Eddie Jones has made three changes to his England XV for this Saturday's "semi-final" against Ireland, with Sam Simmonds replacing Alex Dombrandt at No 8 and Joe Marchant and Jamie George handed starting berths.
the gunners are four points clear at the top of the table. it was the opening weekend of rugby union s premier club competition. harlequins getting off to a winning start with a great win in france. they beat castres 20 18. they were losing at half time, but this try from alex dombrant started the fightback. and this against a side who ve only lost at home once in almost a year. sale also started with a victory, beating ospreys 21 13. jean luc du preez scored their third try of the first half, enough to secure the win. but there were defeats for wasps and glasgow. australian fast bowler josh hazlewood has been ruled out of the second ashes test against england. he s suffering from a rib injury he picked up in last week s first test. the second test starts in adelaide on thursday. it s a day nighter, with stuart broad and even james anderson expected to return in more favourable conditions.
in the wsl. in the day s other fixtures, ellen white rescued a late win for manchester city against birmingham. they were down twice and equalised twice and she got the winner in the 89th minute. toni duggan secured a point for everton as they drew 1 1 with west ham. rachel williams has put tottenham 2 1 up against aston villa. and in the late game, wsl leaders arsenal are 2 0 up against leicester. jordan nobbs and vivianne miedema with the goals leicester also down to 10 a straigh red forjemma purfield. in rugby union s european champions cup, harlequins have got off to a winning start after an impressive win in france. they beat castres 20 18. quins were losing 11 7 at half time, but this try from alex dombrant helped them to a six point lead. england fly half marcus smith proved key for the away side, kicking 10 points, and this penalty was vital. martin laveau went over