Rugby Union Today: Injuries, deals and squads

Adam Kyriacou
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Another busy day in the rugby union game as England’s injury woes continue while Scotland name Blade Thomson in their squad.

What’s on the site

England will be without loosehead prop Mako Vunipola (calf) for the entire November international campaign after he was ruled out for eight weeks while second-row Nick Isiekwe (ankle) will miss six weeks.

Scotland have included Thomson in their group while France and Fiji also announce their squads ahead of the Test action.

Elsewhere on the website we have Loose Pass covering tweets, twits and casualties plus there’s new deals for flanker George Smith at Bristol Bears and fly-half Bernard Foley with the Wallabies and Waratahs.

What’s in the news

Toulouse number eight Jerome Kaino has been slapped with a five-week suspension after his tackle on Bath’s Jamie Roberts.

Meanwhile, Tyler Morgan is keen not to let his Wales squad call-up go to waste as he sets his sights on playing Test rugby.

What’s on social media

On the back of Smith’s new contract, Bristol Bears have played a blinder here…

What’s on TV

Once again BT Sport will be showing all 10 Champions Cup matches this weekend, kicking off on Friday at Welford Road.

Meanwhile, Sky Sports are televising the Mitre 10 Cup and Currie Cup semis as those competitions hit the knockout stage.

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