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James O’Connor returns keen to add ‘stardust’ to Leicester’s attack

The fly-half was back in the UK after his Wallabies recall to face the All Blacks and may feature in the lineup against Northampton

The Guardian - UK

Prem Rugby in talks to stage league match at Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field

Prem Rugby is in talks about staging a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago next season, the first attempt to move a game abroad since Philadelphia in 2017

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to the Gallagher Prem: English rugby’s top flight rebrands and targets US

Premiership Rugby has rebranded England’s top division as the Gallagher Prem as part of a reboot that includes plans to take a fixture to the United States in the coming years

The Guardian - UK

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MPs deliver warning over DCMS chase to recoup tens of millions in Covid loans

There remains a ‘high degree of uncertainty’ over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the Public Accounts Committee has warned

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Jordan death: Former F1 team owner dies aged 76

Jordan revealed in December he had been diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ bladder and prostate cancer

The Independent UK

Premiership set to remain without promotion and relegation as Newcastle play down financial fears

Two Championship clubs including league leaders Ealing failed to meet the required minimum standards criteria

The Independent UK

London Irish’s attempt to leave English club system set to be blocked by RFU

The RFU is set to block a request from reborn London Irish to leave the English game and join the United Rugby Championship

The Guardian - UK

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Eddie Jordan-led consortium buys London Irish rugby club out of administration

Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has acquired a rugby team with links to his native Ireland, heading a consortium to buy it out of administration.

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Eddie Jordan apologises live on radio amid cancer treatment: ‘Please forgive me’

The former F1 team owner is undergoing chemotherapy for bladder and prostate cancer

The Independent UK

F1 legend Eddie Jordan’s consortium launches revival of London Irish

A consortium led by the former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has bought London Irish more than a year after the Premiership club collapsed

The Guardian - UK

Consortium led by F1 legend Eddie Jordan buys London Irish out of administration

Former F1 team owner spearheads purchase of club, which fell into administration in June 2023

The Independent UK

Government officials ‘more pessimistic’ about financial health of rugby union

Fate of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish has left DCMS officials concerned about the state of the sport

The Guardian - UK

Cost of Premiership rugby’s failed three underlined with £30m loans yet to be recovered

Wasps, Worcester and London Irish went out of business in 2022/23

The Independent UK

Premiership clubs ‘teetering on edge’ face government scrutiny over loans

Premiership rugby clubs are set to come under further scrutiny by the government over the repayments of their £124m Covid bailout loans

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Sanderson v Diamond friendship on sidelines in battle of the north

Newcastle head to Sale on the back of a 24-game Premiership losing streak and with a pressing need to attract a fresh audience to rugby union in the north

The Guardian - UK

‘Right place at right time’: Cunningham-South happy with England switch

Flanker back in the land of his upbringing has no regrets over England move – even if the fast food is not as good

Evening Standard

London Irish in advanced talks over takeover to resurrect and relaunch stricken club

Irish have new hope after becoming the third Premiership club to go bust in the space of just nine months last year

The Guardian - UK

England’s rugby future looks rosier with pathway to world-beaters

England’s U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft believes the current crop of young players have the potential to develop into World Cup winners in 2031

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The Guardian - UK

RFU’s three wise men bear gifts but revamp of English game will not be easy

While trio’s vision appeals to national side and the Premiership there is still work to be done in building trust with Championship sides

The Guardian - UK

Stuart Lancaster: Arundell has big England call to make and I’ll back him

Stuart Lancaster has warned ‘there’s a decision to be made’ by Henry Arundell on his future and says the debate on eligibility for England internationals playing overseas is ‘very tricky’

The Independent UK

Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa facing jail after admitting sexual offences

The Fiji international pleaded guilty to two charges of assault by penetration and one charge of sexual assault at Cardiff Crown Court

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow Warriors coach tips 'silent assassin' for Scotland impact at Six Nations

Nigel Carolan insists Kyle Rowe has been a 'revelation' for Glasgow Warriors as he backs the winger to break into the Scotland squad ahead of Six…

The Guardian - UK

English rugby union adjusts to grim reality as RFU thrashes out new deal

Crisis-hit domestic game faces watershed season as remaining Premiership clubs await new professional game partnership

The Independent UK

Barbarians’ Api Ratuniyarawa appears in court charged with sexual assault

The 37-year-old Fiji international had been named as a replacement for the game against Wales in Cardiff.

The Independent UK

Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa appears in court charged with sexual assault

The 37-year-old Fiji international had been named as a replacement for the Barbarians against Wales in Cardiff.

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