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Ireland hooker Rory Best will join up with the British and Irish Lions rugby squad today after England’s Dylan Hartley received an 11-week ban for verbally abusing the referee in the English Premiership final.
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Dylan Hartley is set to miss the British and Irish Lions rugby tour to Hong Kong and Australia after being red-carded yesterday for verbally abusing a referee.
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Leicester Tigers beat defending champion Harlequins 33-16 to reach their ninth consecutive English Premiership rugby final.
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Wales rugby wing George North will join Northampton Saints on a three-year deal in the offseason.
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Northampton Saints forward Calum Clark was suspended 32 weeks for an incident during the LV Cup rugby final which left an opponent with a broken elbow.
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Matt Banahan will start for England in place of the injured Mike Tindall in this weekend’s match against Ireland, the final game in the rugby Six Nations tournament.
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Chris Ashton will miss England’s rugby Test against Fiji next week after receiving a one-week ban for three yellow cards this season. He was also warned about his tackling technique.
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England wing Chris Ashton signed a “long-term” contract to join Saracens next season, the Premiership rugby team said on its website.
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Harlequins rallied to defeat Northampton Saints 25-23 and advance to the English Premiership rugby final for the first time.
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Munster beat the Northampton Saints 51-36 to secure the top seed for the quarterfinals of rugby’s Heineken Cup.