ALAIN ROLLAND: The high tackle conundrum means players will continue to go for the chest despite the risk of a red card Players will go for the chest to try and stop offloads and win scrums They have to understand the dangers of upright tackles like Tom Curry’s Latest Rugby
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Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Gregor Townsend was left frustrated by a perceived inconsistency of officiating at
Boks' World Cup defence gets off to a winning start against Scotland
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Jack Crowley talks up ‘true leader’ Johnny Sexton after his Ireland return
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email World Cup debutant Jack Crowley believes fellow Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton showed
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Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne are wondering how they find a key forward, or at least find a functioning forward line. But the semi-final is as likely to be decided by their full-back, not their full-forward. Charlie
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Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Angus Brayshaw is “not going great” after his heavy collision with Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard, but teammate Christian Petracca says Melbourne remain hopeful he will yet be fit to return this finals campaign. Brayshaw
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Cater Gordon and Ben Donaldson starred for Australia Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email It took until September
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Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The first time Tyson Gamble set foot in Newcastle, more than 13,000 Knights fans booed him, and current teammate Jacob Saifiti gave him an almighty spray. And on the big screen at McDonald
‘I still haven’t forgiven him’: Why Wayne Bennett won’t move on after devastating tackle on McKinnon
By Andrew Webster Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It was close to midnight on Monday, 24 March 2014, when Wayne Bennett sat on the back seat of the Knights bus and wept in Willie Mason’s arms. “It was