RU Today: Richard Wigglesworth receives England call-up

Another busy day in the rugby union game as Richard Wigglesworth joined up with the England squad following the injury to Ben Youngs.

What’s on the site

Following an intriguing opening round of the Six Nations, where Wales and England both impressed, we named our team of the week.

There are also highlights of Italy’s clash with the Red Rose as the visitors scored seven tries in an ultimately comfortable victory in Rome.

What’s in the news

Ben Youngs suffered a serious-looking injury in that game against the Azzurri and 34-year-old Saracens scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth has been called up as his replacement.

Meanwhile, Ireland’s Josh van der Flier was also forced off over the weekend and it has been confirmed that the flanker will be out for the rest of the season.

In club and provincial matters, Carl Hogg will leave Worcester Warriors at the end of the season while John Plumtree is set to take over as Hurricanes’ boss.

What’s on social media

Remi Lamerat is such a crucial component of the French midfield that they have cloned him, if this team list is anything to go by.

What’s on TV

The Six Nations continues this weekend with ITV televising the double-header on Saturday before the BBC broadcasts the Scotland-France clash.

Aviva Premiership rugby also returns and BT Sport will show two matches with Bath and Northampton going head-to-head, while Harlequins take on Wasps.

On Sky Sports, they will screen the England-Wales U20 Six Nations encounter before showing the women’s Six Nations the next day.