery
New York, Oct 22 (AFP/APP): New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward sensation Zion Williamson will be sidelined up to two months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Monday just as a new NBA season is about to begin. The Pelicans play in the league’s opening game at defending champion Toronto on Tuesday, when…
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New Zealand ‘beatable’, insists England coach Jones
Oita, Japan, Oct 21 (AFP/APP): Eddie Jones believes England have the weapons to upset New Zealand in this weekend’s World Cup semi-final — as long as his players are not dazzled by the All Blacks’ stardust. England are daring to dream in Japan after smashing Australia 40-16 in Oita, but Jones knows his side have…
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Rugby World Cup: Spain beats Australia in Semi Final
Beijing: Spain beats Australia by the score of 95-88 in double overtime of the World Cup semi final in China. According to details Spain have delivered the Boomers more heartbreak, this time 95-88 in double overtime of the World Cup semi-final in China. Australian coach Andrej Lemanis said “That was a hell of a game…