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Neil Fissler

London

Sports Journalist at The Rugby Paper

Sports Journalist at Freelance

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  • 4 days ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Fissler

    Italian international lock Dino Lamb was spotted at the Stade Amédée-Domenech on Friday evening, putting the finishing touches on his switch to Brive from Harlequins when his contract ends later this summer. Lamb, 27, hasn’t played for the Premiership side since injuring his shoulder in Italy’s Six Nations defeat against Ireland in March but saw Brive beat Pro D2 promotion rivals Grenoble 38–13 to move to the top of the table.

  • 6 days ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Fissler |Cardiff Rugby |Dragons RFC

    Connacht have confirmed that three more players, including Puma winger Santiago Cordero, will be leaving Galway when their contracts run out at the end of the season. Cordero, who has won 50 Test caps for his country, has made 21 appearances for the club since recovering from a serious knee injury during pre-season, soon after joining in 2023.

  • 6 days ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Fissler

    Energy drinks giant Red Bull could be set to step in and offer Newcastle Falcons a much-needed financial lifeline by taking control of the financially stricken Premiership club. It emerged last month that the Falcons have been talking to the other nine Premiership clubs and CVC Capital Partners about a loan of between £4 million and £5 million to meet the financial criteria to play next season.

  • 1 week ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Fissler

    mens british-irish-lions Copied to clipboard 0 Andy Farrell hasn’t been shy in picking players from the Southern Hemisphere to try and achieve a series win in Australia this summer. Seven of the eight players born outside Great Britain and Ireland come from either South Africa, New Zealand or hosts Australia, while another, Marcus Smith, was born in the Philippines. But it is nothing new.

  • 1 week ago | rugbypass.com | Neil Fissler

    The social media platform X is a great source of entertainment and reaction for any big announcement or event, and Andy Farrell and his Lions squad selection, as expected, have come under the microscope. One of the biggest talking points has been Farrell picking only two Wales players, Jac Morgan and Tomos Williams, which hasn’t gone unnoticed by fans.

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8 May 25

RT @RugbyPass: Seven of the eight players born outside Great Britain and Ireland come from either South Africa, New Zealand or hosts Austra…

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8 May 25

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8 May 25

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Andy Farrell and his Lions squad selection, as expected, have come under the microscope. @neilfissler 👨‍💻 #2025Lions | #Lions | #BritishandIrishLions https://t.co/UcmqgFmOiW