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This Week In Rugby 🏉
🏆 Return Of The Cups? European Cup Rugby returns this weekend and it is not without its drama. After being in caught South Africa at the outbreak of the Omicron variant Scarlets have forfeited their match. Similarly impacted Munster have had to draft in 22 academy players to fulfil their fixture and Cardiff have will have semi-pro players in their ranks.
🐯 New Tiger In Town? As mentioned in last week’s download rumour was growing that Springbok Fly-Half Handre Pollard was due to join Leicester Tigers. This week the club has confirmed the signing. The World Cup winner will be a straight replacement at the end of the season for Sale-bound George Ford.
🐝 Causing A Buzz? Wasps have announced the signing of Springbok and Saracens Tighthead Prop Vincent Koch. The 31 year old will join the Coventry based team for the start of the next season.
🛁 More Bubbles For The Bath? Injury-hit Bath have announced two new signings who will join immediately. Former Scarlets and Wales wing Tom Prydie and former Edinburgh centre Jordan Venter.
🪑 Becoming Part Of The Furniture? Former Wales and Lions Wing Ieuan Evans has become the new Vice-Chair of the Welsh Rugby Union.
What’s On? 📺
Heineken Champions Cup
Northampton vs Racing 92 - Fri 8pm, BT Sport 1
Cardiff vs Toulouse - Sat 1pm, BT Sport 2 & Channel 4
Bordeaux vs Leicester - Sat 3:15pm, BT Sport 3
Leinster vs Bath - Sat 3:15pm, BT Sport 2
Clermont vs Ulster - Sat 5:30pm, BT Sport 2
Bristol vs Scarlets - Sat 5:30pm, BT Sport 3
Exeter vs Montpellier - Sat 8pm, BT Sport 2
Connacht vs Stade Francais - Sun 1pm, BT Sport 3
Ospreys vs Sale - Sun 1pm, BT Sport 2
La Rochelle vs Glasgow - Sun 3:15pm, BT Sport 3
Wasps vs Munster - Sun 3:15pm, BT Sport 2
Castres vs Harlequins - Sun 5:30pm, BT Sport 2
European Challenge Cup
Lyon vs Gloucester - Fri 8pm, BT Sport 3
Perpignan vs Dragons - Sat 5:30pm, S4C
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