Month: August 2018

6:32 AM BST New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew says there’s no easy solution to the annual problem plaguing the Bledisloe Cup. Aside from Australia getting better. The silverware won’t be up for grabs when Yokohama stages the third match on October 27, something the NZ Rugby boss hopes won’t affect the crowd size. Nissan
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3:50 AM BST Versatile former Wallabies prop Ben Alexander has retired from professional rugby. A veteran of 72 Test appearances, 33-year-old Alexander departs as the most capped player in Brumbies history after 154 Super Rugby appearances. The Waratahs might have made the Super Rugby semifinals but their rating reflects their easy ride to the finals,
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2:41 AM ET BALTIMORE — When Luke Voit excitedly picked himself up off the infield dirt after scampering home to score on a wild pitch late Sunday night, he heard a familiar sound echo throughout Camden Yards. Luuuuuuuke. Many years ago, on football fields across his native Missouri, Voit heard that chant shouted regularly by
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Aug 27, 2018 Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. John Goliath Close Rugby
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1:11 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — With projected starting safety Xavier Woods iffy to play in the regular-season opener at the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 9 because of a hamstring strain, his replacement, Kavon Frazier, was unable to finish Sunday’s preseason game because of a separated left shoulder. The long-term prognosis did not seem to
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9:57 PM ET True freshman JT Daniels is USC’s starting quarterback. Coach Clay Helton made the announcement Sunday, as the Trojans are set to begin game-week preparations for their season-opener against UNLV on Saturday. He beat out redshirt sophomore Matt Fink, redshirt freshman Jack Sears and redshirt sophomore walk-on Holden Thomas to win the job.
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