RU Today: Weekend previews and Jack Willis’ other career

David Skippers
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Another busy day in the rugby union game as we publish the weekend’s Premiership and PRO14 previews and also have news on Jack Willis’ career after rugby.

What’s on the site

We bring you all the team news for the Premiership and PRO14 matches taking place on Saturday and Sunday. There are several exciting encounters lined up with Sale v Bristol in the Premiership and Ulster v Leinster in the PRO14, amongst the standout games in their respective competitions.

There is also a story on Wasps back-row Jack Willis, who has revealed that he is set to become a qualified plumber as part of his plans for life after his career as a professional rugby player.

We also have a match report of the Super Rugby AU game between Brumbies and the Western Force which was played in Canberra.

What’s in the news

In New Zealand, the Blues have confirmed that they have signed All Blacks flanker Dillon Hunt, who joins them after four seasons with the Highlanders.

Meanwhile, England head coach Eddie Jones has been forced to cancel a training camp in Portugal due to the Rugby Football Union’s budget cuts.

What’s on social media

Springboks duo Cornal Hendricks and Elton Jantjies are set to swap the rugby field for the octagon. Should be interesting!

What’s on TV

There is more Premiership action on Friday and BT Sport will be showing the games throughout the weekend. Super Rugby AU continues on Friday and Saturday on Sky Sports, while Premier Sports will show the PRO14 weekend fixtures.

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