Chris Foy

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Following a wet, wild weekend, it is high time to consider aligning the hemispheres, for the greater good of the game. Doing so would create a more user-friendly playing.

COMMENT BY CHRIS FOY: It makes for a decent quiz question: name the TV channels where you can watch each professional rugby competition.

It makes for a good quiz question: name the TV channels where you can watch every professional rugby league match.

Former Premier League referee Chris Foy examines decisions from the Sky Bet Championship; analysis from QPR 3-0 Norwich, West Brom 2-2 Sheffield United and Cambridge 4-1 Shrewsbury

CHRIS FOY IN PARIS: The 6ft 8in giant, who can operate at lock or blindside flanker, is making a name for himself so rapidly that he is regarded as the subject of a cross-Channel tussle for his services.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: There are too many hollow fixtures and walkovers. What was once the showpiece of European club rugby is a desperate, unwieldy, near-invisible mess.

CHRIS FOY: In the aftermath of a meeting at on Wednesday attended by the union's council members, it emerged that Ilube is ready to step down - having occupied the role since 2021.

Tom Ilube is ready to step down as chairman – having occupied role since 2021 Sweeney received a pay of £1.1m despite financial losses and staff redundancies

CHRIS FOY: Michael Cheika intends to spend Christmas Day helping out in a Leicester soup kitchen, before resolving a dilemma about his future.

CHRIS FOY: The 33-year-old former England captain and Test centurion has endured a disrupted first season in France, and last month he had surgery on a nagging groin problem.