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The rugby community has thrown its support behind Quade Cooper after the Wallabies star's heartbreaking news that could effectively spell an end to his Australian rugby career. Cooper's return to the Wallabies fold has been one of the great modern comeback stories, and the five-eighth has played an integral part in an Aussie rugby renaissance that's seen the national side win five straight Tests in the same year for the first time since 2015.  Watch AUS ENG Rugby online The 33-year-old was desperately hoping to help the Wallabies extend that run on their upcoming spring Tour, with matches against Scotland, England and Wales to finish off the year. However, the brutal reality for the veteran fly-half is that he is contracted to Japanese club, Hanazono Kintetsu Liners, whose pre-season schedule clashes with the spring Tour calendar. Cooper's news came after star centre Kerevi and fellow Suntory Sungoliath teammate Sean McMahon also opted to remain in Japan. In a heartbrea

Ellis Genge insists England’s pack will benefit from the hairdryer treatment when Richard Cockerill eventually loses his temper. As one of Eddie Jones’ assistants, Cockerill will help mould the forwards for the Autumn Nations Series with the November 6 opener against Tonga his first match in his new role. The fiery former England vs Australia Rugby 2021 hooker has taken the combative approach that served him well as a player into his coaching career and it was during his time as Leicester director of rugby that Genge left Bristol for Welford Road. While Cockerill has yet to verbally unload on his forwards, Genge insists it is only a matter of time. “Cockers is fitting in really well, but I’m sure at some stage we will see that hard-nosed edge that we are all very familiar with in the Leicester camp,” Genge said. “And rightly so. I think that is something that will benefit us as a forward pack. At the moment, he hasn’t had the opportunity to flare up at us. But it is inevitable…and I l

Mike Phillips says Wales must discover a winning mentality against New Zealand if they are to end a 16 game losing streak stretching back to 1953. The former Wales and British and Irish Lions scrum-half played the All Blacks seven times in his 99-cap career but was on the losing side each time.  All Blacks Wales Rugby live Wayne Pivac's current side begin their autumn campaign against New Zealand on 30 October in Cardiff. "It does get ingrained in you that they are such a force," Phillips said. "They are more than a rugby team in many ways. They are the most successful team on the planet, a brand, and you are up against everything. "Maybe that belief has not been there in the past. Perhaps we've been too nice at times and shown too much respect. "To a man, do you all believe each and every one of you that you're going to win? "You've really got to be on your A game and the mindset has got to be, without doubt that, we're going to win.&q

The IIHF World Juniors 2021 shall be held from late December 2020 through to the beginning of January 2021. That places the exact dates from December 26, 2020, through to January 5, 2021. The actual venues shall be Edmonton and Red Deer, both in the provinces of Alberta, Canada. It is interesting to note that this shall be the 14th time that Canada shall host the event. In the course of holding the event, the same shall be simultaneously beamed to households around the world via various news outlets and transmission channels. All these are subject to the existing broadcast schedules. The 2021 World Juniors are over but the 2022 IIHF World Juniors Championship will return to Alberta. Since the 2021 edition couldn’t be played in front of fans in Edmonton and Red Deer as initially planned but in a bubble without spectators in Edmonton due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship will be played in Edmonton and Red Deer instead with the expectation that the situati