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Newcastle captain Will Welch is relishing the challenge of taking on “all-round team” Harlequins in their Premiership season opener this weekend.

The Kingston Park Stadium fixture should be an entertaining affair as the high-octane Quins look to get their campaign off to a good start on the road.

However, back-row Welsh is keen for his team-mates to stick to their own style of play and not get sucked in to taking on Harlequins at their own game.

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Harlequins like to run the ball

“Harlequins are a strong team with skilful players who are good with the ball, and they’re a good all-round team,” he told Newcastle Falcons‘ website.

“They won the Premiership two seasons ago and were top-four last season, so we know we’re up against a good side. It’s a tough one to start but those are the challenges you want – especially at home.

“Everyone knows Quins are a side who like to run the ball, and that’s something we have to be aware of. They will play from certain areas that other teams wouldn’t, and if you lose concentration against them they’ll make you pay.

“It’s about staying engaged with that, and as much as it won’t change our own game plan it’s just something we have to keep in our minds. We can’t get bored with defending.”

This season Newcastle are under the tutelage of Dave Walder, with Dean Richards having departed the north-east outfit. Welch has spoken about how that might change their approach in the upcoming campaign, with a new man at the top at the Falcons.

“The point which has been stressed is that when the opportunity is there, we have a go,” he said in Saturday’s official match programme.

Take opportunities when they’re on

“That doesn’t mean running it from everywhere all the time and playing up a blind alley, because you can’t do that at this level.

“It’s not playing for the sake of playing, but we’ve got the licence to take opportunities when we see them.

“Sometimes that might mean running from deep, sometimes it will mean kicking in behind and it’s just that decision-making around when to run, pass and kick.

“Getting that balance is the hardest thing, and the teams who manage it are generally in a good place.”

Worcester Warriors director of rugby Steve Diamond has given an update on the club’s financial situation following their loss to London Irish.

Hinting that a deal could be close for a new investor, Diamond was speaking after the Warriors suffered a heavy 45-14 defeat in Brentford to a slick Exiles side.

Diamond revealed that Worcester Warriors‘ co-owners Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham are currently in advanced negotiations with a prospective buyer.

A potential investor

“In the next 72 hours there may some news of a potential investor,” boss Diamond said as their on-field Premiership campaign began with a disappointing loss.

“This news is a boost but we don’t want a false dawn. I have been around rugby for a long time and there aren’t too many people who want to put their hand in their pockets and buy rugby businesses.

“If the owners have found somebody then great and no doubt they will speak to me.”

While they suffered a comprehensive negative to London Irish, Diamond did find some positives as he believes getting the team out on to the field was a plus.

“We have played our first game and in the trajectory of new Worcester, if we didn’t fulfil our fixture we were out of it,” he said.

“We managed to play the fixture and we need to improve. I don’t think the other 12 clubs give a s*** whether we are here or not, so it’s important I get the team to perform.

“This was a bit more than just a rugby match. The bad news of what happened on Thursday with the Queen, the country is in shock, so you have got to put things in perspective.

“We are a rugby club that has run out of money and the owners need to find some or sell it and we will continue to be a rugby club.

“My job under that guise is to get them competitive and at the moment that is difficult with the boat we are in.”

Henry Arundell shines

For London Irish it was a promising start to 2022/23, with replacement Henry Arundell once again stealing the show with a try one minute after coming on.

“Everything he touches seems to turn to gold a little bit, but it’s not by accident,” London Irish head coach Les Kiss said about the England international.

“We saw that unbelievable situation in the Test match in Australia. He creates moments. He’s got something about him for sure, but there’s a real true humility to him as well.”

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Nathan Staples and Rich Allen discuss the renewed race for 2nd place in Ligue 1, the relegation fight and the career of one of France’s best ever coaches.

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Second-row Sam Whitelock will captain the All Blacks in the second Bledisloe Test at Eden Park in the absence of Sam Cane.

Cane was ruled out of the clash after being taken off the field in Bledisloe I. There was a possibility the skipper could play after passing a late night HIA (Head Injury Assessment) after last week’s game, but strict protocols around head knocks prevented the flank from playing.

Veteran Brodie Retallick starts alongside stand-in captain Whitelock in the second-row. Crusaders hooker Codie Taylor starts over the in-form Samisoni Taukei’aho alongside Tyrel Lomax and Ethan de Groot in the front-row.

New back-row

Cane’s absence presents a new look back-row. Ardie Savea returns to number eight after missing Bledisloe I for the birth of his child, while Dalton Papali’i and Akira Ioane start on the side of the scrum.

The efficient half-back pairing of veteran Aaron Smith and Richie Mo’unga continues after providing balance to the side over the last few Tests. However, David Havili is ruled out through injury prompting a positional change for Jordie Barrett, who slots in at 12 inside the elusive Rieko Ioane – a player who continues to impress in 2022.

Playmaker Beauden Barrett starts at full-back alongside Will Jordan and Caleb Clarke in a potent looking back three.

On the bench, Taukei’aho is joined by prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi and Nepo Laulala as the front-row replacements, with Tupou Vaa’i and Hoskins Sotutu making up the other forwards substitutions.

Code-hopping Roger Tuivasa-Sheck could win his second Test cap from the bench, while Finlay Christie and Sevu Reece are the remaining options for coach Ian Foster.

Foster looks forward to the Rugby Championship’s final round and says his side is prepared for the challenge the Wallabies will pose.

“This year’s Rugby Championship is so tightly contested and our group is continuing to make shifts to improve,” Foster said.

“We are determined to finish the tournament strongly and we know that Australia will throw everything at us. This is what Test match rugby is all about and we can’t wait.

“Saturday’s sold-out double-header at Eden Park is special for our two national teams. We are right in behind the Black Ferns as they take on Japan and we all wish them well.”

The team

New Zealand: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Dalton Papali’i, 6 Akira Ioane, 5 Sam Whitelock (c), 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot
Replacements: 16 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Tupou Vaa’i, 20 Hoskins Sotutu, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 23 Sevu Reece

Date: Saturday, September 24
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 19:05 local (08:05 BST, 07:05 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Pierre Brousset (France)
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TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Nathan Staples, Rich Allen and Jeremy Smith talk Marseille’s European exploits, PSG’s search for a new man at the helm and the relegation battle tightens up once more.

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All Blacks coach Ian Foster is proud of how his team turned their fortunes around after a poor start to go on and claim the Rugby Championship.

For much of the competition, Foster’s role as coach was under fire after the All Blacks lost to the Springboks in the opening round off the back of a series loss to Ireland in July.

The All Blacks recovered with a lovely win against the same opposition a week later in Ellis Park before losing to Argentina in New Zealand for the first time adding further pressure on Foster.

Key changes to coaching staff

However, backing from New Zealand Rugby coupled with a coaching staff shuffle that saw Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan come in for Brad Mooar and John Plumtree respectively made a world of difference as the All Blacks won four of their six Rugby Championship clashes, including three wins on the bounce.

Foster said despite the tournament not going to plan, it was “special” to claim the title in this way, with his team showing massive character along the way.

“It’s very special,” he told Stuff. “It’s been a different journey to other Rugby Championships we’ve won. To do it from behind the 8-ball at the start … it’s not the way we wanted, but it’s very satisfying. I’m really proud of the effort the boys have put in.”

The coach has learnt the importance of staying together and close as a team when under pressure, both on and off the field.

“In life you don’t know what it’s going to chuck at you,” added Foster. “You can only deal with the situation you’re in and no one can walk in those shoes but yourself. What have we learnt? That under pressure we stay tight, under pressure we’ve sought solutions that have made us uncomfortable at times, but the goal is to get the performance right.”

Foster is happy with the foundation the All Blacks have laid during the Rugby Championship but knows there is still a lot to improve on going forward.

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“There is still quite a bit left in this tank. We saw that even last night. The building blocks are nice, but there are still a lot of finishing touches we’re not quite getting right. But what a great spot to be in.

“It’s up to us to make sure they’re areas we can now tidy up. Some of the conversion rates in our line-breaks, for example, and I was disappointed we let them back on the scorecard in that last 10 minutes … they’re small things but could be important things in 12 months’ time.”

The All Blacks performed well in patches but never strung a full game together, with their final round 40-14 win over the Wallabies the closest to an 80-minute performance.

“We’re still not an 80-minute team, and that requires a mental approach where we’re just a little more relentless,” he said. “But we’ve seen signs we’re going upwards in that area.”

Then came the prods for personal reflection. The man so many wanted to go, is not only still there, but thriving. Had he proved a point?

World Cup in mind

Foster believes the team have proved they can climb out of a difficult period with poor form and looks forward to the preparation the end-of-year tour will provide for next year’s World Cup that is rapidly approaching.

“Take the word ‘you’ and make it a ‘we’,” he said. “We’ve proven to ourselves we can climb through adversity – and there will be more to come. I’m just proud of the way the team dealt with the pressure of not performing to the level we wanted and haven’t sulked about it, and just got into work.

“As a coach you grow through experience. It’s hard to explain sometimes the journey a team is taking and changes they are making. Sometimes you’ve just got to go do it. It’s satisfying where we’re at but there are more ladders to climb.”

“We’ll go a little bit fresher than in the past, and that’s a deliberate strategy,” added Foster. “We want to get stuck into this tour and it’s important we finish in a position where we’ve got a really clear picture of what we want to do, because next year is pretty thin with just five tests before the World Cup.”

Outgoing PSG manager Unai Emery has won the UNFP Ligue 1 Manager of the Year Award.

He reacted to his prize during tonight’s ceremony:

“Tonight we are witnessing a lovely evening. I am happy to be here with you all. I want to thank BeIN Sports because I think that today TV is very important to watch football and to aid the spreading of football. I think all media do that and BeIN Sports, I watch a lot of the games here with it and also European games… I think this league has grown piece by piece and I think it has a big chance to grow much more. I want to say to all the coaches who respected me a lot here, when I worked here… To finish, I want to say I am here for PSG and my biggest thanks go to the president, Nasser and to all the people who work for PSG, who continue to help French football grow. To the staff, to all the people who work with me everyday… Also to the players, this trophy is for the work we have done. And thank you to you all for being here tonight together. Enjoy these moments together. Thank you.”

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The 2022/23 United Rugby Championship season continues this weekend including the highly anticipated clash between Leinster and the Sharks at the RDS Arena on Saturday.

Check on the team news and see our predictions for the weekend, here.

Friday

Edinburgh v Lions

Prediction: Edinburgh by 3

The teams:

Edinburgh: 15 Henry Immelman, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Henry Pyrgos, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Luke Crosbie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Glen Young , 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Dave Cherry, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 WP Nel, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Charlie Savala, 23 Chris Dean

Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Stean Pienaar, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Quan Horn, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Sibusiso Sangweni, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (c), 4 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Sti Sithole
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 JP Smith, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Emmanuel Tshituka, 20 Ruhan Straeuli, 21 Morne van dern Berg, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Zander du Plessis

Venue: Scotstoun
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Ru Campbell (Scotland), Jonny Perriam (Scotland)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Italy)

Connacht v Munster

Prediction: Connacht by 5

The teams:

Connacht: 15 Conor Fitzgerald, 14 John Porch, 13 Byron Ralston, 12 David Hawkshaw, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 5 Oisín Dowling, 4 Gavin Thornbury, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Grant Stewart, 17 Peter Dooley, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Niall Murray, 20 Josh Murphy, 21 Colm Reilly, 22 Tom Daly, 23 Paul Boyle

Munster: 15 Joey Carbery, 14 Conor Phillips, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Dan Goggin, 11 Patrick Campbell, 10 Ben Healy, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Peter O’Mahony (c), 6 Jack O’Donoghue, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Keynan Knox, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Dave Kilcoyne
Replacements: 16 Scott Buckley, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Edwin Edogbo, 20 Jack O’Sullivan, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Rory Scannell, 23 Fionn Gibbons

Venue: The Sportsground
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland), Dan Carson (Ireland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Saturday

Zebre Parma v Stormers

Prediction: Stormers by 15

The teams:

Zebre: 15 Jacopo Trulla, 14 Latu Latunipulu, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Tiff Eden, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Taina Fox-Matamua, 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Davide Ruggeri, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 David Sisi (c), 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Jacques Du Toit, 1 Juan Pitinar
Replacements: 16 Luca Bigi, 17 Luca Rizzoli, 18 Matteo Nocera, 19 Gabriele Venditti, 20 Luca Andreani, 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Joey Caputo, 23 Lorenzo Pani

Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Alapati Leuia, 12 Sacha Mngomezulu, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Adre Smith, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Nama Xaba, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Dan du Plessis

Venue: Stadio Lanfranchi
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dario Merli (Italy), Alberto Favaro (Italy)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Leinster v Sharks

Prediction: Leinster by 10

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The teams:

Leinster:15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Jordan Larmour, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Rob Russell, 10 Johnny Sexton (c), 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Will Connors, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 John McKee, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Vakhtang Abdaladze, 19 James Ryan, 20 Rhys Ruddock, 21 Cormac Foley, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Garry Ringrose

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Dylan Richardson, 6 James Venter, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Justin Basson, 3 Thomas du Toit (c), 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Reniel Hugo, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Nevaldo Fleurs, 23 Marnus Potgieter

Venue: RDS Arena
Kick-off: 17:05 BST (16:05 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Peter Martin (Ireland), Keane Davison (Ireland)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wales)

Scarlets v Cardiff

Prediction: Cardiff by 5

The teams: 

Scarlets:15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 Corey Baldwin, 12 Jonathan Davies (c), 11 Ryan Conbeer; 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Blade Thomson, 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Tom Price, 3 Javan Sebastian, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Steff Thomas
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Harri O’Connor, 19 Jac Price, 20 Shaun Evans, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Steff Evans

Cardiff: 15 Rhys Priestland, 14 Jason Harries, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Uilisi Halaholo, 11 Theo Cabango, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Josh Turnbull (c), 5 Seb Davies, 4 Lopeti Timani, 3 Dmitri Arhip, 2 Kristian Dacey, 1 Rhys Carré
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 Mason Grady, 23 Max Llewellyn

Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Elgan Williams (WRU), Mark Butcher (WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (Wales)

Ulster v Ospreys

Prediction: Ulster by 12

The teams: 

Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Luke Marshall, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Rob Lyttle, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 John Cooney, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Jordi Murphy, 6 Nick Timoney, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Marty Moore, 2 John Andrew, 1 Eric O’Sullivan
Replacements: 16 Declan Moore, 17 Andy Warwick, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Frank Bradshaw-Ryan, 20 Marcus Rea, 21 Dave Shanahan, 22 Billy Burns, 23 Aaron Sexton

Ospreys: 15 Max Nagy, 14 Luke Morgan, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Michael Collins, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Reuben Morgan Williams, 8 Dan Lydiate (c), 7 Jac Morgan, 6 Will Griffiths, 5 Huw Sutton, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Rhys Henry, 19 Jack Regan, 20 Morgan Morris, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Jack Walsh, 23 Joe Hawkins

Venue: Kingspan Stadium
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Andrew Fogarty (Ireland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)

Glasgow Warriors v Bulls

Prediction: Bulls by 5

The teams: 

Glasgow: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Sione Tuipulotu (C), 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Cole Forbes, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 George Horne, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Thomas Gordon, 6 Gregor Brown, 5 Richie Gray, 4 Scott Cummings, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Lucio Sordoni, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Sintu Manjezi, 21 Ryan Wilson, 22 Ali Price, 23 Domingo Miotti

Bulls: 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 David Kriel, 11 Stedman Gans, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Marco van Staden, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Bismarck Du Plessis, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Reinhardt Ludwig, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 Wandisile Simelane

Venue: Scotstoun
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Sutherland (Scotland), Ru Campbell (Scotland)
TMO: Mark Patton (Ireland)

Sunday

Benetton v Dragons

Prediction: Benetton by 7

The teams:

Benetton: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Marcus Watson, 13 Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Ignacio Mendy, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (c), 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro, 6 Manuel Zuliani, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Scott Scrafton, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Ivan Nemer
Replacements: 16 Manuel Arroyo, 17 Thomas Gallo , 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Niccolò Cannone, 20 Toa Halafihi, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Marco Zanon, 23 Mattia Bellini

Dragons: 15 Angus O’Brien, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Max Clark, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Lewis Jones, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Ben Fry, 6 Sean Lonsdale, 5 Ben Carter (c), 4 Joe Davies, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Rob Evans
Replacements: 16 Bradley Roberts, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Lloyd Fairbrother, 19 Ross Moriarty, 20 Taine Basham, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Steff Hughes

Venue: Stadio Monigo
Kick-off: 15:45 local (14:45 BST 13:45 GMT)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Simone Boaretto (Italy)
TMO: Colin Stanley (Scotland)

Speaking to reporters following Lyon’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Nice which assured them Champions’ League football, club president Jean-Michel Aulas was asked about captain Nabil Fékir’s future.

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“For the moment we have not discussed it, we wanted to see in which competition we would be playing in next season. I am someone who respects my players’ wishes once they have brought what they have brought, like Tolisso, Lacazette. We will discuss to see what Nabil wants… We want to keep all our best players, because what we have achieved here, is magnificent. And I want to say a big thank you to Bruno (Génésio), who was able to galvanise this team and make the necessary tactical changes.”

L’Équipe report that Nabil Fékir will not be signing for a new club today before he is scheduled to return to the French national team’s training base at Clairefontaine tonight.

Talks with Liverpool have not advanced since the beginning of last week and recent interest from Bayern Munich could turn any potential deal on its head, according to the newspaper.

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