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This Week In Rugby 🏉
🏥 Doctor Amos Calls Time? Wales and Cardiff Full-Back Hallam Amos will retire at the end of this season at the age of 27. Having studied medicine alongside his rugby, Amos wants to fully focus on his medical career following the completion of his clinical exams.
✝️ Pivac Discovers Christ? Wales Head Coach Wayne Pivac has named his squad for the Autumn tests, including uncapped forward Christ Tshiunza. The 19 year-old Exeter Chief made his debut for Exeter University on the day the squad was announced. Full squad here.
🦈 New Shark In Scots Waters? Scotland have called up Sharks back-row Dylan Richardson along with 14 other uncapped players for a two-day training camp. Richardson is South-African born and has spent his entire career at the Durban-based Sharks, however he qualifies through his father. Full training squad here.
🐝 Wasps Sting Chiefs Fans? Wasps have called on Premiership Rugby to make a ruling on fans wearing Native-American style headdresses ahead of their clash with the Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The call came in response to an open letter written by a Wasps fans’ group. Wasps are not imposing a ban but are discouraging Chiefs fans from wearing them “because they have the potential to cause offence.”
😷 Welsh Introduce Passes? As of 11th October Wales are introducing Covid Passes for sporting stadiums. The WRU have warned that fans are “highly likely to be refused entry” to Autumn Internationals without proof that they are fully vaccinated or have taken a negative lateral flow test in the last 48 hours.
What’s On? 📺
Gallagher Premiership
Sale vs Harlequins - Fri 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Wasps vs Exeter - Sat 3pm, BT Sport 2
Bath vs Saracens - Sat 3pm, BT Sport 1
United Rugby Championship
Ulster vs Golden Lions - Fri 7:35pm, BBC1 Northern Ireland & Premier Sports 1
Dragons vs Stormers - Fri 7:35pm, BBC1 Wales & Premier Sports 2
Zebre vs Glasgow - Sat 1pm, Premier Sports 1
Treviso vs Ospreys - Sat 3:05pm, S4C & Premier Sports 1
Leinster vs Scarlets - Sat 5:15pm, S4C & Premier Sports 2
Edinburgh vs Bulls - Sat 5:15pm, Premier Sports 1
Munster vs Connacht - Sat 7:35pm, Premier Sports 2
Cardiff vs Sharks - Sat 7:35pm, S4C & Premier Sports 1
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