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Shaun Edwards Exclusive: The Student speaks to a rugby legend

Shaun Edwards has been the defence coach for the French international rugby union team for the best part of a year. Life in France appears to have been treating him well. On the pitch, France narrowly missed out on the 2020 Six Nations title on points difference to England and he has a home World […]

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Sale Sharks slammed in press after forfeited fixture

Sale Sharks were forced to forfeit their final Gallagher Premiership fixture against Worcester after reporting 27 positive Covid-19 tests. This was a bitter blow to the Sharks, as victory in the fixture would have secured them a place in the top four of the Premiership table and a place in the play-off finals. The misery […]

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Rugby in the time of coronavirus: an urgent enquiry into the future of rugby union

June 17th. This is the date that football fans in Britain, and across the globe, are looking forward to. The Premier League is returning. Yes, it will be very different. Stadiums will be empty, pubs will be closed, living rooms will be full. It is a ‘new normal’ for top flight English football, but crucially, […]

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EURFC team up with Cirque Ball 2020 to raise money for CHAS

Roll up! Roll up! The circus is back in town! Edinburgh University Rugby Club have recently announced that they have teamed up with Cirque Ball 2020 to raise money for their partnered charity, Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). Cirque Ball 2020 will take place on 27th March at The Jam House and promises to be […]

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EURFC team up with Cirque Ball 2020 to raise money for CHAS

Roll up! Roll up! The circus is back in town! Edinburgh University Rugby Club have recently announced that they have teamed up with Cirque Ball 2020 to raise money for their partnered charity, Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). Cirque Ball 2020 will take place on 27th March at The Jam House and promises to be […]

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Saracens face relegation from Rugby Premiership after salary cap breach

Reigning Premiership champions Saracens have been sentenced with relegation from the top league of English rugby after being found guilty of breaking salary cap regulations over the last 3 years.  This penalty was handed to them on 18th January this year. They had been sanctioned in November, when they were docked 35 points and ordered […]

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Impressive Warrington Wolves clinch victory in Challenge Cup Final

Saturday 24th August 2019 is a day that will live long in the memory of Warrington Wolves fans. In the Wembley sunshine the Wolves triumphed over league leaders St Helens to claim their ninth Challenge Cup and their first trophy since 2012. The 18-4 scoreline would not have been guessed by many, as St Helens […]

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Tiger rolls to victory as Masters win marks miraculous comeback

Tiger Woods, one of golf’s all-time greats, won his fifteenth major championship at the Masters in Augusta recently, only 2 years after he voiced fears that he might never play the game again. As he plucked the ball from the hole and strutted off the final green in front of the Augusta patrons on the evening […]