The scene is a team meeting at the Hazelwood training facility in Sunbury-upon-Thames, last autumn. England’s Red Roses had returned from their victorious WXV campaign in New Zealand where they beat the reigning world champions 33-12 to exact revenge – of sorts – for their World Cup final defeat a year earlier.
Bolton Wanderers have crunched numbers which suggest they have are 13 points behind where their performances should have put them this season.
The top three in Sunday's Beijing half marathon have been stripped of their medals, organisers said, following an investigation into the finish that saw China's He Jie controversially win."Today the 2024 Beijing Half Marathon Organising Committee issued a decision on the investigation and handling of the men's race results," a state media report said on Friday.