Wales shock: Rees Lightning dropped for England clash
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has been dropped from the match-day 23 to play England in the Six Nations Championship at Twickenham this weekend, according to reports in Wales.
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has been dropped from the match-day 23 to play England in the Six Nations Championship at Twickenham this weekend, according to reports in Wales.
England believe Manu Tuilagi will add a “new dimension”, should the powerful but injury-prone centre make his latest comeback against Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.
In his 100th match for his country, Dan Biggar produced a magnificent display to inspire Wales to Six Nations victory over formidable Scotland.
Head coach Wayne Pivac has confirmed that Wales sought clarification from World Rugby on several scrummaging decisions by referee Jaco Peyper that went against them in their Six Nations opener.
In a preview of this week’s Six Nations action, the Money Man expects the heavyweight clash between France and Ireland to separate the men from the boys.
Wales captain Dan Biggar and centre Jonathan Davies will win their 100th Test caps in Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland in Cardiff.
England have been demoted to fourth place, while Ireland rose to third in the World Rugby rankings following this past weekend’s Six Nations results.
SA Rugby has confirmed the Springboks’ home schedule for the year, with Jacques Nienaber’s men set to hosts Wales in a three-Test series in July, before welcoming the All Blacks and Argentina in the Rugby Championship in August and September.
Following the first round of the Six Nations, which delivered wins for Ireland, Scotland and France, here’s a look at three things we learned from the action.
Ireland showed class and composure as they surged to a dominant victory over a lacklustre Wales side missing a number of key players.