18 h. ago Eddie Jones makes feelings crystal clear on new rebel league as 'worst bit' of the Lions revealed

The latest rugby news and headlines from Wales and beyond

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25 h. ago Ireland and Lions star reveals Andy Farrell’s explanation for picking Jac Morgan ahead of him

The Wales captain was the only Welsh player to feature in the Test matches

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36 h. ago Jordan Pickford breaks silence on new Everton contract and secret behind deal

Everton and England goalkeeper Pickford reveals his driving force and secret behind his consistency for Three Lions, having still not conceded a goal in World Cup qualifying

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5 d. ago R360 rebel league would be a major blow to Prem, warns Exeter’s Rob Baxter

We must improve our product to survive, insists BaxterExeter director of rugby wants top players in the PremRob Baxter has warned that English club rugby risks being undermined if the proposed R360 rebel league goes ahead. Exeter have just welcomed the top-class Australian centre Len Ikitau to Sandy Park and the Chiefs director of rugby believes the Prem will suffer a significant hit if such outstanding talent is diverted elsewhere.The R360 concept has suffered a series of recent setbacks with the world’s leading unions making clear that players who sign up will be forfeiting their international careers. Baxter, however, believes rugby should be primarily focused on improving its existing competitions. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Senior rugby figures believe rebel R360 league all but dead after unions’ statement

Players who sign up would be ineligible for national sidesProposed event yet to be sanctioned by World RugbySenior global rugby figures believe the rebel R360 venture is all but dead unless it can find a way to appease the world’s top nations. In a dramatic move the leading unions collectively made clear this week that players involved in the R360 competition would be ineligible for their national sides and have warned them to treat offers with “extreme caution”.Privately there is a widespread view that those pushing the R360 concept, fronted by the England World Cup winner Mike Tindall, now face a struggle to get the project off the ground if the world’s top male and female players are required to forfeit their international futures to join the rebel league. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Scottish Rugby threatens to ban players who sign up for R360 rebel league in major move

Murrayfield joins leading unions to oppose rebel league

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7 d. ago WRU statement as top nations to ban players in seismic blow to Mike Tindall

A number of top Welsh players are being targeted by the rebel league, which is being spearheaded by Mike Tindall

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7 d. ago England among eight rugby nations who vow to ban players in rebel R360 league

Statement says R360 players ineligible for internationalsIreland and Scotland among those to impose sanctionGlobal rugby’s biggest unions have gone on the attack against the rebel Rugby 360 organisation that is seeking to poach the game’s leading stars. England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, along with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, made clear on Tuesday that players who join the proposed new competition will be ineligible for international selection and have confirmed they will not support the venture.Rugby 360’s backers, fronted by the former England international Mike Tindall, had been hoping to launch their multi-city franchise tournament next year but have now been told to back off in no uncertain terms. “As a group of national rugby unions, we are urging extreme caution for players and support staff considering joining the proposed R360 competition,” read a statement issued by the world’s leading unions. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago England among eight rugby nations vowing to ban players in rebel R360 league

Statement says R360 players ineligible for internationalsIreland and Scotland among those to impose sanctionGlobal rugby’s biggest unions have gone on the attack against the rebel R360 organisation that is seeking to poach the game’s leading stars. England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, along with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, made clear on Tuesday that players who join the proposed new competition will be ineligible for international selection and have confirmed they will not support the venture.R360’s backers, fronted by the former England international Mike Tindall, had been hoping to launch their multicity franchise tournament next year but have now been told to back off in no uncertain terms. “As a group of national rugby unions, we are urging extreme caution for players and support staff considering joining the proposed R360 competition,” read a statement issued by the world’s leading unions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Andy Farrell reveals truth over Owen Farrell's Lions omission and the full story he couldn't tell

Owen Farrell was initially left out of the Lions squad this summer and the full story has now emerged

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1 week ago Find out if you're a 'closed off' person or 'social' in mesmerising illusion

If you saw a tree or a lion's face in this optical illusion, it could reveal a lot about your personality - especially when it comes to your dating life

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1 week ago Lionel Richie reveals nickname for Michael Jackson due to poor hygiene

Richie writes in his debut memoir, ‘Truly,’ about his friendship with the ‘eccentric’ King of Pop

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2 w. ago Prem icon questions Liverpool after nightmare Galatasaray start – 'does he trust his team'

Liverpool's problems from the weekend against Crystal Palace continued into the week as they feel behind early against Galatasaray in the Champions League

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2 w. ago Football Daily | In the English football zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Eagle

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!At the risk of denouncing the family name, football has become a bit of an emotional vampire. At its worst, modern football is a cesspit of bile, hype, nonsense, hot air and yellow tickers. But every time we think enough’s enough and it’s time to change our name to Tiddlywinks Biennially, something happens to remind us why we wanted to be called Football Daily in the first place. Of late, the thing keeping us away from the deed poll office is a team dressed in a red and blue Macron kit. In the English football zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Eagle. Crystal Palace won the FA Cup, the first major trophy in their history, followed that with the Community Shield and are now, after beating Liverpool thrillingly on Saturday, the only unbeaten team left in the Premier League. On Thursday they will make history when they play Dynamo Kyiv in their first match of Tin Pot’s league stage.Taking ‘favourite shirt sponsors: go’ (last Tuesday’s Foo...

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2 w. ago Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell

The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nationsThree years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede for the exits. 1 October 2022 was the nadir of a curve that had been sliding downwards for decades. This is a country that, in this century alone, has seen its FA president run the federation from a prison cell while facing corruption charges, the creation of rebel national leagues, federations and national team Fifa bans and fans being killed by other fans.In March 2023 there were more negative headlines when the country was stripped of hosting the Under-20 World Cup just months before kick-off after the governor of Bali said that Israel would not be welcome on the island. Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter and DC United and current co-owner of Oxford United, had just become ...

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2 w. ago Mitchell insists his previous final defeat can help England to Rugby World Cup glory

No changes in Red Roses 23 to face Canada on SaturdayMitchell accepts men’s team failed to handle 2019 final John Mitchell has learned from his experience of the men’s 2019 Rugby World Cup final and insists he has not made the same mistakes as coach of England’s women as they target the victory over Canada that will deliver Rugby World Cup glory.Mitchell admits that England’s men failed to “handle the emotional tank well” in 2019 when he was their defence coach. In stark contrast, his Red Roses finalists “have managed it”, he says as the head coach looks forward to Saturday’s showpiece at a sold-out Twickenham. Mitchell was one of Eddie Jones’s assistants when they lost to South Africa in Japan after beating New Zealand in the semi-final. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tragic vid reveals lonely life of sea lion Junior circling cramped marine park tank after cancer death of only companion

A "LONELY" sealion lives a miserable existence in an old tank after his girlfriend died of cancer, activists claim. Junior was born 22 years ago at the Mediterraneo Marine Park in Naxxar, Malta, and spent all his life with beau Dana - but is now alone. Footage from an animal activist group shows Junior mournfully...

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2 w. ago ‘I didn’t get empathy from Borthwick’: Ben Youngs on family trauma and why he rates Eddie Jones

Former scrum-half admits family illnesses made it difficult for him to embrace his achievement of being England’s most-capped player“I found it hard, I really did,” Ben Youngs says as he explains why it was once so difficult to embrace his achievement of playing more times for England than any other men’s rugby player. Youngs won 127 caps and featured in four World Cups, but he used to look down at the ground whenever his longevity was mentioned.Youngs retired from international rugby at the end of 2023, and played his last game for Leicester in the Premiership final in June, and so he can now give public voice to the trauma he carried for so long. While his sister-in-law Tiffany suffered for years with blood cancer, and his brother-in-law Jake endured motor neurone disease, Youngs played for England. He often felt as if he was putting himself ahead of everyone else while his brother and sister lost their partners to terminal illness. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tonight's rugby news as Eddie Jones weighs in on WRU plans and Welsh star returns from injury

The latest rugby news and headlines from Wales and beyond

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3 w. ago Perrie Edwards admits world 'crumbled' after losing baby and 'worst bit' came days later

Former Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has opened up about the trauma of losing her baby five months into her pregnancy as she spoke openly about the loss

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