Rugby Football Union elite rugby director Rob Andrew has rejected Brendan Venter's criticism of Premiership referees as "unfounded".

The Saracens boss implied that David Rose had been influenced during half-time in his side's defeat to Leicester.

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Saracens boss Brendan Venter has made a blistering attack on refereeing standards in the Premiership, saying they are killing the game in England.

Venter was unhappy with referee Dave Rose's performance in Sarries' defeat by Leicester, implying the official had been influenced at half-time.

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The former England rugby player Brian Moore has revealed he was sexually abused as a young boy by one of his teachers.

He also said he remained plagued by feelings of rejection after his mother, a single parent, gave him away for adoption when he was a baby. The 47-year-old former Harlequins player claimed these childhood traumas made him ferociously competitive on the rugby field and had contributed to the breakdown of two marriages.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit out at Premier League clubs who are spending big money and racking up debts.

Half of clubs in the English top flight are now owned by foreign investors who are dipping into their bank accounts to fund new transfers.

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