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Tricky subways & stadium confusion: A weekend at the Rugby World Cup
Sam Bruce
Wales make near-perfect start with one-sided win over Georgia
The Grand Slam winners showed they mean business with a dominant performance in Aichi.
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Rugby League
Beattie casts doubt on Folau return
Doubt has been cast over Israel Folau making a sensational rugby league return with Tonga after Peter Beattie revealed the international governing body hasn't discussed the controversial star's comeback.
Rugby
Love, rugby and a sport's crucial battle with concussion
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, Tom Hamilton assesses how far the game has come and how far it still has to go in its understanding of the most prevalent -- and damaging -- injury in rugby.
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What is a concussion protocol? Sport by sport, there's no single solution
Reporters from across ESPN give their insights on how sport has been impacted by the increasing awareness of concussion.
The best 25 players at Rugby World Cup 2019
ESPN Rugby Staff
Rugby World Cup
The chaos of the ruck: What the heck is actually going on in a rugby pile?
Far from being simply a mad scramble, a rugby ruck has no shortage of technique and regulations around it. Oh, and some dark arts as well, of course...
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Super Rugby
Early starts for Super Rugby in 2020
Everything happens earlier in Super Rugby next year in changes that SANZAAR hopes will make the faltering product more successful in the Australian marketplace.
Rugby
Israel Folau launches court action over Rugby Australia dismissal
Israel Folau has confirmed that he has commenced legal action against Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs for unfair dismissal.
Rugby Championship
Does James O'Connor finally have the maturity to match his talent?
James O'Connor's third dawn in Australian rugby has hit the horizon. Eleven years after he made his professional debut, the 29-year-old has the chance to change a career narrative that is otherwise one of Australian rugby's most frustrating tales.
Rugby Championship
James O'Connor eyes Springboks Test after Reds deal
James O'Connor's Wallabies' career may get a reboot as soon as this weekend with the star utility now available to play South Africa after signing a Super Rugby deal with Queensland.
Rugby
Parramatta forward Tepai Moeroa switches codes to rugby, Waratahs
Parramatta Eels second-rower Tepai Moeroa has set his sights on winning back the Bledisloe Cup for Australia after he switches codes to rugby union next season.
Rugby
Wallaby Taniela Tupou robbed of phone in South Africa
Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou has suffered minor cuts to his arm after having his phone snatched in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Super Rugby
Bernard Foley leaves Waratahs for overseas opportunities
Bernard Foley has quit Super Rugby after 119 games in the NSW Waratahs' Sky Blue to pursue opportunities overseas.
Super Rugby
Beauden Barrett moves north, extends New Zealand contract
All Blacks star five-eighth Beauden Barrett has committed to New Zealand rugby for four more years but has announced a seismic domestic shift from the Hurricanes to the Blues.
Rugby
Will Genia, Quade Cooper sign for same Japanese club
Will Genia and Quade Cooper will join Japan's Kintetsu Liners following the Rugby World Cup, the club announced on Thursday.
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