Joe Marler is in line to make his Test comeback against Wales on Saturday in what would be his first England appearance since grabbing Alun Wyn Jones' testicles. Eight months ago, the 30-year-old caused outrage when he groped Jones' groin in a 33-30 victory at Twickenham, resulting in a 10-week ban. Meanwhile, World Rugby has moved to make its process of selecting future World Cup hosts more transparent after rubber-stamping a series of new recommendations made by its Council. Chiefly, future hosts will be determined by an open electronic vote following a risk-based technical evaluation, with all votes to be made public. Australia and Russia are currently in the running to host the 2027 World Cup, with the hosts set to be confirmed in May 2022.

Source: Irish Independent November 25, 2020 02:37 UTC