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Japan to play Ireland in Australia as part of rugby’s Nations Championship in July

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Japan will host Ireland in a rugby Nations Championship test in Australia on July 11 as part of a doubleheader at a stadium north of Sydney after Australia takes on France.

Rugby Australia on Thursday said the Newcastle match will be the first neutral test hosted in Australia since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ireland has won 10 of 11 tests against Japan dating to the 1991 Rugby World Cup, with Japan’s only victory coming at home in the 2019 Rugby World Cup at Shizuoka Stadium. Ireland won the most recent encounter 41-10 at Dublin in November.

After the test against France, Australia’s Wallabies will play Italy on July 18 in Perth, Western Australia.

The inaugural Nations Championship pits the top 12 nations from the Northern and Southern hemispheres in a six-round contest for global supremacy. The tournament will culminate in a Finals Weekend at Twickenham in London in November.

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Australian court bans man from contacting Norwegian princess studying in Sydney

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 63-year-old man was banned on Wednesday from contacting Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexander or her family for two years as she studies at a university in Australia. David James Cook appeared in court where he was issued with a two-year Apprehended Violence Order that prevents him from entering the Sydney University campus, searching the 22-year-old royal online or contacting her or her family. Such orders are intended to prevent an individual from subjecting another person to acts of violence, intimidation or harassment. Cook told reporters as he left the Newtown Court House, in Sydney, that the order stemmed from a card he sent to Ingrid, who is second in line to the Norwegian throne.
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