Tug-of-war between French, Japanese clubs to sign Sale's Sam James The former Edgeley Park ballboy played 244 games for his boyhood club, but his Sharks career ended with last Saturday’s league semi-final defeat at the hands of Bath at The Rec.
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The Olympics will mark rugby Sevens' coming of age The eyes of the rugby world will focus on Paris in late July as the race for Olympic gold plays out in front of an audience of billions
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Jon Callard: 'It'll be just like the old days. Last one off to Twickenham turn the light off' Twenty-eight years after their last Premiership final, Bath tread a path to HQ once so familiar.
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Five key reasons why the Crusaders' wheels fell off in 2024 The Crusaders have missed the playoffs for the first time since 2015 under first year head coach Rob Penney prompting an external review of the season. 
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The race for All Blacks centre is far from run The first All Blacks squad of the year is just three weeks away from being named and some names have surpassed potential bolter status to be considered contenders for starting jerseys.
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