France name Dupont as captain for November internationals
PARIS: France's Six Nations hero Antoine Dupont has been named as captain ahead of matches against Australia, South Africa and Japan next month, the country's rugby federation said on Monday.
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CF Montreal's exit from the Major League Soccer playoffs on Sunday was more than a local concern. At least four probable members of the Canadian men's national team, including certain starter Alistair Johnston and rising midfielder Ismael Koné, are now idled with nearly a month to go before their first game in November's World Cup in Qatar.
Rugby-France name Dupont as captain for November internationals
PARIS : France's Six Nations hero Antoine Dupont has been named as captain ahead of matches against Australia, South Africa and Japan next month, the country's rugby federation said on Monday.
Injury blow for Eddie Jones and England as Owen Farrell ruled out of training squad
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(Reuters) - England skipper Owen Farrell has withdrawn from the squad that is travelling to Jersey for their training camp ahead of the November internationals as he continues to recover from a concussion, the Rugby Football Union said on Monday.
Depleted All Blacks lose 7th player before Japan Test
Veteran lock forward Brodie Retallick shrugged off disruption to the start of the All Blacks' northern hemisphere tour as Leicester Fainga'anuku on Monday became the seventh player to leave the squad.
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Rugby-All Blacks winger Faina'anuku to miss Japan test
(Reuters) - Leicester Fainga'anuku is the latest player to pull out of the All Blacks squad for Saturday's test match with Japan after the Canterbury Crusaders back returned to New Zealand on Monday due to family reasons.