French Top 14
Racing Metro scrum half Mathieu Loree is hit by a four-month ban after testing positive for cannabis.
Stade Francais prop David Attoub fails in appeal against 70-week ban for gouging Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris in the Heineken Cup.
London Irish look set to be without Sailosi Tagicakibau and Clarke Dermody for remainder of season after pair underwent surgery for foot and back injuries respectively.
Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery loses appeal against six-week ban for kicking France wing Alexis Palisson during Six Nations loss last month.
Bath sign 26-year-old Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Mark McMillan on two-year contract starting next season.
Stade Francais demand the RFU release England flanker James Haskell to play in a French Top 14 match against Toulouse on Saturday.
France XV v Scotland: 15-Poitrenaud, 14-Fall, 13-Bastareaud, 12- Jauzion, 11-Rougerie, 10-Trinh-Duc, 9-Parra, 8-Harinordoquy, 7-Ouedraogo, 6-Dusautoir (captain), 5-Pape, 4-Nallet, 3-Mas, 2-Servat, 1-Domingo.
Ireland XV v Italy: 15-Kearney, 14-Bowe, 13-O'Driscoll (capt), 12-D'Arcy, 11-Trimble, 10-O'Gara, 9-O'Leary; 8-Heaslip, 7-Wallace, 6-McLaughlin, 5-O'Connell, 4-O'Callaghan, 3-Hayes, 2-Flannery, 1-Healy.
Chris Paterson will play his 99th match for Scotland on Sunday after being recalled to the side for their Six Nations opener against France at Murrayfield.
Fullback Andrea Marcato is one of six players cut from Italy's squad for Saturday's Six Nations opener in Ireland.
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Michael Bradley has made five changes to his Connacht team for their St. Patrick's Day Magners League clash with the Dragons.
Scotland name an unchanged team for Saturday's final Six Nations match in Ireland.
England drop Jonny Wilkinson for their Six Nations match against France, with Toby Flood replacing him at fly-half. Ben Foden makes his first start at full-back
15-Geordan Murphy, 14-Tommy Bowe, 13-Brian O'Driscoll (captain), 12-Gordon D'Arcy, 11-Keith Earls, 10-Jonathan Sexton; 9-Tomas O'Leary, 8-Jamie Heaslip, 7-David Wallace, 6-Stephen Ferris, 5-Paul O'Connell, 4-Donncha O'Callaghan, 3-John Hayes, 2-Rory Best, 1-Cian Healy.
15-Lee Byrne, 14-Tom Prydie, 13-James Hook, 12-Jamie Roberts, 11-Shane Williams, 10-Stephen Jones, 9-Mike Phillips, 8-Ryan Jones (captain), 7-Sam Warburton, 6-Jonathan Thomas, 5-Luke Charteris, 4-Bradley Davies, 3-Adam Jones, 2-Matthew Rees, 1-Gethin Jenkins
France coach Marc Lievremont recalls Mathieu Bastareaud ahead of David Marty for France's Six Nations Grand Slam game against England.