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Rugby coach banned for breaching anti-corruption and betting regulations

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Former Wales assistant coach Rob Howley scored 10 tries in 59 Tests for his country as a player [Courtesy]

Former Wales assistant coach Rob Howley has been banned from all involvement in rugby for 18 months, nine of which are suspended, after breaching anti-corruption and betting regulations, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Monday.

Howley, who worked under now-departed head coach Warren Gatland, returned home from Japan shortly before the World Cup began in September after the WRU became aware of possible wrongdoing.

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