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ProD2 season preview: New coaches, new ambition in France's second tier
Eight of the 16 sides in French rugby’s ProD2 head into the 2025/26 campaign under new management.
James Harrington
28 Aug 2025, 3:52
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Tries galore as NZ U20 put Ireland to the sword in World Championship
New Zealand's 1st place in Pool C matches them up with Pool B's leaders France, who beat Argentina, Wales and Spain in their respe…
Henry Lee
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Ireland U20 stand in the way of the semi-finals for New Zealand U20
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Adam Julian
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Ian Cameron
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Azzurrini bag shock double over Ireland U20 in sweltering Viadana
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Ian Cameron
04 Jul 2025, 14:20
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Ireland U20 player ratings vs Italy | World Rugby U20 Championship
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Ian Cameron
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Where to watch World Rugby U20, Lions and RWC qualifiers
The official start of the Summer Test window will see rugby played across the globe, as the U20’s Championship continues in Ital…
Josh Bamber
03 Jul 2025, 7:35
Ireland U20 endure struggle-session to edge Georgia
Ireland U20s began their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign with a disjointed 35-28 win over Georgia in Calvisano, surviving a …
Ian Cameron
29 Jun 2025, 11:46
Opinion
The players set to light up the World Rugby U20 Championship
Some of the world's best young players will converge on Northern Italy seeking to lift the U20 World Championship trophy
Jamie Lyall Owain Jones
27 Jun 2025, 10:55
Opinion
Ten of the best players to recruit from France’s ‘perfect’ ProD2
With Premiership and URC teams forced to think laterally in recruitment, which players from France's second tier might they target…
Sam Larner
19 May 2025, 7:52
