England rugby star Anthony Watson has defended taking the knee ahead of today's Six Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham. Seven Englishmen remained standing while only four Scots took the knee during the pre-kick off moment to mark the Rugby Against Racism campaign. However many waded into the debate on social media and caused Watson to address the criticism at Thursday's pre-match press conference. Billy Vunipola was one of the England players who remained standing at the beginning of last week's game. Last year's tournament was abandoned ahead of the final round of matches as the pandemic started spiralling out of control.

Source: The Nation February 13, 2021 14:00 UTC