Thursday Evening Round Up
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World Rugby changes ruling over replacement period for off-field HIA
Among the group are seven uncapped players, five of whom have developed through the Scottish Rugby Academy: Back-row Matt Fagerson and wing Darcy Graham are joined by fellow academy graduates Jamie Ritchie, Scott Cummings and Jamie Bhatti, as well as Edinburgh Rugby pair Phil Burleigh and Anton Bresler. Full squad
Kings bolster squad ahead of PRO14
The Blue Bulls confirmed that props Martin Dreyer and Njabulo Gumede, hooker Alandre van Rooyen and lock Freddy Ngoza will join the Southern Kings with immediate effect, while Sharks have also loaned Khaya Majola, Rowan Gouws, S'bura Sithole and Stephan Coetzee to the Kings for the upcoming PRO14 season. Full story
Scrafton and Cowley-Tuioti Extend Blues Stay
The Blues have confirmed that Auckland’s Scott Scrafton and North Harbour’s Gerard Cowley-Tuioti have signed with the Blues until 2019. Full story
First try of the Mitre 10 Cup season
The Mitre 10 Cup officially kicked off with North Harbour hosting Otago. Bryn Gatland brilliantly set up Shaun Stevenson for the first try of the season.
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