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- UK & Irish rugby teams ‘unable to leave South Africa’ over positive Omicron variant test
Two UK and Irish rugby teams trying to flee South Africa after the discovery of the Omicron strain of Covid-19 say they are unable to leave the country after reporting positive tests – at least one of which is the new variant. - Anti-vaccination protesters must stop using haka dance synonymous with New Zealand sports, urges tribe (VIDEO)Vaccine skeptics who have used the haka made famous by New Zealand's rugby union team have been told to stop performing it at protest events, with the tribe behind the ritual calling jabs "the best protection we have".
- ‘Where have you seen her? On the front cover of Vogue’: England coach roasted for ‘sexist’ Raducanu remarksThe head coach of the England national rugby team has been blasted after accusing tennis star Emma Raducanu of losing her focus since winning the US Open and prioritizing appearances at galas and fashion shoots over performance.
- Car-crash death of New Zealand rugby star Sean Wainui ‘being treated as suspected suicide’ as wife says she is ‘in pieces’The death of former Maori All Blacks star Sean Wainui, 25, in a car crash last week is being treated as a 'suspected suicide', according to reports from his home country of New Zealand.
- ‘Dark day’: Shock as All Blacks rugby star dead at 25 in car crash as he is survived by wife and young familyThe world of rugby is mourning Maori All Blacks star Sean Wainui after he died in a car crash on Monday morning. New Zealand rugby officials described it as a “dark day” for the sport.
- ‘That’s not a tackle, that’s attempted murder’: Rugby player shown straight red card for shocking tackle in French league (VIDEO)The appropriately-named Ryno Pieterse was issued with a red card after the giant South African decimated an opponent with a tackle which wouldn't have appeared out of place in a WWE ring in a clash on Saturday.
- ‘We don’t all look the same’: UK education secretary ‘thought he’d met football ace Rashford’… when it was rugby star ItojeUK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has backtracked after saying he enjoyed a Zoom conversation with the "charming" Marcus Rashford - only to be later informed he was actually speaking with 6ft 6in rugby star Maro Itoje.
- Rugby World Cup winner Toutai Kefu suffers ‘very serious wounds’ as he is stabbed during home invasionAustralian Rugby World Cup winner Toutai Kefu is understood to have suffered 'very serious wounds' after he was stabbed in the stomach during a home invasion, during which his wife and two children were also injured.
- Doctor calls anti-vaccination influence ‘a tragedy’ as he lashes out at ‘religious right’ after team drops Covid-19 jabs messageFiji's rugby team has dropped a sponsor-backed message to 'Vaccinate Fiji' from their shirts after players opposed the move, causing a doctor to voice his fury and warn that people opposing jabs should "stick in their own lane."
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