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Robert Kitson

@robkitson

The Guardian's rugby union correspondent. Author of Around the World in 80 Minutes: In Search of Rugby Greatness and Exe Men.

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Good to chat to George Ford about his inner drive, continuing hunger for trophies, why breakaway leagues don't appeal to him and, er, farming in Kosovo... Sale Sharks 🦈 theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun…

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Tough luck for the injured Zander Fagerson, ruled out of the Lions tour, but opportunity now knocks for his replacement Finlay Bealham. England's Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Jamie George also called up to train ahead next week's game v Argentina.

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Big game incoming. By the look of the crowds outside Twickenham there aren't many souls left in Bath today... theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun…

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The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is such a moving place to be. Every evening there’s a ceremony to remember a different soldier on the Roll of Honour. How long will it take before they’ve all been honoured in ceremony? 280 years.

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is such a moving place to be. Every evening there’s a ceremony to remember a different soldier on the Roll of Honour. How long will it take before they’ve all been honoured in ceremony? 280 years.
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Easy to jump to conclusions about the respective strengths of the British & Irish Lions and Wallabies XVs on paper but experience tells us every series contains an unexpected twist at some stage...