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Defending champions Saracens will remain in this year's European Champions Cup after being fined for fielding an ineligible player.

 

Saracens, who have been relegated from the Premiership for salary cap breaches, had faced a points deduction.

 

They admitted Titi Lamositele's work permit expired the day before January's Champions Cup win against Racing 92.

 

But an independent disciplinary committee chose to impose a fine of 50,000 euros (£42,000).

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Gregor Townsend says Finn Russell's media comments show he is not yet willing to "align himself" to Scotland's standards.

 

Russell, who has missed the first two Six Nations matches, told the Sunday Times he "doesn't have a personal relationship" with the head coach.

 

Townsend was expecting to meet with the player before the next match against Italy on 22 February.

 

However, he still hopes Russell, 27, will play for him again.

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Jonny Gray has been ruled out of the remainder of Scotland's Six Nations campaign because of a hand injury.

 

The Glasgow Warriors lock forward, 25, has featured in both of Scotland's bonus-point defeats in the tournament.

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The Super League is investigating after two spectators say they were told to remove rainbow flags during Israel Folau's debut at Catalans Dragons.

 

Folau was sacked by Rugby Australia for posting homophobic comments on social media but joined Catalans last month.

 

The two women say they were told to remove the flags, a symbol of LGBT pride, "on health and safety grounds".

 

"Everybody should have the right to respectfully express their views. We are investigating," said the league.

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Sam Skinner and Matt Fagerson have both been added to Gregor Townsend's Scotland squad for the remainder of the Six Nations.

 

Exeter Chiefs' Skinner and Glasgow Warriors back row Fagerson were both initially ruled out through injury.

 

However, impressive form for their respective clubs has propelled them back into Townsend's plans.

 

Gloucester second-row Alex Craig has been released from the squad back to his club.

 

There is still no place for exiled Finn Russell, who was left out of Scotland's first two games after breaching team protocol.

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Leicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs has been suspended for four weeks by the Rugby Football Union for punching Wasps forward Will Rowlands on Saturday.

 

The incident involving the 33-year-old ex-England forward happened in the 53rd minute of Saturday's 18-9 Premiership win at Welford Road.

 

Youngs accepted the charge and cannot play again until after 24 March.

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England prop Mako Vunipola will miss Sunday's Six Nations game against Ireland after returning to Tonga for family reasons.

 

Vunipola, 29, was not selected for England's opening weekend defeat by France, but started in the round two win over Scotland at Murrayfield.

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Centre Jonathan Joseph is on the wing for his 50th cap as head coach Eddie Jones shuffles England's backline for Sunday's Six Nations game with Ireland.

 

Elliot Daly moves to full-back for the Twickenham match with George Furbank, who began the first two games, injured.

 

Centre Manu Tuilagi is back after recovering from a groin niggle.

 

Prop Joe Marler replaces the unavailable Mako Vunipola, with Ben Youngs returning at scrum-half and Courtney Lawes starting on the flank.

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