Rugby Union Today: Greatest XV left wings and Hot and not

David Skippers

Another busy day in the rugby union game as we bring you Planet Rugby’s Greatest Professional XV Left wings feature and all the major news.

What’s on the site

There has been plenty of reaction to our Greatest Professional XV articles and today we take a look at four outstanding flyers, who brought plenty of joy to rugby supporters around the world.

There’s also Who’s hot and who’s not as we highlight the good and the bad of the last week, including Agustin Pichot’s campaign to unseat Sir Bill Beaumont as World Rugby’s chairman.

We also cover a story from Gloucester’s CEO, Lance Bradley, who feels the rest of the 2019/20 Premiership season will be completed despite its current break due to Covid-19.

What’s in the news

In South Africa, the Bulls have confirmed that their centre, Johnny Kotze, has requested to leave the Pretoria-based Super Rugby franchise.

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster believes the enforced break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a ‘minefield’ in terms of fixture rescheduling when the game eventually resumes.

What’s on social media

London Irish celebrated being crowned winners of the 2018/19 Championship season which happened exactly a year ago today.

What’s on TV

All potential rugby union action has been postponed due to the coronavirus.

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