Italy and Argentina have both named sides with only two players with fewer than 10 caps for their encounter in Udine on Saturday.
“We had a lot of disruption to deal with this week. We lost our starting props in the last 24 hours, we lost Fergus on Wednesday and then Alex in the warm-up,” boss Mark McCall said.
.Leicester dug deep to withstand a Saracens fightback and register their first victory at StoneX Stadium since 2018 with a 32-29 win that underlined their Gallagher Premiership title credentials.
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership promises to deliver another thrilling weekend of action, with teams looking to solidify their positions ahead of a break before the Test rugby returns in November.
Saracens looked set to be agonisingly beaten by a single point following a Lam-ball home team performance illuminated by a Fitz Harding hat-trick and a linebreak count of 16-5 in favour of the hosts. However, McCall’s side demonstrated fantastic pluck...
Beaten last weekend away to champions Northampton, Quins have included full-back Leigh Halfpenny for Jarrod Evans, wing Caden Murley for Will Joseph and scrum-half Will Porter for the benched Danny Care in their backs.
Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has announced a preliminary squad of 39 players for a training camp in L'Aquila from 19 to 22 June, in preparation for the 2024 summer tour.
The Montpellier-bound No8 hasn’t been in the starting team since the April 6 Investec Champions Cup hammering at Bordeaux, instead appearing off the bench in the league matches against Gloucester, Bath, Bristol and the Sharks.
England star Owen Farrell has given international teammate Bevan Rodd a mouthful during Saracens match against Sale Sharks.