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Sean Lineen favoured by many to be new Scotland coach

Former Glasgow Warriors boss Lineen, a member of the Scotland Grand Slam winning side of 1990, is one of the favourites to take over from Robinson who quit after Saturday’s humiliating defeat to Tonga.

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Lancaster in, Robshaw agrees, Mallet out and Robinson Remains

English coach Stuart Lancaster will now be able to remove less than flattering terms such as ‘caretaker’ and ‘interim’ from his title, with the 42-year-old appointed permanent head coach by the Rugby Football Union board.

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My favourite weekend rugby shorts

I thought I would start to post titbits picked up during the week, but probably don’t deserve a full article.

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Keep Divvy – Naas Botha

Springbok rugby legend Naas Botha on Monday said he saw no reason why current coach Peter de Villiers could not remain part of the Bok set up.

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Heroes Rugby Challenge teams and players

Some of the greatest rugby players from around the world will line up at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 3 December 2011 for the ‘Heroes Rugby Challenge’. The match, which kicks off at 1630 and is supported by J.P. Morgan, aims to raise a substantial sum of money for Help for Heroes, the charity which provides practical support for wounded service men and women.

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Rugby World Cup: New Zealand’s Thompson & Read to miss the Pool Games

Kieran Read and mates doing the Haka

All Blacks number eight Kieran Read will miss New Zealand’s Pool Games and fellow injured loose forward Adam Thomson looks set to miss the opening match against Tonga.

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Kieran Read awarded NZ player of the year

Crusaders and All Black number eight Kieran Read has been named the Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial rugby player of the year.

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