but with a world cup looming, the start of this year s championship is a timely boost for a game in need of a lift. 2003, and england win the grand slam. sensational finish! before going on to claim their only global crown. 20 years on, new head coach steve borthwick is tasked with rediscovering such glory, starting against old rivals scotland. there s few fixtures in world rugby that have the ability to excite people more than this fixture. i m looking forward to the loud, packed twickenham this weekend. and england supporters are going to be cheering on this team. england have lost twice in a row against their opening opponents, scotland last year s defeat at murrayfield the start of a disappointing campaign that saw them finish in third place under the recently sacked eddiejones. but now there s added turmoil here in the community game amid mounting concern over head injuries, the rfu has apologised for its handling of a rule change lowering the tackle height. the memb
northern england with the rain moving southwards. it is already quite damp and drizzly across wales and western parts of england. a mild start tomorrow with some spots in double figures. the rain that moves south across scotland will lift back northwards across scotland tomorrow though the windiest weather will be easing and we are left with another day with a lot of cloud. wales, western parts of england seen the light rain and drizzle whereas in northern ireland it will brighten up a bit. temperatures rising to 14 degrees. a milder day tomorrow and a mild start to the weekend. clearly with a lot of cloud around, still a lot of light rain and drizzle and for northern ireland and scotland a band of heavy rain moving through and that is the leading edge of the weather change arriving by sunday. a cold front moving southwards with that rain weakening as it does so. behind it the cold moving in but with an area of high pressure centred right across the uk and that means bags of
once etiquette to be disappointed. and finally. he s barely been retired from football for a month but already gareth bale is back demonstrating his sporting prowess. 0n the golf course. he s taking part in a pro am in the united states and made this remarkable recovery at spyglass hill. bale s taking partjust 23 days after quitting football a career which saw him win 5 champions league titles, and become wales all time top scorer. the field also includes former american politician condoleeza rice and actor bill murray. that s all the sport for now. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at all the news stories at the top of the hour straight after this program.
enzo fernandez from benfica. but under uefa rules, only three can be added to their squad for european fixtures. challenge is the right word. certainly not complaining about it. it s exciting. it s a test for me, of course and for the staff and for everybody. but it s an exciting one. with a lot of really good players. we ve got a lot of really good players. we have to create an environment where there is competition, where there is healthy competition and they can push each other. and at the same time understand there s going to be frustration at times. not everyone can play, that s reality of where we re at. it s fuelling the conversation because only 11 can play. there will always be ones that are disappointed. and finally. he s barely been retired from football for a month but already gareth bale is back demonstrating his sporting prowess. 0n the golf course. he s taking part in a pro am in the united states and made this remarkable recovery at spyglass hill. bale s taking partjust
person, that he could be an attacking bowler and also a defensive bowl as well. so his sporting prowess made him a star with the cricketing public. i think his charisma, his flamboyance off the field of play also endeared him to many fans didn t really know will care about cricket. he was never too far away from scandal. he took money from illegal bookmakers, he was banned for taking prohibited drugs, and of course his private life, you could make a miniseries out of that. he kept the tabloids in business for many years, and although he said he never chose that life, because of a single ball against mike gatting in the 1993 ashes series, changed his life, it catapulted him into fame, and fame comes with all sorts of pitfalls for many people, and that is what attracted so many other people to the life of shame warne, his indiscretions and his scandals, as well as his undoubted skill and