Liz Patu has pleaded guilty to biting Australia team-mate Rebecca Clough on Saturday, prompting a six-week ban.
The Crusaders will not rush Kieran Read back in a Rugby World Cup year, meaning the All Blacks captain is facing another three weeks...
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Scotland will once more be without full-back Stuart Hogg when they take on Wales in the Six Nations this weekend.
British and Irish Lions duo Maro Itoje and Jonathan Joseph, as well as former skipper Chris Robshaw, have been called up by England.
An injury to Shambeckler Vui and suspension for Tolu Latu has forced the Waratahs to bring in Tatafu Polota-Nau as short-term cover.