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🇯🇵 🇿🇦 Selon des sources japonaises, l'ancien entraîneur de Kobe (2014-2015), le sud-africain Gary Gold (sélectionneur des Etats-Unis de 2018 à 2022), devrait devenir le nouvel entraîneur de la défense du Japon. Les négociations du contrat sont en cours.

🇯🇵 🇿🇦 Selon des sources japonaises, l'ancien entraîneur de Kobe (2014-2015), le sud-africain Gary Gold (sélectionneur des Etats-Unis de 2018 à 2022), devrait devenir le nouvel entraîneur de la défense du Japon. Les négociations du contrat sont en cours.
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SA great Victor Matfield watches on at the Japan training camp. He’s working as a Technical Advisor for the JRFU 📸 JRFU #rugbyjp

SA great Victor Matfield watches on at the Japan training camp. He’s working as a Technical Advisor for the JRFU 

📸 JRFU 

#rugbyjp
𝗛𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 (@hipposfans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇳🇦 😳 Just 18 days to #RACUG2025, and Namibia’s Head Coach Chrysander Botha has abruptly stepped down, citing “increased work commitments” - just 7 months into the job. rugbypass.com/news/world-cup…

🇳🇦 😳 Just 18 days to #RACUG2025, and Namibia’s Head Coach Chrysander Botha has abruptly stepped down, citing “increased work commitments” - just 7 months into the job.

rugbypass.com/news/world-cup…
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🇦🇷 Argentina beat the 🦁 Lions with four Super Rugby Americas players in the matchday 23 and one of them playing the full 80 minutes. Very nice.

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🇦🇪 UAE beat 🇰🇷 South Korea for second year in a row. This time win away from home. 🇦🇪 UAE now in a good position to advance to Repechage. 🇰🇷 South Korea have made a very feeble RWC qualification attempt. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong should ease through and confirm their spot next week.

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🇰🇷 Le président Sim Yeong Bok a sa responsabilité dans ce naufrage. Il a supprimé la KSRL (XV), aucun match de préparation et il a fait réduire le camp d'entraînement à 18 puis 23 joueurs contre 40 joueurs sous Choi Yoon en janvier. Même pas d'opposition à l'entraînement!

🇰🇷 Le président Sim Yeong Bok a sa responsabilité dans ce naufrage. Il a supprimé la KSRL (XV), aucun match de préparation et il a fait réduire le camp d'entraînement à 18 puis 23 joueurs contre 40 joueurs sous Choi Yoon en janvier. Même pas d'opposition à l'entraînement!
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There is an MLR advert for players going around featuring Golden Gate Bridge fuelling rumours of a new team in SF. However that is not the case and they just put a random US landmark. Also why are pro teams recruiting like this instead of scouting? It comes across Mickey Mouse.

There is an MLR advert for players going around featuring Golden Gate Bridge fuelling rumours of a new team in SF. However that is not the case and they just put a random US landmark.

Also why are pro teams recruiting like this instead of scouting? It comes across Mickey Mouse.
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🇺🇸 USA's Cam Dolan retires. He spent 11 years in the Eagles side and was a veteran of MLR for San Diego Legion & NOLA Gold plus also had brief stints in Europe at Northampton & Cardiff. MacGinty is now last active Eagle from that 2018 side that beat Scotland.

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Teams for 🇺🇸 USA's historic win vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland in 2018. Mullen, Dolan, Brache, Lasike, Campbell, Fawsitt, Peterson all retired in last 6 months. Similar to lots of that England 2014-17 team retiring or fading out this year. Feels like end of an era for this Eagles generation.

Teams for 🇺🇸 USA's historic win vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland in 2018.

Mullen, Dolan, Brache, Lasike, Campbell, Fawsitt, Peterson all retired in last 6 months.

Similar to lots of that England 2014-17 team retiring or fading out this year. Feels like end of an era for this Eagles generation.
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Houston SaberCats wing Drake Davis can really whack in defence using his 1.93m/111kg size well. A seriously impressive athlete. Late starter so short window to develop but 🇺🇸 USA rugby got to see if they can get him to Eagles level. Has size to play back row too if loses a step.

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Even though he is 28 🇺🇸 USA should have made an exception to put him in that U23 squad they picked. To get a system where late starting crossover athletes excel USA really needs to design a system with as many development games as possible for them to catch up on experience.

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Actually watching these, whilst they are good strong tackles that got turnovers for SaberCats, technique wise if you were the coach maybe train it a bit less upright? A slight duck at last second by the attacker and a great tackle turns into a red coming in at that pace.

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Is this Chiefs generation starting to get a "chokers" tag? - 3 Super Rugby final lost in a row (despite topping regular season twice) - 4 SR finals lost in 5 years - Damian McKenzie 0 domestic trophies & lost 5 domestic finals in a row in SR & JRLO (a reverse Mo'unga record)

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New 🇯🇵 Japan jerseys look terrible. How come 🇦🇷 Argentina nearly always has had a nice hooped jersey they don't mess about too much with whilst 🇯🇵 Japan scarcely had a nice hooped jersey in 25 years?