Robinson sets sights on making return at Newcastle
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Your support makes all the difference.Sale were yesterday "reasonably hopeful" that the England full-back Jason Robinson will make his comeback from injury in Sunday's Premiership game at Newcastle. Robinson missed England's 50-10 victory over Wales last weekend because of an abdominal muscle problem.
"Jason is improving every day," the Sale coach, Jim Mallinder, said. "We are reasonably hopeful he will be able to start against Newcastle." The fly-half Charlie Hodgson, also injured for the Wales game, is included in the squad.
Robinson's England team-mate, the winger Dan Luger, is back in the Harlequins team for the game with Bristol on Sunday. He was dropped for Quins' last game, but scored two tries for their second XV against The Army just days after his double for England. The Quins coach, Mark Evans, said: "Dan is a world-class player. Both last Saturday for England, and in training this week, it has been good to see his confidence and form return." Nick Greenstock takes over from Chris Bell, who is on England Under-19s duty, while Ace Tiatia switches to flanker to deputise for the injured Tu Tamarua as bottom club Quins tackle the first of three successive away games.
Leinster's Australian coach, Matt Williams, has rejected a move to Saracens, whose chief executive, Peter Deakin, said: "We are disappointed that Matt won't be coming to Saracens but we understood his reasons."
The Italian Rugby Federation is considering an appeal against the ban handed to Salvatore Perugini, who was suspended for 20 weeks on Wednesday by the Six Nations disciplinary committee for "striking an opponent with the head" during Italy's 32-17 defeat in Dublin.
The Italy coach, Brad Johnstone, has said he will consider his future after this season's Six Nations campaign despite being under contract until 2003. The Kiwi has named centre Walter Pozzebon in his squad to face England on Sunday week but will be without Carlo Checchinato, Juan Manuel Queirolo, Salvatore Garozzo, Andrea Lo Cicero and Andrea Muraro, as well as the suspended Perugini.
Wycombe will appeal against a local council decision not to grant Wasps permission to share Adams Park. Chief executive Simon Monkman said: "It's not the end of the battle but this particular fight has been lost."
The Bristol flanker Craig Short has signed a new two-year contract with the club.
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