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Some Lions history for us all today

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The British and Irish Lions. 8pm BST tonight. Miss it at your peril, the Argentinian under practiced team vs a scratch side of superstars. Who will win?

Top 14, and Super Rugby in play offs too. So this weekend has greatness written all over it!

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Here we go! Gonna be a juicy game, happy with 4 Scots, the fifth is being rested!

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Just astounding to play for that length of time, more power to them!

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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by baronvonj@lemmy.world to c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
 
 

With 28 of the 32 players being current MLR players, with every team except RFCLA represented, I'm excited to see how we fare.

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Very English, still a good read

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Two finals today, the newly rebranded Prem and the URC and both should be fab. Any predictions, anyone at a game?

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A good thing for club and player. I may not like him, but he's undoubtedly a force in English rugby. Laying his pathway to coaching with this too, I could see him running the England setup in under a decade

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Did anyone know about the British and Irish Lions? Wall to wall coverage expected til that third test, and I'm loving it

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Fuck

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Lol, no. Club rugby doesn't break even as people won't pay £100 a game. Breakaway leagues won't change that. Most people don't pay £100 for an international (but that's gonna change soon in the 6n I'd bet). Rugby risks becoming even more elitist with this proposal and any bank that backs it is losing money

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No spoilers in the title for those that may watch later. It's on the iplayer in Welsh! But this was a cracker of a game, well worth your time, and shows cup rugby at it's finest.

Melrose Sevens is also on today fyi, live on youtube

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Six nations sevens weekends in the summer. A riot of a weekend, mens and womens weekends hitting the home stadiums in turn. Its a no brainer!

Nobody wants to watch gbSevens

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Thursday night rugby anyone? Pro rugby without having to pay? I have to confess that I've never listened to a whole show from him (not enough URC coverage), but I bloody well give them a go now

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Tl dr; Thursday to avoid the winter olympics ceremony in Italy. Just 1 rest week as expected. And FTA confirmed in the UK for another 4 years

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Los Angeles, CA – May 16, 2025. Rugby Football Club Los Angeles (RFCLA) is proud to welcome Antoine Dupont and his company Ouest Coast into the ownership group of the franchise, currently competing in its second season in Major League Rugby.

Widely regarded as one of the very best players of rugby’s professional era, Dupont will leverage his unparalleled success on the pitch and extensive marketing experience to guide RFCLA’s enduring success in high performance, branding, and commercial development.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Olap@lemmy.world to c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
 
 

Huge games this weekend for all pro leagues. Final regular weekend for the URC and it is tight in the middle in particular. Play offs, european qualification, relegation. It is on

So who's going to a game? Who's watching on the telly? Who's hopinng their team will go well?

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Hooray for Scotland getting a top flight ref for the first time I can remember. Adamson hasn't been given these reigns yet. She's a greta ref too

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Prostate survivability has massively increased in recent years. Here's hoping Geech puts up a good fight

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Got rused by a Gerard Butler Butler-ganger at the weekend. Some pished dude who looked exactly like him came over and introduced himself as Gerard when I was having a fag at halftime at the rugby. Apparently I wasn't the only person who got rused...

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Ohh Maro Itoje! Cotton wool for him

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Boak. Won't watch this if they paid me

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There goes a few Scots I'm sure. Would sooner have seen O'Gara with some actual coaching experience

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Happy Saturday, I'm just out of the Edinburgh vs The Bulls match, and it was great. I missed the Glasgow score until now, and had to post this article. Who will stop Leinster?

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