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6 days ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
Bristol boss Pat Lam is delighted to have Gabriel Ibitoye back as the winger prepares to make his first appearance of the year in Sunday’s game against Leicester at Ashton Gate. A combination of hamstring and calf injuries have prevented the England hopeful from playing since the Bears were routed 38-0 at home to Sale on December 27th.
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6 days ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
mens gallagher-premiership Copied to clipboard 0 Johann van Graan has selected a completely different pack to the one that started the 61-26 thrashing of Gloucester in last Sunday’s Challenge Cup quarter-final for this weekend’s trip to Exeter in Round 14 of the Gallagher Premiership Lock Charlie Ewels has recovered from the blow to the ribs he suffered against Harlequins, which forced him to miss the last two rounds of European action, with the 29-year-old lining up in the second row...
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6 days ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
After Belgium became the first team to book their place at the 2027 Rugby World Cup repechage in November with last month’s stunning 31-10 victory over the Netherlands, regional qualifying for the tournament in Australia now moves from Europe to Asia this weekend.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
The Samoan Rugby Union have appointed former captain and World Cup fly-half Lemalu Tusiata Pisi as the new head coach of Manu Samoa. Lemalu Tusiata Pisi, better known as Tusi Pisi in the rugby world, has been promoted from the role of assistant coach. As a skills and backs coach, Pisi helped prepare the team for the 2023 World Cup, and he was a member of the Manu Samoa coaching team at the 2024 Pacific Nations Cup.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins has left his role with the province with immediate effect, ending his eight-year association with the province. Scrum coach Cullie Tucker will now take charge of the province for the rest of the season, as they look to improve on 13th place in the URC, starting with the games in South Africa against the Stormers and Lions.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
Rieko Ioane will follow in the footsteps of All Blacks teammate Jordie Barrett and play for Leinster next season. The 28-year-old powerhouse centre remains committed to playing for the All Blacks, with whom he has won 81 caps, but has decided to exercise the sabbatical clause in his contract that allows him to spend six months abroad.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
mens rugby-europe-championship Copied to clipboard 0 Lyn Jones has stepped down from his role as head coach of the Netherlands after failing to lead the team into the next stage of World Cup qualifying. The Netherlands lost 31-10 to Belgium in the playoff for fifth place in the Rugby Europe Championship in March, which cost them a place at the Final Qualification Tournament in November.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
Doncaster Knights president and co-benefactor Steve Lloyd wants his team to be good enough on the pitch, as well as off it, in a bid to break through the glass ceiling and make it into the Gallagher Premiership. A run of four straight wins in the Championship, on top of two Premiership Rugby Cup victories, have been very welcome but also added to the sense of frustration of ‘what might have been’ at Castle Park, especially as the Knights have beaten runaway leaders Ealing Trailfinders twice.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
Sharpshooter Jamie Benson will be staying at Harlequins after signing a contract extension with the club. The 22-year-old has penned a new deal after a strong campaign, which has seen the fly-half earn 20 first-team appearances to date. Benson made his Gallagher Premiership bow in November 2024 and more recently shone in Quins’ first away victory over Saracens in 13 years at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, coming off the bench to kick his side to victory.
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1 week ago | 
rugbypass.com | Jon Newcombe
mens united-rugby-championship Copied to clipboard 0 Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm that Michael Milne and Lee Barron have joined the 2023 URC champions on loan from Leinster until the end of the season ahead of their permanent moves to the province in the summer. It was announced at the end of January that the pair had signed two-year deals with Munster, effective from the start of next season.
