Another busy day in rugby union as Allen Clarke took interim charge of the Ospreys while the first day of the Sydney Sevens was action-packed.
What’s on the site
The Sydney Sevens began on Friday morning and you can either read about it or see the best of the action here.
With the Anglo-Welsh taking place this weekend, the teams have been announced for Saturday’s games with Bath against Newcastle being the standout match.
In the news
Allen Clarke took over as Ospreys’ interim head coach after Steve Tandy was sacked earlier in the week following their defeat to Clermont Auvergne.
Leicester Tigers had some positive news as they secured the signings of Guy Thompson and Will Spencer for next season.
Meanwhile, former All Blacks’ boss Sir Graham Henry has gone back into coaching, taking the position of assistant coach at Auckland.
What’s on social media
How about this for a hand off? England’s Heather Fisher with a brilliant run before setting up a try in the Sydney Sevens.
MONSTER FEND! Heather Fisher comes up trumps with a ridiculously long hand off for @EnglandRugby at #Sydney7s pic.twitter.com/48BfUjyLC6
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 26, 2018
What’s on TV
The Sydney Sevens takes place all weekend and Sky Sports will be covering that action, while they will also show the Toulon vs Bordeaux-Bègles and Castres vs Racing 92 clashes on Saturday. England’s second-tier also features as Bristol and Bedford Blues go head-to-head.
Meanwhile, with the Premiership taking break, the Anglo-Welsh Cup restarts and BT Sport will show the Gloucester-Ospreys and Bath-Newcastle encounters.
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