Four French officials stepped into the spotlight for this weekend’s Six Nations games in Rome and Cardiff – Mathieu Raynal and Pascal Gauzere refereeing with Romain Poite and Alex Ruiz providing TMO support.
Jim Hamilton heaped weekend praise on Finn Russell, touting him for Lions selection without twigging why Dan Biggar didn't agree with him at the time.
With Rob Howley’s betting ban set to expire and Wayne Pivac now in charge of Wales, Dan Biggar had plenty to discuss during his Rugby Pod guest appearance.
The Wales out-half last played on March 7 and with the sport now on ice for the foreseeable future, he has been come up with some novel ways to keep himself ticking over.
Courtney Lawes has warned Northampton team-mate Dan Biggar to expect special attention when England welcome Wales to Twickenham in the Guinness Six Nations.
It looked as though the fly-half would miss out on this Test when he was forced off the field last weekend against Saracens with a hyperextended knee while playing for Northampton Saints.
The out-half suffered a knee injury during Northampton’s Gallagher Premiership defeat to Saracens last Saturday and fellow Wales No10s Gareth Anscombe, Rhys Patchell and Owen Williams are all currently sidelined.
Dan Biggar is a man who knows something about being pigeon-holed: having made his debut for Wales twelve years ago, he has racked up 82 appearances in red and earned a reputation as one of the most defensively solid but unthrilling fly-halves in