B&I Lions count cost of Premiership match
The British & Irish Lions are sweating over the availability of Sam Simmonds and Dan Biggar after the duo sustained injuries in the Premiership over this past weekend.
The British & Irish Lions are sweating over the availability of Sam Simmonds and Dan Biggar after the duo sustained injuries in the Premiership over this past weekend.
A Scotsman heads up the list of the top-eight biggest earners in the 37-man British & Irish Lions squad.
Dan Biggar will replace the injured Gareth Anscombe in Wales’ World Cup warm-up against England in Cardiff on Saturday.
Wales flyhalf Gareth Anscombe has been ruled out of the World Cup after he sustained a serious knee injury in Sunday’s 33-19 defeat by England at Twickenham.
Wales coach Warren Gatland says he is in a ‘good position’ to have three quality flyhalves to choose from for Saturday’s match against the Springboks in Cardiff.
Dan Biggar and Liam Williams have joined Wales’ injury list ahead of the Six Nations. Flyhalf Biggar will miss the opening three matches of the Six Nations with a shoulder injury, which he suffered in the Ospreys’ loss to Clermont on the weekend. The 28-year-old joins flyhalf Rhys Priestland on the sidelines, leaving coach Warren Gatland with a headache at… Read more →