Rugby Union Today: Teams of the Week and 6N fallout
England's Ellis Genge
Another busy day in the rugby union game as we look back at the action in the Six Nations and Super Rugby and name our best XV from the matches that took place.
What’s on the site
It was a good weekend for Ireland, England and France, who claimed victories in the Six Nations, and they are all well-represented in the Team of the Week.
There is a similar feature for the Super Rugby action with the Chiefs having the most nominations following their impressive triumph over defending champions Crusaders.
Those competitions are also discussed in ‘Who’s hot and who’s not,’ which delves into the main talking points from the past seven days. It looks at Ellis Genge’s impressive form – and interview – as well as a poor weekend for two Australian franchises.
Finally, there is a review of the three encounters from the northern hemisphere’s premier international tournament with ‘Five takeaways from the weekend’s Six Nations action.’
What’s in the news
England boss Eddie Jones has warned against expanding the Six Nations. South Africa reportedly want to leave the Rugby Championship and join the northern competition, but Jones does not believe that it is a good idea.
Meanwhile, Scotland wing Sean Maitland hopes that Finn Russell returns to the squad, but Gregor Townsend will not budge on his position.
Elsewhere, England prop Genge discussed his relationship with head coach Jones following their victory over Scotland, claiming the Australian’s harsh words have inspired him to improve.
What’s on social media
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has joined Twitter and it got off to an excellent start when he posted this inspiring speech.
https://twitter.com/RassieRugby/status/1226506315184381952
What’s on TV
Domestic action in Europe resumes this weekend with BT Sport showing Gloucester v Exeter, Leicester v Wasps and Northampton v Bristol from the Premiership.
In the PRO14, all the games will be on Premier Sports with the standout encounter being the Scarlets’ game against Edinburgh in Llanelli.
Meanwhile, in the southern hemisphere, Super Rugby continues on Sky Sports, which opens with the Blues hosting defending champions Crusaders.