The latest World Rugby rankings have seen Wales move into ninth place following this weekend’s Six Nations. Wales fell to 10th following the 10-20 loss to England but have regained ninth after defeating Italy. Wales avoid dropping out of the Top 10 Warren Gatland’s side secured a 29-17 victory over the Azzurri in Rome in Round Four of the Six Nations.  The win meant that Wales likely avoided the Wooden Spoon and did not drop out of the top 10 entirely. In fact, Wales could have slipped to 13th in the rankings, which would have been the first time they would be ranked outside the top 10. Avoiding a first…

Speaking on Téléfoot today, Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger confirmed that he bid €100m for AS Monaco attacking midfielder Thomas Lemar, but that the French international decided to stay with the Principality side. “He is a player with an incredible ability. He is interesting in terms of his off the ball movement, he is always ready to receive the ball. He is complete. He has a form of dangerous quality in his final actions.” Click Here: Fabinho jersey sale

Records tumbled at Ashton Gate on Friday night as Northampton Saints fell to their heaviest defeat in the Premiership, as Bristol Bears claimed a 62-8 victory. Northampton boss Phil Dowson described the loss as “a humbling experience” and added that Bristol “brutally” exposed his side’s weakness. Saints conceded nine tries and scored just one as Bristol posted a third successive league win. “Humbling experience” “It was a humbling experience,” Northampton director of rugby Dowson said. “That is not acceptable, and we need to make sure we rectify it very quickly. “Fraser (Northampton captain Fraser Dingwall) felt that when they (Bristol) got scores ahead, our heads were down. That is not…

Nathan Staples is joined by Adam White and Samuel Rooke as they predict who will rise and who will fall in Ligue 1 this weekend. Click Here: st george illawarra dragons shirt

SA Rugby have announced that former Springbok fly-half Louis Koen has been appointed as interim head coach of the South African Women’s team for their tour to Spain later this month. He currently serves as SA Rugby’s high-performance manager and will be joined by Junior Springbok Women’s coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt, who will be one of his assistant coaches. Koen, who made 15 Test appearances for the Boks between 2000 and 2003, had a previous stint as interim head coach of South Africa’s premier women’s team when he took a national Select XVs team to the UK in 2017. Former Springbok kicking coach The 47-year-old has been working with the Springbok…

“I will not leave this club, even if we have to fight relegation until the last day of the championship, unless I am relieved of my responsibilities by the club. I am ready to deal with whatever I will be faced with. Because I know what it means to suffer in defeat.” Marcelo Bielsa had heard enough. Since his return to France, the colourful Argentine and his Lille side have been repeatedly criticised; their 4-0 loss to Monaco on Friday left LOSC 18th in Ligue 1 with no wins and just a single goal since the opening day. That 3-0 victory over Claudio Ranieri’s Nantes aside, Lille have been blunt…

The Springboks are currently hard at work at their first training camp of the year and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi are happy with the progress made so far. Fourteen players were invited to the Boks’ first team activity of the year – which is being held in Cape Town from Sunday, February 19 to Friday, March 10 – which forms part of their preparations for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France in September and October. Huge task awaits at the World Cup The world champions have a huge task at the global showpiece which will take place after a condensed Rugby Championship during July and…

France U21s coach Sylvain Ripoll has announced a squad to face Slovenia and Bulgaria in upcoming EURO 2019 qualifying matches. Goalkeepers: Paul Bernardoni (Clermont), Bingourou Kamara (Strasbourg), Maxence Prévot (Sochaux) Defenders: Kelvin Amian (Toulouse), Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon), Abdou Diallo (Mainz), Olivier Boscagli (Nimes), Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), Valentin Rosier (Dijon), Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) Midfielders: Houssem Aouar (Lyon), Maxime Lopez (Marseille), Tanguy Ndombélé (Lyon), Olivier Ntcham (Celtic), Lucas Tousart (Lyon) Attackers: Jonathan Bamba (Saint-Étienne), Moussa Dembélé (Celtic), Samuel Grandsir (ESTAC Troyes), Lys Mousset (Bournemouth), Martin Terrier (Strasbourg) Click Here: Netherlands soccer tracksuit

The Scarlets and Cardiff put all the contract uncertainty in Welsh Rugby aside to deliver convincing victories over Edinburgh and Benetton, respectively, in the United Rugby Championship (URC) on Saturday. Scarlets delivered a dominant home victory over Edinburgh, downing the Scottish outfit 42-14, while Cardiff defeated Benetton 30-13. In an entertaining eight-try encounter, Scarlets outscored Edinburgh six tries to two. Ryan Conbeer, Vaea Fifita and Steff Evans all scored for the hosts, Sam Costelow adding the conversions to all three tries but missed one penalty in the first half. Murray McCallum scored Edinburgh’s only try of the first half, converted by Charlie Savala, as Scarlets led 21-7 at the break.…

20-year-old midfielder Wendel’s agent Carlos Henrique Brasil has told L’Équipe that his client has reached an agreement to join PSG. Now Les Parisiens much conclude a deal with Fluminense, who are seeking €10m, as well as sorting out their FFP situation. PSG’s plan is to loan the player straight out to another European club, with FC Porto reportedly interested. Wendel’s agent had the following to say on the matter: “Whatever PSG’s choice is, it is a dream that is about to come true. Wendel is ready. He has the same style as Verratti. He has a lot of personality and plays with his heart. Antero Henrique has already seen him play…