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This Week In Rugby 🏉
🏥 Operation All Blacks In Doubt? Wales and Lions Full-Back Liam Williams has had an operation to take his appendix out, his recovery could rule him out of Wales’ All Black fixture on 30th October.
👕 Jersey Colour Conundrum? World Rugby are considering new guidelines to avoid kit clashes that could affect people with colour vision deficiency. A Red vs Green match up particularly can reportedly cause confusion.
💵 Fee Frustration? Wasps Head Coach Lee Blackett has called for the row between players agents and clubs to come to an end, saying it is affecting players’ livelihoods. The row stemmed from a change in HM Revenue and Customs regulations, allowing Premiership clubs to rule that agents fees should come from players rather than clubs.
👨⚖️ Summoned? Springbok DoR Rassie Eramus will face a disciplinary panel on the weekend of 30-31st October. The panel will address his extraordinary hour-long rant about the match officials following the Lions 1st Tests.
🐻 Hibernating for Winter? Bristol Bears and Fiji star centre Semi Radradra has undergone surgery on his knee cartilage, as a result he’ll be out for 16 weeks.
What’s On? 📺
Gallagher Premiership
Harlequins vs Bristol - Fri 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Saracens vs Newcastle - Sat 3pm, BT Sport 2
Wasps vs Northampton - Sun 3pm, BT Sport 1
United Rugby Championship
Ulster vs Treviso - Fri 7:35pm, BBC1 Northern Ireland & Premier Sports 1
Ospreys vs Sharks - Fri 7:35pm, BBC1 Wales & Premier Sports 2
Leinster vs Zebre - Sat 1pm, Premier Sports 1
Glasgow vs Golden Lions - Sat 3pm, Premier Sports 1
Connacht vs Dragons - Sat 5:15pm, S4C & Premier Sports 2
Edinburgh vs Stormers - Sat 5:15pm, Premier Sports 1
Cardiff vs Bulls - Sat 7:35pm, S4C & Premier Sports 1
Scarlets vs Munster - Sun 2pm, S4C & Premier Sports 1
Top 14
Toulon vs Brive - Sat 8:05pm, Premier Sports 1
Stade Francais vs Clermont - Sun 8:05pm, Premier Sports 1
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