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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Mike Henson |Felicity Kvesic
The RFU has tabled a rival motion for March's SGM, encouraging clubs to back its own plans to devolve power to the local level instead.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Mike Henson |Felicity Kvesic
Bumper executive pay coinciding with the demise of historic clubs and financial pressure on the grassroots game should prompt an independent review into the Rugby Football Union, according to a group of MPs.Tiverton and Minehead MP Rachel Gilmour, whose father David Wrench played for England, Northampton and Harlequins in the 1960s, said the situation was a "travesty" and "financially unsustainable".
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Gavin Kermack |Felicity Kvesic
A new set of critically endangered tiger cub triplets have been born at a wildlife park. The three Sumatran tiger cubs arrived at West Midlands Safari Park (WMSP) in Bewdley, Worcestershire, on 17 January. They will spend their first few weeks alone with their mother, 13-year-old Dourga, before keepers enter the den to carry out health checks. It is likely to be this summer at the earliest before visitors will be able to see the cubs.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Felicity Kvesic
A man who started out serving tea to jockeys is getting ready to enter his own horse in a million-dollar race. After he finished riding himself, Ryan Tongue set up the Deva Racing management company, backed by owners from the UK and overseas. He now manages more than 25 horses, including Imperial Emperor, which is due to run in the G1 Maktoum Challenge in Dubai later this month.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Felicity Kvesic
Image source, BBSAImage caption, Experienced pilot Brad Hall (front) has been part of GB's four-man team at the past two Winter Olympic GamesGreat Britain want to start their world bobsleigh season on a high to build momentum for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, says crew member Arran Gulliver. The season starts on Saturday, 7 December, with Team GB's first race in Altenberg, Germany.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Aida Fofana |Felicity Kvesic
A former rugby player from Bromsgrove who is living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has praised Kevin Sinfield for his work raising awareness and funds for charities associated with the disease. Ex Rugby League legend and England Union coach Sinfield ran 37 miles (60km) on Monday between Gloucester and Bristol. Joining him on the second leg of his 230-mile (370km) Running Home for Christmas challenge was Scott Morris.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Felicity Kvesic |Mike Henson
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Wasps' final game in their 2022-23 Premiership season was a 40-36 defeat by Northampton on 9 OctoberBBC Sport rugby union news reporterWasps could be resurrected in the second tier of English rugby after they applied for a place in next season's expanded Championship. However the Rugby Football Union has invited bids to join a new second tier, expanded from 12 to 14 teams, from next season.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
aol.com | Ian Shoesmith |Felicity Kvesic
October 9, 2024 at 6:29 AMMelissa Rutter and Dan King were meant to fly home on Wednesday after two weeks in Florida [BBC]A British couple on holiday in Florida have told of their trepidation as communities brace for the arrival of Hurricane Milton. As a regular visitor to the US state, Dan King said that while he had experienced previous hurricanes "this is the only time when everybody local seems to be very, very worried".
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Felicity Kvesic
Diversity in elite-level rugby union will only improve by targeting "hidden talent" across the country, says England flanker Sadia Kabeya. The 22-year-old believes a lack of accessibility at school and junior level is one of the key reasons why the sport is not more diverse. England's 30-strong squad for this month's WXV tournament in Canada contains only two non-white players. "We need to start targeting different areas.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Ged Scott |Felicity Kvesic
Worcester Warriors owner Chris Holland has submitted plans to redevelop the wound-up former Premiership club's Sixways home - including a hotel, a medical centre and a commitment to "return Warriors to professional rugby".
