Rugby Union Today: Expert Witness and Wales name team
Another busy day in the rugby union game as we bring you Expert Witness on the Autumn Nations Cup final between England and France on Sunday plus Wales announce their team to take on Italy in the fifth-place play-off on Saturday.
What’s on the site
Former England number eight Nick Easter speaks with James While and gives a detailed preview of the match that is set to take place at Twickenham.
On Saturday’s there’s three games that includes Wales v Italy, with the former having already named their squad, George North starts at outside centre.
What’s in the news
Veteran Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton has not given up hope of playing at the next Rugby World Cup and admits being written off fuels his motivation.
Meanwhile, England boss Eddie Jones has revealed that Warrington Wolves coach Steve Price has joined them in training to talk about ball-in-play time.
What’s on social media
All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith kindly gives us a tour of his room in an Auckland hotel (quarantine facility). It looks like he has all that he needs there.
👀 Room tours with @Te_Nug! Aaron Smith has given us a sneak peek inside his room from our quarantine facility in Auckland. pic.twitter.com/2CYpmxcwWT
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) December 2, 2020
What’s on TV
The third round of the Premiership kicks off with Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints on BT Sport, who show all of that competition over the weekend. Elsewhere in the domestic game there is PRO14 on Premier Sports, starting on Saturday with Connacht v Benetton.
The Autumn Nations Cup comes to a conclusion this week with Ireland v Scotland and Wales v Italy taking place on Saturday before England host France in the final on Sunday. All of those games will be shown on Amazon Prime Video Sport. In the Tri Nations on Saturday, Australia and Argentina face off in Sydney, live on Sky Sports.