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This Week In Rugby 🏉
🐻 Bears On The Hunt? England Prop Ellis Genge will leave Leicester at the end of the season to re-join Bristol Bears. The current Leicester Captain has cited personal reasons in returning to the city were he was born and bred, Bristol have also revealed that he has taken a “significant pay cut” to join them.
😷 Covid Cancellations? Saracens’ Challenge Cup game against Pau has been called off due to covid cases in the Saracens sqaud, Pau will be awarded a 28-0 win rather than rescheduling There is also doubt for Ospreys’ game against Racing 92, with “around seven cases” among the Ospreys’ players and staff.
🪓 The Tomahawk Getting Chopped? Exeter Chiefs DoR Rob Baxter has said that the club are taking their time to get their branding decisions right. The club has come under increasing pressure to move on from their Native American themes. Baxter teased that a decision has been made and an announcement will likely come shortly, but they “don’t want to rush into a something” that they would later regret.
🛁 New Suds For The Tub? Struggling Bath have announced two coaching changes, Brent Janse van Rensburg joins as Defence Coach from the Sharks for the remainder of the year and Munster Head Coach Johann van Grann will join on a “long-term” contract next year. The move will see DoR Stuart Hooper retain his role but take a step back from hands on coaching.
📊 Numbers Game? Former Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt will join the All Blacks set up as a Selector, however he will wait to take up the role until after Ireland tour New Zealand this summer. Schmidt commented how well suited to the role he is calling himself an “analyst geek”.
What’s On? 📺
Heineken Champions Cup
Ulster vs Northampton - Fri 8pm, BT Sport 1
Montpellier vs Leinster - Fri 8pm, BT Sport 3
Harlequins vs Cardiff - Sat 1pm, BT Sport 3 & Channel 4
Bath vs La Rochelle - Sat 1pm, BT Sport 2
Sale vs Clermont - Sat 3:15pm, BT Sport 2
Racing vs Ospreys - Sat 5:30pm, BT Sport 3
Glasgow vs Exeter - Sat 5:30pm, BT Sport 2
Munster vs Castres - Sat 8pm, BT Sport 2
Scarlets vs Bordeaux - Sun 1pm, BT Sport 3
Leicester vs Connacht - Sun 1pm, BT Sport 2
Toulouse vs Wasps - Sun 3:15pm, BT Sport 2
Stade Francais vs Bristol - Sun 5:30pm, BT Sport 2
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