Monday Evening Round Up

Billy Vunipola explains his Instagram post and is formally warned by Saracens

Saracens have issued England International Billy Vunipola a formal warning following his social media posts on 12 April.

The Club and Vunipola issued seperate statements in the wake of Vunipola's support of Israel Folau's Instagram post. 

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Anscombe snubs Premiership clubs to sign with Ospreys

 

 

 

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Gareth Anscombe's move has been confirmed ✍

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Wales Grand Slam winning flyhalf star Gareth Anscombe will leave Cardiff Blues at the end of the season to join the Ospreys.

After months of speculation over his future, the 27-year-old fly-half has finally decided on where he will be playing his rugby from next season.

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Carbery is 'highly unlikely' to feature in the Champions Cup semi-final

Munster have confirmed that Joey Carbery is highly unlikely to feature in this Saturday's Champions Cup semi-final due to a hamstring injury.

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Bastareaud linked with MLR switch

France centre Mathieu Bastareaud could be set for a shock loan spell in the Major League in America. The midfielder had been in negotiations since January about a possible move to the Sharks in Super Rugby.

However, Midi Olympique are now reporting that the 30-year-old could move the move to MLR after Mourad Boudjellal spoke with the GM of Rugby United New York, Pierre Arnald.

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Edwards backtracks on Wigan role

James Horwill to retire

Harlequins Co-Captain and former Wallabies & Queensland Reds Captain James Horwill will retire at the end of the 2018/19 Premiership season, having played over 250 professional games, 66 of those in the quartered-shirt. 

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Rugby Australia terminate Folau's contract

Wallabies and NSW Waratahs fullback Israel Folau’s contract has been terminated by Rugby Australia following his homophobic comments after Rugby Australia’s integrity unit found the full-back to have “committed a high-level breach of the Professional Players’ Code of Conduct”, ruling him out of the Rugby World Cup.

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McKenzie ruled out of the World Cup

 

 

 

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Damian McKenzie has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after he ruptured an ACL

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