Rugby Union Today: Kyran Bracken exclusive and game off

Adam Kyriacou

Another busy day in the rugby union game as we have an exclusive interview with former England scrum-half Kyran Bracken, plus a significant update on the crucial Premiership fixture between Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors.

What’s on the site

Bracken is backing Bath scrum-half Ben Spencer to wear England’s number nine jersey, with Wasps’ Dan Robson acting as his back-up on the bench.

Sale’s clash with Worcester has been cancelled after further Covid-19 positives were confirmed at the Sharks. The RFU is concerned about the news.

Elsewhere, England and Northampton Saints lock Courtney Lawes has unfortunately been ruled out of action for 12 weeks due to an ankle problem.

What’s in the news

Chris Robshaw will play one last time in England before flying to the other side of the Atlantic as the Baa-baas confirmed he’ll be involved this month.

Northampton Saints centre Piers Francis will not join up with the England squad this week after testing positive for coronavirus, the RFU confirmed.

What’s on social media

We remember an historic day in Rugby World Cup history today when Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu’s then record of 15 tries in the tournament.

What’s on TV

There is the semi-finals of the Premiership on Saturday. Those two games will be televised on BT Sport. In the PRO14, Round Two’s matches kick off on Premier Sports when Dragons and Zebre do battle this Friday. On Sky Sports there’s Mitre 10 Cup action throughout the weekend and New Zealand v Australia.