Five new faces were part of the 45-man Scotland contingent that convened this week ahead of their Autumn Nations Series, nothing out of the ordinary.
An unnamed grassroots player in Australia has been banned for 96 weeks – essentially the length of five seasons when translated into games – after the physical abuse of a referee last month.
Wilkinson was back after injury and illness for his first England appearance since scoring the drop goal that had secured the 2003 World Cup.
Premiership Rugby and the RFU have issued a joint statement following Wednesday’s suspension of the financially troubled Wasps from the Gallagher Premiership.
Frustrated Ted Hill quickly fired back a six-word reply on social media following the publication of a statement on the Worcester crisis by Simon Massie-Taylor, the chief executive of Premiership Rugby.
Scotland beat England last week while Wales lost to Ireland.
RFU employee Simon Massie-Taylor has replaced Darren Childs, who resigned earlier this year, as the new Premiership Rugby chief executive.
At the end of it all, rain lashing at his brow and pride erupting in his heart, Stuart Hogg sank to his haunches and stared into the ether, shaking his head and grinning at the sheer enormity of what his Scotland team had
Simon Sinclair becomes the latest in a growing list of academy staff moving on from Gallagher Premiership clubs this year.
