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Moseley add some beef to their backline

NEWS EXTRA MOSELEY have bolstered their backline options for next season’s challenge in National 1. Former University of Birmingham flyhalf Tighe Maxwell-Whiteley joins from Leeds […]

Carter and Kata sign for Tigers

NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER have signed Ulster second row Sam Carter and Tonga centre Solomone Kata, following his release by Exeter.Both players will be reunited with […]

Quartet heading out of Newcastle

NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND back row Gary Graham, scrum-half Micky Young, lock Greg Peterson and prop Logovi’i Mulipola are among 15 players that are leaving Newcastle […]

Pirates hunt for £2.5m

NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates owner Dicky Evans is looking to raise £2.5m from crowdfunding to keep the club going for the next two years. Evans, […]

Trials get WR backing

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby has unanimously approved a recommendation that unions participate in trials of ‘belly tackles’ in the community game to reduce concussions. The […]

Brown for Gloucester

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have appointed James Lightfoot Brown as their attack coach. The 29-year-old has spent the last eight years coaching at London Irish, most […]

Ireland flanker calls time

NEWS EXTRA IRELAND back row Jordi Murphy, 31, will retire at the end of the season. Murphy won three Six Nations titles and scored a […]

Bevan to swap US for Wales

NEWS EXTRA THE WRU has appointed Huw Bevan as its interim performance director. He replaces Nigel Walker, who became interim chief executive in January following […]

Ashman signs for Edinburgh

NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND hooker Ewan Ashman will join Edinburgh from Sale this summer on a four-year deal. The 23-year-old, who has seven caps, said: “I’m […]

Dempsey re-signs at Glasgow

NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND flanker Jack Dempsey has signed a two-year contract extension with Glasgow Warriors. Dempsey, 28, is in his second season in Glasgow, having […]

Warrior Doel joins Ospreys

NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have signed former Wales U20 wing Harri Doel as cover for injured Alex Cuthbert until the end of the season. Wales and […]

Lark sticks with Bears

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND hooker Lark Davies has signed a new contract with Bristol to stay for the 2023-24 season. The 28-year-old has been capped 44 […]

New deal for Thorley

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER winger Ollie Thorley, 26, has extended his contract. He won his first – and so far only -England cap against Italy in […]