Rugby Digest/Six Nations: England have stuck with the players who beat Italy 39-7 for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland, the first time in this season's Six Nations they have named an unchanged team.
Coach Andy Robinson had delayed naming his side for 24 hours until outhalf Jonny Wilkinson had undergone a scan on the knee he injured on his comeback for Newcastle last weekend. Although the scan revealed Wilkinson's injury was not as bad as had been feared, he was unable to take a place in the England squad.
ENGLAND: (v Scotland): I Balshaw; M Cueto, J Noon, O Barkley, J Lewsey; C Hodgson, H Ellis; G Rowntree, S Thompson, M Stevens, D Grewcock, B Kay, J Worsley, L Moody, M Corry (capt). Replacements: A Titterrell, D Bell, S Borthwick, A Hazell, M Dawson, A Goode, O Smith.
ENGLISH LEAGUE: London Irish have named Australian Brian Smith as their new rugby director. Smith, who was capped by both Ireland and Australia, will head up a back-room team which includes head coach Gary Gold and assistant Paul Hull.
Smith (38), has signed a three-year contract and will take up his post next month. He has spent the past year with Ricoh Rugby Club in Japan.
Prior to his Far East move, Smith spent two seasons at Bath, helping them reach the 2004 Premiership play-off final.
SCHOOLS RUGBY: Sligo Grammar School will be bidding to make up for the disappointment of losing last year's decider when they take on Galway's Coláiste Iognaid in the final of the Connacht Schools Senior Cup at the Sportsground today (3pm).
This is Sligo's ninth final appearance in 11 years, but their record is not good having lost five of those deciders, including last season's reversal to St Saran's of Ferbane.
But they gained revenge for that defeat when they defeated the Ferbane outfit, now known as Gallen Community School, by 16-3 in the semi-finals.
This followed their superb, 54-0 win over Portumna Community School in the quarter-finals, when they scored eight tries.
Sligo Grammar won their eighth Connacht crown two years, a year they also completed the double by winning the Junior Cup, and many of that side will be in action today.
They have injury doubts about forwards Keith Richardson and Stuart Dorran and will also be looking to the likes of Brian Mullen, Phillip Hunt and Ross Butler, their place-kicker, to lead them to victory.
Coláiste Iognaid have had a less taxing run to what is only their second final appearance in 10 years as they bid for their sixth title.
They scored a 32-3 win over Clifden Community School in the quarter-finals and then saw off the challenge of surprise-packets Gort Community School in the semi-finals with a 29-0 victory.
They are boosted for this final by the return of prop Brendan Ashe, while Rory Langan is also back.
Coláiste Iognaid last won in 2002 when they defeated Garbally College in the final. That was their first win in 17 years.
The senior final will be preceded by the Junior Cup final between Marist College from Athlone and Sligo's Summerhill College.
