Rugby evening headlines as Wales international leaves team immediately and Pivac finally gets good news after 196 days
Here are the latest rugby headlines on Friday, February 11.
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Italy's Crowley makes 3 changes for England in Rome
Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has made three changes for this weekend's Six Nations game with Italy, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced on Friday.
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Hogg readies for hostile Wales as Scotland seek rare win in Cardiff
Scotland captain Stuart Hogg hopes the "huge belief" from his squad will carry them through to back-to-back wins in the Six Nations Championship when they meet Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Rugby-Hogg readies for hostile Wales as Scotland seek rare win in Cardiff
(Reuters) - Scotland captain Stuart Hogg hopes the "huge belief" from his squad will carry them through to back-to-back wins in the Six Nations Championship when they meet Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Adam McBurney hails Edinburgh’s strength in depth
The men from the Dam Health Stadium head across the Irish Sea for their United Rugby Championship clash without a raft of key players who are on Scotland duty, including Pierre Schoeman, Ben Kinghorn, Darcy Graham, Stuart McInally and Grant Gilchrist.
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Bulls boss Jake White plays altitude, scrum mind-games with Sharks ahead of Loftus showdown
Cape Town – Jake White is never short of a word when trying to put the pressure on the opposition, and after the Bulls lost their last match to the Sharks, he is plotting a revenge in their United Rugby Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (5.05pm kickoff).