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Scrum mechanics and a Gatland cameo: behind the scenes with the Nations Championship’s 13th team
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Tough does not remotely cover the job of the world’s best rugby referees and the lengths to which they go to navigate the sport’s labyrinthine laws The 13th team participating at the Nations Championship this month are an intriguing bunch. If you didn’t know much about rugby and had wandered into a first-floor conference room at a hotel near Windsor on Monday you might almost have mistaken them for a gathering of air
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