rugby

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There is even a white oak staircase shaped like a rugby ball which is "very on trend for Wales", according to Friday.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The Australian singer will be on stage at Kingsholm Stadium on 28 June as a support act for Sir Tom Jones, who has performed at the rugby ground twice before in 2012 and 2017.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Fellow former Queensland player Carl Webb died of MND at 42 in 2023, while former England rugby league half-back Rob Burrow died in 2024, five years after diagnosis.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

A dual international, Smith played rugby union for Oxford University and Leicester and won a cap for England against Wales in January 1956.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I’ve seen people do some pretty stupid things in my life, but trying to jump a rugby player in front of his whole team has to be about the stupidest.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith