Scotland coach ready to stay on
Gregor Townsend indicated he would be prepared to extend his tenure as head coach after Scotland ended the Six Nations with an encouraging win over Italy at Murrayfield.
Gregor Townsend indicated he would be prepared to extend his tenure as head coach after Scotland ended the Six Nations with an encouraging win over Italy at Murrayfield.
Defending champions, France kept their Six Nations title hopes alive with a convincing bonus-point win against Wales at the Stade de France on Saturday.
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MARK KEOHANE has cautioned against reading too much into France’s mauling of England, or writing off the Roses as a threat to the Springboks’ crown in France.
England captain Owen Farrell was recalled to the starting XV for the Six Nations climax against Grand Slam-chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, with Manu Tuilagi back in midfield.
Scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park has been handed the No 9 jersey as Ireland bid to seal the Six Nations Grand Slam by beating England in Dublin on Saturday.
No 8 Taulupe Faletau will win his 100th cap after being named in the Wales team to play France in Paris on Saturday in the final round of this season’s Six Nations.
Uini Atonio and Romain Taofifenua were named by France head coach Fabien Galthie in the holders’ starting line-up to face Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday.
Blair Kinghorn will replace the injured Finn Russell at flyhalf for Scotland’s Six Nations finale at home to Italy on Saturday.
Former Wales scrumhalf Mike Phillips has questioned whether the WRU made the right call re-hiring Warren Gatland as head coach.