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Japan head coach Jamie Joseph named a squad with a blend of new and experienced players as the side look to bounce back against France in Saturday's second test, while the Six Nations champions made only one change to their team.

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Bath's Barbeary handed three-week suspension

Bath's Alfie Barbeary, who has been left out of England's Six Nations squad, was suspended for three weeks on Thursday after being cited for two incidents in their European Champions Cup pool match at home to Racing 92.

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Springbok 'legend' Kolisi eagerly awaited by Racing 92 teammates

South Africa's 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi's arrival at Racing 92 this year is eagerly awaited, his future teammates at the French club said Friday, with the new signing hailed as a "legend".

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Today's rugby news as Wales fly out to South Africa but Shaun Edwards misses France trip for their own summer tour

Here are your rugby morning headlines for Friday, 24 June.

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14-man Barbarians humiliate England ahead of Australia tour

The Barbarians inflicted a crushing 52-21 defeat upon England at Twickenham on Sunday despite playing more than half the match a man down after Will Skelton was sent off.

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Record victory for 14-man Barbarians over England

England fell to a third successive defeat as the Barbarians overcame a first-half red card shown to Will Skelton to win 52-21 at Twickenham, their biggest victory in the fixture.

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England hammered by 14-man Barbarians as Damien Penaud scores twice

England fell to a third successive defeat as the Barbarians overcame a first-half red card shown to Will Skelton to win 52-21 at Twickenham, their biggest victory in the fixture.

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Champions Cup Team of the Week: Leinster and La Rochelle dominate as four clubs go home

Before we look forwards to the fast-approaching semi-finals, we have selected the premier performers from the antepenultimate round of Champions Cup action .

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