Gloucester rugby articles
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‘Hundreds of rugby professionals’: players welcome US women’s league
Women’s Elite Rugby announcement prompted caution over sheer cost of playing but leading figures see bright futureWomen’s Elite Rugby, the US start-up competition announced last month, could create “hundreds of professional female rugby players in a really short time”, a US Eagles international said, heralding a “great” development for elite women’s sport.“There is skepticism,” said Emily Henrich, a Dartmouth graduate who plays center for the national team, “because worldwide there is a lack of...
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Slade named Premiership rugby player of the season at London award dinner
Henry Slade was last night named Premiership Rugby’s player of the season at a glitzy Central London awards dinner. The Exeter Chiefs centre has been pivotal for a West Country team on a major rebuild having suffered an exodus of top players across the last 12 months. Premiership RUgby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor said: “Henry []
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England rugby star hoping bold sacrifice can fire her to Paris Olympics
Meg Jones, 27, has spent the past season playing for the all-conquering Red Roses in 15s but has now returned to the sevens fold ahead of the HSBC SVNS 2024 Grand Final in Madrid