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Ancient game feeds Georgia's rugby DNA
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TBILISI - Georgia's presence at their sixth successive Rugby World Cup since 2003 is a remarkable achievement given that they only joined the International Rugby Board (now World Rugby) in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Barefoot in the park: Fiji girls heading for rugby's heights
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» SUVA (FIJI) - The Lelean Memorial School (LMS) punches above its weight as a rugby school in Fiji where some players train barefoot or share boots.
No bars to Uruguay's rugby inmates
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» MONTEVIDEO - The smiles of the tryscorers and the grimaces of the tackled are the same as you will find on any rugby field in the world.
Rugby is king in France's oval world
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» PARIS: There is a region in south-west France where the walls of bars and bedrooms are adorned not with pictures of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele but Antoine Dupont, Cyril Baille and Romain Ntamack.
Tokyo Olympics boss resigns over sexism row
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned on Friday over sexist remarks, leaving a leadership vacuum after opposition emerged to his favoured successor, who is even older than he is.
Toulon's 'at ease' ex-All Blacks Nonu, Toeava face festive Clermont feast
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» PARIS - Toulon head coach Patrice Collazo said former New Zealand centres Ma'a Nonu and Isaia Toeava have a natural "ease" playing together as they prepare to take on Clermont in the French Top 14 this Sunday.
Two-thirds of sponsors unsure about 2021 Olympics: poll
AFP, Published on 12/06/2020
» TOKYO: Two-thirds of Tokyo 2020's corporate sponsors are undecided on whether to continue supporting the Games now the event has been pushed to 2021, according to a new survey.
Growing sense of angst over virus-hit Olympic Games
Naomi Tajitsu and Makiko Yamazaki of Reuters, Published on 11/03/2020
» TOKYO: For weeks, Olympic organisers have relentlessly pushed a consistent message: The Summer Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled or postponed.