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FOUND: 13 - What They Never Told You

Tom Curry banned for two games at Rugby World Cup in new blow for England

25-year-old will be able to feature in the final pool encounter

Evening Standard

Tom Curry to miss two Rugby World Cup matches after ban for dangerous tackle

The England back-rower will miss World Cup pool matches against Japan and Chile after accepting his tackle against Argentina warranted a red card

The Guardian - UK

Tom Curry banned after red card in Rugby World Cup against Argentina

The flanker will miss England’s games against Japan and Chile

The Independent UK

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Rugby World Cup risks descending into farce unless refereeing inconsistencies are stamped out

Tom Curry appeal to take place following multiple different judgements on similar fouls

Evening Standard

Curry confusion highlights need for consistent World Cup officiating

Rugby struggles when it comes to refereeing and there were far too many shades of rosé across the first weekend in France

The Guardian - UK

South Africa explain use of traffic light signals during Scotland win

Springbok coaches held up different coloured lights to send messages during the Rugby World Cup fixture in Marseille

The Independent UK

‘Ruining this World Cup’: TV presenter slams ‘grotesque’ refereeing as Wales beat Fiji

Matthew Carley’s refereeing came under scrutiny on an opening weekend of controversial decisions at the Rugby World Cup

The Independent UK

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South Africa explain use of traffic light signals during Scotland win

Springbok coaches held up different coloured lights to send messages during the Rugby World Cup fixture in Marseille

The Independent UK

World Rugby rankings: Which team is top ahead of World Cup?

Where do the 20 competing nations sit ahead of the tournament?

The Independent UK

Tom Curry: Date set for disciplinary hearing over Rugby World Cup red card

Tom Curry will discover his Rugby World Cup fate in a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday night following his red card against Argentina.

Evening Standard

Kate makes flying visit to France for England’s opening match of Rugby World Cup

The Princess of Wales was greeted by RFU president Rob Briers, France 2023 chairman Jacques Rivoal and World Rugby’s Sir Bill Beaumont in Marseille.

The Independent UK

France kick off Rugby World Cup with lavish ceremony and historic win

Les Bleus serenaded off pitch by 80,000 fans after frenetic victory over All Blacks caps exuberant show to mark sport’s 200th anniversary

The Guardian - UK

World Rugby rankings: Which team is top ahead of World Cup?

Where do the 20 competing nations sit ahead of the tournament?

The Independent UK

Rugby World Cup brings timely boost to under-fire sport – and why France is the ideal host

The tournament can serve to balm the sport’s soul, writes Harry Latham-Coyle, with the action on the pitch distracting from testing times off it

The Independent UK

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Rugby World Cup kick-off: Paris gears up for Olympic dress rehearsal

World rugby’s showpiece tournament is one of the biggest sporting events of 2023 but also starts the countdown to the 2024 Games

Radio France Internationale

Hosts France lead the charge for glory in Rugby World Cup

What better way for hosts France to prepare for the World Cup spectacular than with a good old-fashioned sideshow? And France duly delivered a week before their opening match against New Zealand with a rumpus over the selection of Bastien Chalureau after Paul Willemse withdrew from the 33-man squad with…

The Independent UK

NFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup will take place against the backdrop of a concussion lawsuit that has similarities to one settled by the NFL in 2013 at a likely cost of more than $1 billion

The Guardian - UK

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Rugby World Cup

The players to watch, the teams to back and how to tell a ruck from a scrum as the tournament kicks off in France

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World Rugby to step up fight against online hate speech and threats

World Cup fans face a ban from domestic matches and reported to police, while social media posts will be tracked for racism and other abuse

The Guardian - UK

Rassie Erasmus: ‘Winning the World Cup is nice – but the most beautiful thing is what we have created’

South Africa’s director of rugby tells Donald McRae that transforming the sport in his country was a greater achievement than World Cup success

The Guardian - UK

World Rugby defends sport’s drug-test programmes amid World Cup concern

Positive tests from Rhys Webb and Elton Jantjies have raised fears doping is becoming more common but World Rugby’s chief executive rejected the idea

Evening Standard

Rugby World Cup referees get access to police escorts in bid to protect against abuse

World Rugby want top-level protection for their match officials due to online abuse and threats

The Independent UK

Owen Farrell says high tackle that led to World Cup suspension ‘a mistake’

Farrell initially had his red card downgraded to a yellow, only for World Rugby to appeal against the decision, which was upheld.

The Independent UK

World Rugby chief confident no confusion around disciplinary issues at World Cup

England captain Owen Farrell will miss his country’s opening games of the tournament due to a ban.

The Independent UK

What is the TMO Bunker and how will the foul play process work during the Six Nations?

The inclusion of the foul play review process follows successful trials throughout 2023

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