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This Week In Rugby 🏉
🥀 Roses Pruned? England will be without Winger Anthony Watson and Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie for the Autumn Internationals. Both picked up injuries last weekend, Watson is likely out for the season and Cowan-Dickie until at least December. Eddie Jones has recalled Jamie George and Joe Marchant as replacements.
❌ Irish X Factor Back? Ireland have recalled mercurial back Simon Zebo, who has been in the international wilderness since 2017. Their squad, which also includes two caps can be seen here.
🧢 New Caps To Display? Following Scotland’s training camp Gregor Townsend has named his 42-man squad for the Autumn Internationals. It includes 12 uncapped players, full squad here.
⭐️ Boks Lose Stars? The Springboks have announced their squad for the Autumn Internationals. Notable absentees are Faf Du Klerk (out for 4 months with hip flexor injury), Cheslin Kole (injured knee) and Pieter-Steph du Toit (not recovered from his shoulder injury suffered against the Lions). Full squad here.
🐝 Wasps Coaches Told To Buzz Off? Two of Wasps’ coaching team, Scott Barrow and Pete Atkinson, have been banned for a week after being “sent off” by Wayne Barnes at the weekend. Barrow backheeled the ball away as an opposition player went to retrieve it and Atkinson made comments to the Barnes directly. In addition to their bans both are required to deliver a presentation to Wasps staff on the regulations for staff at games and how their own conduct was “contrary to the values of the game.”
🦅 Land Of The Free And The Home Of The Rugby World Cup? The USA has announced a bid for the 2027 World Cup, 28 cities have expressed interest in hosting games and the use of several NFL Stadiums is listed as part of the bid.
What’s On? 📺
Internationals
USA vs New Zealand - Sat 8:30pm, Premier Sports 1
Gallagher Premiership
Northampton vs Worcester - Fri 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Exeter vs London Irish - Sat 3pm, BT Sport 3
Saracens vs Wasps - Sun 3pm, BT Sport 1
United Rugby Championship
Scarlets vs Treviso - Fri 7:35pm, BBC1 Wales & Premier Sports 2
Glasgow vs Leinster - Fri 7:35pm, Premier Sports 1
Zebre vs Edinburgh - Sat 1pm, Premier Sports 1
Cardiff vs Dragons - Sat 5:15pm, Premier Sports 1
Connacht vs Ulster - Sat 5:15pm, Premier Sports 2
Ospreys vs Munster - Sat 7:35pm, S4C & Premier Sports 1
Top 14
Toulouse vs Castres - Sat 8pm, FreeSports
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