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No bad blood between Wallabies duo

Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore says he won’t hold a grudge against Test teammate Adam Coleman after the pair nearly came to blows on the weekend. Moore and Coleman will both be named in Australia coach Michael Cheika’s 33-man squad on Tuesday evening for June’s trio of Tests against Fiji, Scotland and Italy. But they had […]

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Force vs Chiefs: Five things we learned

The Force fell just short of the Chiefs on Saturday night. What did we learn from the round nine matchup? 1. Sea of Blue answers the call  There were just 8474 at nib Stadium in the Force’s last home game, with SANZAAR’s Super Rugby announcement looming, but the Perth side’s call to action paid off […]

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Brumbies moving on from scrappy win

The Brumbies are through to the Super Rugby finals and coach Stephen Larkham says anything that came before is irrelevant. A 24-10 win over the Force, including a scoreless second half, wasn’t exactly comprehensive but Larkham said his side would be moving on pretty quickly. “It’s what we do this week now,” he said. “I […]

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'Negotiations will continue' – Marotta does not expect captaincy row to prevent Icardi contract talks

Luciano Spalletti opted to strip Mauro Icardi of the Inter captaincy, says Beppe Marotta, but more contracts talks are planned. Mauro Icardi will still be offered a new Inter contract despite being replaced as the club’s captain due to his behaviour, according to chief executive Beppe Marotta. Icardi, who has been linked with a move […]

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Atmosphere at Man United under Mourinho 'wasn't healthy' – Sanchez

The Chilean said he lost his confidence under the club’s former manager despite claiming the Portuguese was one of the best coaches in the world Alexis Sanchez said former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho created an unhealthy atmosphere at Old Trafford. Mourinho was sacked in December and replaced by caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer amid […]

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Allegri: Icardi's a goalscorer but I leave transfers to Juventus!

The Argentine has been linked with the Serie A champions are a tumultuous week at Inter but the Juve boss refused to discuss a potential move Massimiliano Allegri refused to be drawn on links between Juventus and Mauro Icardi, insisting that he leaves other club officials in charge of transfer matters. The Argentine was stripped of the Nerazzurri captaincy ahead […]

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Almost impossible to keep Ajax stars together after Real Madrid demolition but we'll try, says coach Ten Hag

The Amsterdam side reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 16 years and the coach is eager to keep winning together Erik ten Hag says he hopes to keep the current crop of Ajax players together after their surprise 4-1 victory over Real Madrid, but admits it will be “almost […]

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Waratahs let Crusaders slip through their fingers

The Waratahs wanted to excite their fans on Sunday afternoon but they barely had the chance to ignite a spark, going down to the Crusaders 41-22. In Australia’s 11th match against a New Zealand side this season, the fourth of the weekend, the result went in the favour of their Kiwi rivals again and the […]

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Hunt, Reds wary of Rebels side fighting for survival

The Reds are wary of a Rebels team that is fighting for Super Rugby survival as Queensland fights to save its season. You wouldn’t know it by looking at their 2-8 record but the Reds are still a puncher’s chance of playing finals football in 2017. That says more about the state of Australian Super […]

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Waratahs release external review results

The results of the highly anticipated external review of the Waratahs are in and if you ask CEO Andrew Hore, there are positives to be drawn on multiple fronts. Those positives largely focus on the wheels that were already in motion when the internal review was completed prior to the end of a disastrous Super […]

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