Friday Round-Up
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Friday Round-Up
Hernandez signs for Argentina franchise: Juan Martin Hernandez has become the latest Argentine player to sign for the new Super Rugby franchise, joining on a two-year deal. The veteran playmaker arrives having previously spent most of his career in France, with a short injury-hampered spell in South Africa with the Sharks. However with an Argentine franchise joining Super Rugby from next season, Hernandez has joined the likes of skipper Agustin Creevy and the majority of los Pumas' younger internationals in signing for the franchise. An el Mago, who is currently preparing for his third Rugby World Cup, explained that it was an easy decision. "I didn't even have to think about it. I was convinced that I wanted to be part of what is coming," he said. "Since the offer arrived, I haven't even thought about it, I had no doubts. It all went quite quickly."
England to wear red against Fiji: England will wear their red kit and change in the away dressing room at Twickenham against Fiji in their RWC opener after losing the coin toss. The September 18 clash will see Fiji play in their traditional white jersey. After a meeting between all the team managers, the Fijians won the toss and under World Rugby regulations were awarded with the home changing room. "With all England 2015 venues designated neutral status and all competition areas decked in identical tournament branding, there is no home and away designation for teams. As such, the process of allocation of changing room and team kit for each fixture was determined by a coin toss undertaken last year by the team managers and overseen by tournament officials, as has been the case at previous World Cups," said World Rugby in a statement on Thursday.
