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England blow as George Furbank misses second Test versus New Zealand

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George Furbank at England training in Japan (Photo by Koki Nagahama/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

England have been dealt a blow on the eve of their second Test against New Zealand after George Furbank was ruled out of the Auckland showdown by a back injury.

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Furbank was singled out as the tourists’ dangerman by opposite number Stephen Perofeta earlier in the week but his late injury setback means his cutting edge in attack will be missing at Eden Park.

Freddie Steward replaces Furbank at full-back in his first appearance for England since February 10 when he started against Wales in the Six Nations.

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SB 11 minutes ago
Six Nations statement: Tom Curry 'Tunnelgate' incident

The unfortunate losers after this situation are Mallía and Toulouse.

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TV 24 minutes ago
Eben Etzebeth staring at huge ban after another red card

With respect Tom:

1. “The Boks have always had a reputation as a violent team.” Incorrect, the Boks have always been a physical team, not the same thing at all. The rest is perception amongst some rugby fans, definitely not those who look at facts. Once you look at facts you will realise you’re wrong. And don’t try to use a few insidents to indicate that those examples prove your point, I can show you plenty examples from all teams. Tell me your nationality and I’ll assemble the examples. Perception is a terrible thing - amongst other drivel I’ve been reading for years how the Boks are giants and much bigger and taller than other top rugby nations. Please do what I did at the WC, I compared the easily available facts and the Boks were not nearly the biggest tier 1 team, regardless whether you compare only 1 to 3, 1 to 5, 1 to 8 or whatever.



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Jonathan 50 minutes ago
What written judgement said about Alex Mann's role in gouging saga

Ahh yes they shouldve had you at the hearing, big boy fl apparently knows everything. You are just speculating like everyone else man there is absolutely no way you can comment with 100% certainty so go make a cup of tea and sit down put the screens away for a bit, thats enough for today

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Jonathan 53 minutes ago
What written judgement said about Alex Mann's role in gouging saga

Stem 100% saam met jou daar, die Britte is net uit om Eben te ‘jag’ in die hele saak, eintlik vreemd aangesien daar soveel duidelike evidence is.

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MO 1 hour ago
Wales are out of luck and out of ideas, so where do they go from here?

I do remember him - quick and scored a fair number of tries. Will is dual qualified and probably won’t have to make a final call on his representative future for a while yet, but clearly the direction of travel in his case doesn’t seem encouraging for Wales. Can’t blame him at all. Welsh rugby needs to get its house in order.

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Hammer Head 1 hour ago
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It has indeed.

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Hammer Head 1 hour ago
Rassie Erasmus: SA Rugby set out huge new deal for Bok coach

That was one of his requirements.

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Dave Didley 1 hour ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

When we all watch players dive over the line to score a try, in control of their body and actions, that is largely considered intentional?

When the big lad pulls an opposition player towards him and tries to force his eye up into his skull, that isn’t considered intentional?



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JJ 1 hour ago
Wales are out of luck and out of ideas, so where do they go from here?

Exactly that. Any young player of international standing is not going to choose the basket case that is the WRU (Worst Run Union). What hurts on this one is that his dad is a former captain of Wales, while his uncle (Alun Harries) was a Welsh junior sprint champion. You may remember him on the wing for Swansea.

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unknown 1 hour ago
Rassie Erasmus: SA Rugby set out huge new deal for Bok coach

Im hoping they keep Tony Brown as well. They are a laka combo!!

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MO 1 hour ago
Wales are out of luck and out of ideas, so where do they go from here?

That’s a bit ominous. You’d hope from a Welsh perspective he would decide to commit to Wales when definitive push comes to shove a few years down the line, because he’s a big prospect at outside centre, and it’s not as if England need more players, is it? Sadly, the turmoil engulfing Welsh rugby is not exactly a plus for any young player, with the ill-advised plan to do away with one region, and one of the historically successful west Wales regions at that.

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Jethro 1 hour ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

Are you talking about throat sliting Ardie Savea?

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JPM 1 hour ago
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None of the SA franchises is fairing well in the Champions Cup for the very simple reason that the Boks priority is the national team and not the clubs. They tend to rest and relax outside of the international window.

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unknown 1 hour ago
The potential route to the Rugby World Cup final for the top 6 teams

We need two upsets in the group stages to balance out the draw somewhat. Firstly, Australia should use their home ground advantage and catch the All Blacks cold and secondly I’d like to see Scotland can pip Ireland to top their group. Neither of these are out of the realm of possibility.

If this happens, likely matchups would then see RSA vs Aus, Eng vs NZ, Arg vs Sco, France vs Ireland and Fiji vs Wales. These would all be fairly balanced matchups (if you give Aus a boost for home ground advantage), with the first 3 happening in the Quarter-Finals and the latter 2 in the round of 16.



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Dave Didley 1 hour ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

Just right. Rake your thumb in your eye socket to get the golden prize.

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n 1 hour ago
Nearly everyone is saying the same thing in wake of Eben Etzebeth red

Well the ban is only 22 weeks. Any smart-ass answers now? The full story is not revealed and if that doesn’t tell you something then you’re on your own. No player gets 12 weeks only unless there were mitigating circumstances. And yes, the North are a bit of pansies. The laws are forever being changed just so ya’ll can have a chance at winning this thing because clearly, rugby may have been invented there, but the best ever teams don’t come from there.

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n 2 hours ago
Nearly everyone is saying the same thing in wake of Eben Etzebeth red

Then what the hell are we talking about? If he wasn't carded, how can you convince people that he was a dirty player? You sound stupid. Eben got 12 weeks, in the past, eye gouging was 6 months or more. Why has is sentence so short considering the the incident?

It comes down to what I said before, what happened that made him act that way? We are not taught to be pussies in South Africa, if someone does something crazy to you, you are going to do it back. Now you guys up north might have a difference in opinion, that’s fine but what you consider good sportsmanship might not be what I consider good sportsmanship, that’s just a cultural thing because there are no written laws for that.



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Ytfnot 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

According to Mann’s statement, EE did apologise to him. Therefore, 🖕

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Ytfnot 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

🤦‍♂️

Don’t quit your day job, son. If you have one.



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Ytfnot 2 hours ago
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth ban for 'intentional' foul play confirmed

Took you long enough to crawl out from under the rock, naaijill 🤣 Did you spend the time crafting your response (if you did, it was a complete waste of time) or were you practicing for Saturday afternoon on the taxi’s backseat?

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