they play scotland at murrayfield on saturday — and will be without devin toner and cj stander, centre feek says the team must show character to bounce back from the loss in dublin. talk about a loss can be a good thing that you still have two focus. you cannot be getting overworked and overemotional. you have to come back to like icarus, get your preparation right. i think... to like icarus, get your preparation right. ithink... we to like icarus, get your preparation right. i think... we have done it before so were we talking about confidence, i think it is about being on that edge of confident but also knowing that if you don‘t get it right you will get nailed so it is tricky. at this level especially, it can be 5% difference from one which the other and that can the difference. to the wales camp now, ‘we mustn‘t be complacent‘. that‘s the message from forwards coach robin mcbryde ahead of their match against italy. wales began the tournament with a gutsy win in paris — afterfighting back from 16—0 down to beat france. now they travel to rome to face an italian side who lost against

devin toner, gary ring rose and keith earls all still feeling the england effect.came at a cost. inbound face an agonising went on the extent of this knee injury. ahead of sunday's game against france. at murrayfield, the injury troubles came before kick—off, 19 of the original 31 man squad were not available for their effective, if not too impressive win against italy. sam skinner is the only casualty as the scots brace from irish backlash. joe schmidt said an incredible coach along with andy farrell as well so we expect a big show from them and not as because they lost that game. we know we have to be ready to top our game. they lost that game. we know we have to be ready to top our gamem they lost that game. we know we have to be ready to top our game. it is the welsh who survived the weekend unscathed with no new injuries after their great escape from the french stadium. warren gatland said his side would win the six nations if they triumphed in paris. without winning streak now at ten matches, they are on a bit of a roll. we'll bring you the live 5th round dra

ireland lock devin toner has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament. the 2014 world cup winnr marlie packer for their match against france in doncaster on sunday. the saracens flanker has failed to recover from a shoulder injury, picked up in their win over ireland. poppy leitch has been brought in to replace her. judd trump has beaten world number one mark selby in the quarterfinals of snooker‘s world grand prix in cheltenham trump won 5—1 to book his place in tomorrow's semifinal. he'll face barry hawkins in that semifinal, who just beat kyren wilson 4—2. switzerland's wendy holdener has won back—to—back world titles in the alpine combined event at skiiing's world championship. holdener finished fifth in the downhill before holding off the challenge of petra vlhova byjust three hundreths of a second in the slalom discipline to add to the title she won in 2017. sam ward scored a hat—trick as great britain's men made it two wins from two. they beat new zealand 6—2 to go top of their group. the winning's tea m top of their group. the winning's team ende

the fitness of keith earls, devin toner and garry ringrose will be monitored before saturday's trip tosays it's the right time to seek a new challenge after the rugby world cup this autumn. he joins a number of players leaving the coventry baed side, including willie le roux and nathan hughes england pace bowler mark wood has defended west indies captain jason holder, after he was banned from the third test due to a slow over rate. that despite the match finishing two days early... to win in three days to be penalised for overrate. he cold have got more overs this, it is sightly harsh, thatis overs this, it is sightly harsh, that is my personal opinion, if it was flipped round that he's strict on making sure we get our overs in, so on making sure we get our overs in, soi on making sure we get our overs in, so i sort of see both sides. i sit on that fence nicely there. sophie bray — who won an olympic hockey gold medal in rio in 2016 has announced her international retierment. bray scored 44 goals in 134 appearances for england and great britain. the 28—year—old is also a former europea

ireland lock devin toner has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament.all league have confirmed that all teams will wear black armbands as a mark of respect to cardiff striker emiliano sala following the recovery of his body from a plane in the english channel. the cardiff city owner vincent tan has issued a statement this afternoon expressing his condolences. there will also be a minute's silence at st mary's ahead of cardiff's game at southampton tomorrow. teams in france will hold a minute's applause. england will assess the fitness of ben stokes this afternoon after he missed training yesterday in the carribbean with a bruised heel the third test against west indies begins in st lucia tomorrow. stokes is expected to train later before england decide if he's fit to play. wicketkeeper ben foakes has recovered from a hand problem but chris woakes is expected to miss out with a knee injury that's all the sport for now. lizzie greenwood hughes will have more in the next hour. now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the c