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Face-off: Should international stars play Test matches for free?

Would reducing or removing match fees protect the integrity of international rugby or merely deny players their due reward? Read this debate from our February 2022 issue England players got a match fee of about £17,500 compared to Tonga's £500 a week last autumn (Getty)Dan Leo and Tim Swinson take issue in this RW debate

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Premiership promotion decision criticised

Kit Shepard reports on the reaction to ruling that neither Doncaster nor Ealing can go up to 2022-23 top flightA general view of Ealing Trailfinders' ground (Getty Images)Kit Shepard reports on the reaction to ruling that neither Doncaster nor Ealing can go up to 2022-23 top flight

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World Rugby suspends Russia and Belarus

Teams from two countries barred from international and cross-border club competitionsRussia players line up for the anthems at the 2019 World Cup (Getty Images)Teams from two countries barred from international and cross-border club competitions

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