The All Blacks Sevens handed the Blitzboks a 17-7 loss on day two at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.
There were 20 minutes played at the Stade de France last Saturday night when the French front-rower was sin-binned for foul play against the Scottish scrum-half.
Outwith the Six Nations spotlight, emerging nations jostle for position in another thrilling REC - with the added carrot of Rugby World Cup qualification.
Toulon back-rower Yannick Youyoutte has been suspended for five matches following his altercation with Stormers’ Manie Libbok.
At the end of a new-look HSBC SVNS Series stop in Cape Town, New Zealand and South Africa triumphed in their respective title deciders.
Springbok star Willie le Roux was seen in Bath this week, so does it mean that Johann van Graan is about to end his search for a new full-back or is it pure coincidence?
For a country dominated by the Alps, mountainous challenges are nothing new to Switzerland, who are scaling new heights
Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
Three matches are scheduled for Stellenbosch: Ireland vs Georgia (kick-off 2pm local), France vs New Zealand (4:30pm) and South Africa vs Argentina (7pm). Over in Athlone, Wales vs Spain is the opening match (2pm) followed by England vs Fiji (4:30pm) and Australia vs Italy (7pm).
The Junior Springboks got their Six Nations Under-20 Summer Series off to a winning start with a 30-22 win over the England in their pool encounter in Verona, Italy on Friday night.