for wales and the british and irish lions, overtaking new zealand's world cup—winning skipper richie mccawations appearance of the year — after falling out with head coach gregor townsend in january. scrum—half ben youngs will become just the second englishman to win 100 test caps against italy. world cup winnerjason leonard is the only other player to reach the milestone. exeter lockjonny hill will make his international debut in rome. this weekend's women's six nations game between ireland and france has been called off, due to an outbreak of coronavirus within the french squad. it's not clear whether france will forfeit the match, or if it will be postponed until december to coincide with italy and scotland's meeting. champions england go in search of a grand slam against italy, having prepared for the match in a covid secure bubble. dan evans has beaten austria'sjurij rodionov in straight sets to reach the third round of the vienna open. his opponent had caused an upset beating world number 12 denis shapovalov in the opening round, but evans proved too strong coming through 7—5 6—3. he

to break the record from someone like richie mccaw is some achievement.ers in welsh history. but alun wynjones does! players in welsh history. but alun wyn jones does! and by the time the championship concludes, it will be the longest six nations in history. 0ne the longest six nations in history. one man, at least, will still be standing tall. katie gornall, bbc news. we can speak to the former wales fly—half, james hook, who joins speak to the former wales fly—half, james hook, whojoins us on the programme. great to see you, you of course made your welsh debut alongside alun wyn jones course made your welsh debut alongside alun wynjones back in 2006. did you ever in the city will go on and recorded as number of caps? i don't think he ever envisage that, you know, 149 caps is an amazing achievement and ben young is busy getting 100 caps for england this weekend and that is a phenomenal achievement in itself, but when i think of al and i think what an incredible athlete and someone what an incredible athlete and someone who deserves all the accolades he c

for wales and the british and irish lions, overtaking new zealand's world cup—winning skipper richie mccaw wales and it took a while so hopefully he has a great outing against scotland. it would be nice for the team to perform well so it's a game to remember. when you break a record like that, someone like ritchie, is some achievement and he will go down as one of the greatest players in welsh history and he deserves all the accolades and what he has achieved in the game. srum—half ben youngs will become just the second englishman to win 100 test caps in the six nations finale against italy this weekend. world cup winnerjason leonard is the only other england player to reach the milestone. meanwhile, fresh from helping exeter to a premiership and european cup double, lockjonny hill will make his international debut in rome. we needed to find a big, tall, strong lock to replace george cruz. he has been an outstanding member of ourteam. johnny has been doing thatjob for exeter, good in the line—out, good in defence and around the ruck area, carrying and stopping the opposition, so he has bee

captain alun wyn jones will haul his body through a 149th international against scotland, passing richie mccawn as when he started in a park field. i still enjoy it as much as ever. hopefully the experiences i have had have improved me. iam experiences i have had have improved me. i am just conscious who i do it for, what i do it full, where i am from. i will treat saturday in just the same way. alun wyn jones will sadly have to imagine the welsh water later, but despite the strangeness, rugby can offer escapism. can the points follow the stories? hold on tight. it promises to be an exciting afternoon. new zealand swept aside australia with a record 43—5 victory in sydney earlier to win the bledisloe cup for an 18th consecutive year. 23 points including two tries for richie, a 38 point margin, the biggest ever over australia. zeeland have an unassailable 2—0 lead in the four match series. the opening game of the rugby championship also. fresh from a record 92nd grand prix victory last weekend, lewis hamilton was quickest in practice for tomorrow's grand prix. it marks formula 1's return to mlr

for wales and the british and irish lions — overtaking new zealand's world cup—winning skipper richie mccawd in january. captain stuart hogg and jonny grey return to the side following their european and premiership cup wins with exeter. scrum—half ben youngs will become just the second englishman to win 100 test caps against italy. world cup winnerjason leonard is the only other player to reach the milestone. exeter lockjonny hill will make his international debut in rome. we needed to find a big, tall, strong lock to replace george cruz. he has been an outstanding member of our team. jonny has been doing thatjob for exeter, good in the line—out, good in defence and around the ruck area, carrying and stopping the opposition, so he has been consistent in that. he's got a great attitude, great work ethic and he's a really fine example of what exeter produced. this weekend's women's six nations game between ireland and france has been called off due to an outbreak of coronavirus within the french squad. it's not clear whether france will forfeit the match, or if it will be postponed until dec

he'll be playing his 149th international, overtaking new zealand's world cup—winning skipper richie mccawin stuart hogg and jonny gray return to the side following their european and premiership cup wins with exeter. scrum—half ben youngs will become only the second englishman to win 100 test caps against italy. world cup winnerjason leonard is the only other player to reach the milestone. exeter lockjonny hill will make his international debut in rome. and ireland currently top the table and are the only side whose fate rests entirely in their own hands with a bonus point win over france enough to win the tournament. tributes have been pouring in for the former wales wing jj williams, following his death at the age of 72. he was a hugely influential player in the 19705, scoring 12 tries in 30 tests as wales won four five nations titles, including two grand slams. he started out at as a sprinter before turning to rugby, and he became known as an outspoken pundit after he hung up his boots. he was a lovely, lovely friend. good — excellent player. without question one of the best, eh, if no