Wednesday Evening Round Up

November 08, 2017
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Henry Chavancy replaces injured Gael Fickou in France squad

Guy Noves will be without the services another test player for the 2017 November Internationals.

Gaël Fickou, who was called into the squad to replace the injured Rémi Lamerat, has withdrawn from the squad and has been replaced by Racing 92 centre Henry Chavancy.

Natwest confirmed as new 6 Nations sponsor

NatWest and Six Nations Rugby are proud to announce a one-year sponsorship agreement that will see NatWest take on the naming rights for the 2018 Six Nations Championship.

The agreement will result in the 2018 Championship being named as the NatWest 6 Nations.

As one of the families of brands owned by RBS, this agreement will extend Six Nations Rugby's partnership with the business.

Dmitrii Gerasimov appeal dismissed

An independent Appeal Committee has dismissed an appeal by the Enisei-STM player, Dmitrii Gerasimov, against the nine-week suspension imposed on him after he was cited for foul play during his club's Challenge Cup, Round 2 match against the Dragons on 21 October 2017.

It was determined that Gerasimov struck the Dragons flanker, Ollie Griffiths, with his shoulder in contravention of Law 10.4 (a). Griffiths suffered a broken jaw as a result of the incident.

The Committee was satisfied that both the finding of foul play and the level of sanction were reasonable and decided to dismiss the appeal. Therefore, Gerasimov's suspension which takes into account meaningful matches remains in place and he is free to play on 13 January 2018.

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