France deployed a bench of seven forwards and one back to devastating effect during their 42-17 victory against Ireland in the Six Nations – AP/Peter Morrison
World Rugby has no plans to outlaw the seven-one bench split, insisting that there is no medical nor scientific evidence against the controversial tactic.
During the Six Nations, champions France followed the lead created by South Africa in the build-up to the 2023 World Cup and adopted the ploy three times, most notably in the 42‑27 victory against Ireland in Dublin.
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What Sneijder said to mocking Bayern coach before Inter’s Allianz Arena epic comeback
Inter have already emerged victorious against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in 2011, and Wesley Sneijder, a Nerazzurri player at the time, recalled how they stunned an opponent who was already confident of qualifying for the next round following their win at San Siro.
The Florida Gators came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat the Houston Cougars in the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship on Monday night. A metro Atlanta native played a key role in the Gators’ victory.
Will Richard finished the game with 18 points, eight rebounds and crucial defensive plays down the stretch for Florida, including forcing a Houston turnover in the final minute.
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Richard grew up in Fairburn and attended Woodward Academy in College Park.
Dan Quinn took the job as Commanders head coach in 2024 and made it clear, “We are not going to be for everybody.”
A guest on the “Glue Guys Podcast” recently, Quinn and GM Adam Peters made it clear from day one, to those who wanted to coach and work with the Commanders and those who wanted to play for the Commanders, there were going to be standards, there were going to be boundaries and Peters and Quinn were going to work hard to be consistent in maintaining those from the start.
It seems like it’s never been harder for promoted teams to stay in the Premier League.
It looks fairly certain that the three promoted teams will be relegated to the Championship after just one season for the second straight year. That’s never previously happened in the Premier League era (since 1992).
Last season, it was Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton.
This season, Southampton’s relegation has already been confirmed — in record fashion — while Leicester and Ipswich are so far adrift of safety that they have little chance of surviving.
Tudor plans Juventus attacking tweak with Kolo Muani return
Tuesday’s reports claim that Igor Tudor is preparing an attacking tweak to his Juventus line-up ahead of Saturday’s Serie A fixture at home against Lecce, as both Dusan Vlahovic and Randal Kolo Muani could start together for the first time under the Croatian’s management.
Reports Tudor planning attacking tweak to Juventus line-up
According to Tuesday’s reports from Tuttosport, Tudor is leaning towards a particularly attacking line-up against Lecce to better support Vlahovic at centre-forward.
Cliff Hawkins is accustomed to waking up on game day with a plan. He did it more than 1,000 times in his high school basketball coaching career before retiring last month after 44 seasons.
So, it makes sense that Hawkins is approaching Tuesday as another “game day.” Except this time, instead of preparing a game plan for an opponent, he will make the trip to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital to undergo a life-saving kidney transplant. There are nerves, of course. But like any good coach, the 70-year-old Hawkins is already thinking a few steps ahead.
“That one player” – Mikel names Chelsea ace who does something no one else does, “I like to see that”
John Obi Mikel believes Enzo Fernandez is the only player in the Chelsea team who calls out his team mates when they do something wrong.
Fernandez is having his best season at Chelsea since joining the club for a then British record of £106m from Benfica in January 2023.
The 24-year-old has added goals to his game and has five goals and five assists in the league, with Maresca impressed by his improvement.
Watch: Barcelona winger’s heated altercation with assistant referee after Real Betis draw
Raphinha became one of the most talked-about figures following Barcelona’s clash with Real Betis, despite only featuring in the final stretch of the match.
The winger appeared visibly frustrated after the 1–1 draw, not only due to Barcelona’s missed opportunity to increase the lead over Real Madrid to six points but also because of a number of refereeing decisions that further fuelled his anger.
Ex-Gunner names the area where Arsenal are “much better than Real Madrid”
Former Arsenal star Lauren says he thinks his old club could have one key advantage over Real Madrid as they prepare to meet in the Champions League.
Arsenal host Real at the Emirates Stadium this evening for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie, and most fans and pundits would likely have the Spanish giants as their favourites.
Still, Arsenal legend Lauren, a member of that famous ‘Invincibles’ side, has some confidence that Mikel Arteta’s side could be the stronger team defensively.