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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
England XV v France XV team news: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso makes his injury return
Exeter Chiefs winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will play his first game in 2025 after being named in Steve Borthwick's England XV to play a France XV at Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Feyi-Waboso has been sidelined since December after dislocating his shoulder against Sale Sharks on club duty and has now had surgery on both shoulders, but has been passed fit to make his playing return in the warm-up game ahead of the summer Test series in Argentina, with a stop off to face the USA on the way home. Advertisement England boss Steve Borthwick has named a relatively experienced side for the game against France, despite having 13 players away with the British and Irish Lions. George Ford and Jamie George are named as co-captains of the team in the non-capped game. READ MORE: Finley Craske and Lirak Hasani turn down Torquay United deals READ MORE: Kieran Wilson hoping to make pre-season impression with Exeter City Ted Hill on the blindside flank, and his club teammate and last weekend's Premiership Final player of the match Guy Pepper on the openside, are two of three Bath players dropped straight into the side, with Blue, Black and White club captain Ben Spencer at nine, partnering Ford at half-back. Advertisement In midfield, Gloucester's uncapped centre Seb Atkinson lines up at 12 with Henry Slade outside him at 13. Going Feyi-Waboso in the back three are Tom Roebuck on the right, and Joe Carpenter at full-back. Theo Dan, Bevan Rodd, Trevor Davison, Chandler Cunningham-South, Jack Kenningham, Alex Dombrandt, Raffi Quirke and Oscar Beard are named as replacements. 'We're excited to be playing at Allianz Stadium and to test ourselves against a strong French side,' said Borthwick. 'I'm really looking forward to seeing this young team get out there and show what they're capable of. 'It's a great opportunity to take another step forward ahead of the summer Tour to Argentina and the US.' Advertisement England's summer Tour includes two Tests in Argentina, followed by a match against the USA in Washington, D.C. The Tour squad will be announced on Monday 23 June. ENGLAND XV v FRANCE XV 15. Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks, uncapped) 14. Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 4 caps) 13. Henry Slade ( Exeter Chiefs, 72 caps) 12. Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped) 11. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso ( Exeter Chiefs, 8 caps) 10. George Ford (Sale Sharks, 99 caps) – co-captain 9. Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 8 caps) 1. Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 11 caps) 2. Jamie George (Saracens, 101 caps) – co-captain 3. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 12 caps) 4. Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 7 caps) 5. Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 15 caps) 6. Ted Hill (Bath Rugby, 4 caps) 7. Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, uncapped) 8. Tom Willis (Saracens, 6 caps) Replacements: 16. Theo Dan (Saracens, 17 caps) 17. Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 7 caps) 18. Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps) 19. Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 15 caps) 20. Jack Kenningham (Harlequins, uncapped) 21. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 20 caps) 22. Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks, 2 caps) 23. Oscar Beard (Harlequins, uncapped)
Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Man had urge to check emails at 4am - and found he'd won £4m
Man had urge to check emails at 4am - and found he'd won £4m Jon has now handed in his his notice with the police and wife Lucy is working out her notice at as a nurse Jon and Lucy have won almost £4million A police radio operator from has handed in his notice after winning £3,966,543 on the National Lottery. Jon Waring, 57, has been a radio operator at for 16 years., and wife, Lucy, 48, is working her notice as a nurse. Jon found out he had won after something made him wake up at 4am - and check his emails. The couple, from Paignton in Devon, who also have a 15-year-old daughter, are planning to take life at a more relaxed pace thanks to the Lotto jackpot win; And they already have their bucket list planned out with a Harley-Davidson trike topping the shopping list for Jon, whilst a hot tub is the number one priority for Lucy. A new family home – whilst remaining in the same area where Jon and Lucy have lived all of their lives – is also high on the wish list. Jon said news of the huge win, which saw him match six numbers in The National Lottery Lotto draw on 31 May, still doesn't feel real! He said, 'I keep thinking I am going to wake up from a dream!' Jon and Lucy are buying a trike, a new car, a hot tub and a new house The family are all keen musicians and plan to create a music room in their new home where they can all play as well as listen to their favourite bands. Jon added, 'This will be the perfect place to display the family's guitar collection – and potentially add to it too. As a family, we love rock music and now the world really is our oyster – we hope to get the chance to attend gigs up and down the country. This win will just enable us all to slow down, enjoy life – and of course hit that road on the sunny days ahead on our new trike' Article continues below Jon, who plays Lotto online via The National Lottery app, woke at 4am in the morning to discover he had won. He said: 'Something just made me go to check my emails and I saw an email saying I had won a prize. I went to Google the winning numbers and noticed there was just one winner – and knew it must have been me. "I couldn't quite believe it - I knew they were my numbers. I turned my tablet off – left it five minutes – and then turned it back on to double and triple check. I woke Lucy and she said, still half asleep, is it 1 April? I said no, it is June. 'We just could not believe it – there was no way we were getting back to sleep! We just sat and drank tea – we must have had 10 cups between us.' Jon and Lucy have retired early Jon, who is also a keen rugby fan, said a box at Exeter Chiefs and a trip to see the Lions tour are also on his wish list, together with a new car, an Audi Q7. He added: 'It's a complete change of lifestyle – it won't change us, but it will change what we can do! And the pace at which we do it too.' Jon said with the nature of his job, and Lucy's, it has been hard to get holidays to match up and the pair don't even have current passports. 'As a result of our shift work, we have not had a proper holiday together for a long, long time. We are now really looking forward to booking something and knowing we can just holiday when we choose! Perhaps a trip to New Orleans for the music. Article continues below 'It's all the things you dream about trying and seeing but know you never will - until something like this happens!' Jon has always played Lotto each week since the game started and now plays online. His winning Lotto numbers on Wednesday 31 May, 2025, were: 8, 11, 12, 16, 20 and 33.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Canada prop Menin agrees new contract with Exeter
Canada prop DaLeaka Menin has signed a new deal to stay at Exeter for the 2025-26 Premiership Women's Rugby 30-year-old has played 61 times for the Chiefs since joining in 2021 and has scored 10 tries for the is currently with the Canada squad preparing to tour South Africa before this year's World Cup in England. "DaLeaka has been the cornerstone of our pack for the last three years," interim head coach Steve Salvin said."Her front-row partnership with Emily Tuttosi and Hope Rogers has been the platform for so many of our best performances."However, DaLeaka in the loose is also a terrifying prospect, as we saw in PAC4. "I am so pleased she has chosen to stay with us for what we hope will be an exciting season for the Chiefs."
Hamilton Spectator
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Captain Sophie de Goede rejoins Canada rugby team after yearlong injury layoff
Captain Sophie de Goede, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, will rejoin the Canada women's rugby team ahead of the team's upcoming tour to South Africa. Despite the injury, the 25-year-old backrower from Victoria was named to World Rugby's Women's 15s Dream Team of 2024, along with fellow Canadians Claire Tessier and Laetitia Royer. De Goede's return is timely with the second-ranked Canadian women preparing for the Rugby World Cup, which runs Aug. 22 to Sept. 27 in England. Canada coach Kevin Rouet has invited de Goede and 37 other players to a training camp that runs Friday through June 27 in Perth, Ont. Thirty-two will then be chosen for the trip to South Africa and games against the 12th-ranked Springbok women on July 5 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria and July 12 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. Madison Grant, Paige Farries and Pamphinette Buisa also return from injury, while Carissa Norsten, the 2024 HSBC SVNS Women's Rookie of the Year and a member of Canada's silver-medal squad at the Paris Olympics, earns her first call-up to the senior 15s. The training camp roster includes 33 members of the squad that came second at the Pacific Four Series in May after wins over the ninth-ranked U.S. (26-14) and No. 6 Australia (45-7) and a 27-27 tie with No. 3 New Zealand. The Canadians, who won the Pacific Four Series last year with their first-ever win over New Zealand, finished runner-up to the Black Ferns this year on points differential. 'We are looking forward to reconvening as a group after a short break following the Pacific Four Series,' Rouet said in a statement. 'This training camp and the matches against South Africa are important components in our on- and off-field preparation for the Rugby World Cup. 'We will continue to refine our gameplay as we spend some valuable training hours together.' Canada will face No. 7 Scotland, No. 10 Wales and No. 15 Fiji in Group B play at the World Cup. After the South Africa tour, Canada plays the U.S. on Aug. 1 in Ottawa and No. 5 Ireland on Aug. 9 in Dublin. The Canadian women open the World Cup against Fiji on Aug. 23 in York. The Canadian women have finished fourth four times at the World Cup, most recently in 2022. Canada was runner-up to England in 2014. Canada is 12-5-1 since the last World Cup. Four of the losses were to top-ranked England, with the other to New Zealand. Canada Training Camp Roster Forwards Alysia Comtois, Magog, Que., University of Ottawa; Brittany Kassil, Guelph, Ont., Guelph Goats; Caroline Crossley, Victoria, Castaway Wanderers; Cassandra Tuffnail, Heidelberg, Ont., Ealing Trailfinders (England); Courtney O'Donnell, Rimbey, Alta., Red Deer Titans Rugby; DaLeaka Menin, Vulcan, Alta., Exeter Chiefs (England); Emily Tuttosi, Souris, Man., Exeter Chiefs (England); Fabiola Forteza, Quebec City, Stade Bordelais (France); Gabrielle Senft, Regina, Saracens (England); Gillian Boag, Calgary, Gloucester-Hartpury (England); Holly Phillips, Canmore, Alta., Bristol Bears (England); Julia Omokhuale, Calgary, Leicester Tigers (England); Karen Paquin, Quebec City, Club de rugby de Quebec; Laetitia Royer, Loretteville, Que., ASM Romagnat (France); McKinley Hunt. King City, Ont., Saracens (England); Mikiela Nelson, North Vancouver, Exeter Chiefs (England); Olivia DeMerchant, Mapledale, N.B., Halifax Tars RFC; Pamphinette Buisa, Gatineau, Que., Ottawa Irish; Rachel Smith, South Surrey, B.C., UBC; Rori Wood, Sooke, B.C., Ealing Trailfinders (England); Sophie de Goede, Victoria, Saracens (England); Tyson Beukeboom, Uxbridge, Ont., Ealing Trailfinders (England). Backs AlexTessier, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, Que., Exeter Chiefs (England); Alysha Corrigan, Charlottetown, P.E.I., CRFC; Asia Hogan-Rochester, Toronto, Westshore RFC; Carissa Norsten, Waldheim, Sask., University of Victoria; Claire Gallagher, Caledon, Ont., Leicester Tigers (England); Fancy Bermudez, Edmonton, Saracens (England); Florence Symonds, Vancouver, UBC; Julia Schell, Uxbridge, Ont., Ealing Trailfinders (England); Justine Pelletier, Rivière-du-Loup, Que., Stade Bordelais (France); Krissy Scurfield, Canmore, Alta., Loughborough Lightning (England). —- This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 17, 2025
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Captain Sophie de Goede rejoins Canada rugby team after yearlong injury layoff
Captain Sophie de Goede, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, will rejoin the Canada women's rugby team ahead of the team's upcoming tour to South Africa. Despite the injury, the 25-year-old backrower from Victoria was named to World Rugby's Women's 15s Dream Team of 2024, along with fellow Canadians Claire Tessier and Laetitia Royer. De Goede's return is timely with the second-ranked Canadian women preparing for the Rugby World Cup, which runs Aug. 22 to Sept. 27 in England. Canada coach Kevin Rouet has invited de Goede and 37 other players to a training camp that runs Friday through June 27 in Perth, Ont. Thirty-two will then be chosen for the trip to South Africa and games against the 12th-ranked Springbok women on July 5 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria and July 12 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. Madison Grant, Paige Farries and Pamphinette Buisa also return from injury, while Carissa Norsten, the 2024 HSBC SVNS Women's Rookie of the Year and a member of Canada's silver-medal squad at the Paris Olympics, earns her first call-up to the senior 15s. The training camp roster includes 33 members of the squad that came second at the Pacific Four Series in May after wins over the ninth-ranked U.S. (26-14) and No. 6 Australia (45-7) and a 27-27 tie with No. 3 New Zealand. The Canadians, who won the Pacific Four Series last year with their first-ever win over New Zealand, finished runner-up to the Black Ferns this year on points differential. 'We are looking forward to reconvening as a group after a short break following the Pacific Four Series,' Rouet said in a statement. 'This training camp and the matches against South Africa are important components in our on- and off-field preparation for the Rugby World Cup. 'We will continue to refine our gameplay as we spend some valuable training hours together.' Canada will face No. 7 Scotland, No. 10 Wales and No. 15 Fiji in Group B play at the World Cup. After the South Africa tour, Canada plays the U.S. on Aug. 1 in Ottawa and No. 5 Ireland on Aug. 9 in Dublin. The Canadian women open the World Cup against Fiji on Aug. 23 in York. The Canadian women have finished fourth four times at the World Cup, most recently in 2022. Canada was runner-up to England in 2014. Canada is 12-5-1 since the last World Cup. Four of the losses were to top-ranked England, with the other to New Zealand. Canada Training Camp Roster Forwards Alysia Comtois, Magog, Que., University of Ottawa; Brittany Kassil, Guelph, Ont., Guelph Goats; Caroline Crossley, Victoria, Castaway Wanderers; Cassandra Tuffnail, Heidelberg, Ont., Ealing Trailfinders (England); Courtney O'Donnell, Rimbey, Alta., Red Deer Titans Rugby; DaLeaka Menin, Vulcan, Alta., Exeter Chiefs (England); Emily Tuttosi, Souris, Man., Exeter Chiefs (England); Fabiola Forteza, Quebec City, Stade Bordelais (France); Gabrielle Senft, Regina, Saracens (England); Gillian Boag, Calgary, Gloucester-Hartpury (England); Holly Phillips, Canmore, Alta., Bristol Bears (England); Julia Omokhuale, Calgary, Leicester Tigers (England); Karen Paquin, Quebec City, Club de rugby de Quebec; Laetitia Royer, Loretteville, Que., ASM Romagnat (France); McKinley Hunt. King City, Ont., Saracens (England); Mikiela Nelson, North Vancouver, Exeter Chiefs (England); Olivia DeMerchant, Mapledale, N.B., Halifax Tars RFC; Pamphinette Buisa, Gatineau, Que., Ottawa Irish; Rachel Smith, South Surrey, B.C., UBC; Rori Wood, Sooke, B.C., Ealing Trailfinders (England); Sophie de Goede, Victoria, Saracens (England); Tyson Beukeboom, Uxbridge, Ont., Ealing Trailfinders (England). Backs AlexTessier, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, Que., Exeter Chiefs (England); Alysha Corrigan, Charlottetown, P.E.I., CRFC; Asia Hogan-Rochester, Toronto, Westshore RFC; Carissa Norsten, Waldheim, Sask., University of Victoria; Claire Gallagher, Caledon, Ont., Leicester Tigers (England); Fancy Bermudez, Edmonton, Saracens (England); Florence Symonds, Vancouver, UBC; Julia Schell, Uxbridge, Ont., Ealing Trailfinders (England); Justine Pelletier, Rivière-du-Loup, Que., Stade Bordelais (France); Krissy Scurfield, Canmore, Alta., Loughborough Lightning (England). — This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 17, 2025
