Rugby
Italy's Cannone suspended for 4 weeks for head-butting Erasmus defends risky Springboks shakeup after a tense win over Scotland England rebounds from South Africa loss by crushing 14-man Fiji 73-8 Springboks withstand Scotland 42-28 in Nations Championship thriller Ireland grinds out a 36-20 win over Japan in Nations Championship
New Zealand beats Italy 47-17 in the Nations Championship
France storm back with 30 straight points to beat Australia 42-26
Ireland makes 9 changes for Nations Championship match against Japan
Anton Segner selected in New Zealand squad to face Italy
Wallabies turn to rookie Declan Meredith for test against France
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – An injury crisis in Australia’s flyhalf ranks has resulted in Declan Meredith being selected to make his test debut for the Wallabies in the Nations Championship test against Six Nations titlist France on Saturday.