Fly-half Rhys Patchell will be assessed ahead of Wales' World Cup departure on Wednesday after he was concussed during their final warm-up game.

The World Cup is upon us and with it comes a host of young players looking to make a name for themselves on the global stage. Sportsmail take a look at the best emerging talent on display in Japan.

Brian O'Driscoll praised Japan and poured scorn on Ireland's performance after the Brave Blossoms produced a stunning World Cup upset. 

RORY KEANE AT THE MISAKI PARK STADIUM: Job done. Ireland got their World Cup campaign back on a track with a bonus-point win over Russia in Kobe, but this was another worrying performance.

Bundee Aki was sent off in the 29th minute after a high tackle at Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium and faces a multiple-game suspension, souring the win that put Ireland through to the quarters.

Bundee Aki will miss the rest of the World Cup after receiving a three-match ban for his red card against Samoa. The Ireland centre was sent off in the 47-5 win for a high tackle on UJ Seuteni.

The Rugby World Cup kicked off four weeks ago today and now, via 50 pool stage matches, we are down to eight teams. Sportsmail tells you all need to know about the quarter-finals.

Siya Kolisi succeeds Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton as holder of the Pat Marshall Memorial Award after being recognised at the RUWC's annual dinner in central London.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: All eyes on England's next game against Ireland, and what a prospect that is. But I suspect history will show victory over the Scots to ultimately be more important.

The Irish travel to Twickenham seeking to clinch a second Triple Crown in three years after beginning this year's tournament with successive home wins over Scotland and Wales.

MIKE BROWN: You always know when it's an Ireland Test week because the coaches put a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Johnny Sexton in the team dining room.

HUGH MacDONALD: It is a testament to the power of sport in Ed Chamberlin's life that it both consoled and excited him as he laboured under the shadow of death.

Writing on the GoFundMe page, Dettori said: 'Being here in the UK, it's difficult not to feel helpless as I see the impact the pandemic is having on the people of Italy.'

New dates will now have to be sought for the four Classics, which are the 2,000 Guineas on May 4 and the 1,000 Guineas on May 5 at Newmarket, as well as the Oaks on June 5 and Derby on June 6.

The fund, co-ordinated by the Racehorse Owners Association, is part of a £22m cash flow and hardship funding package for racing announced on Friday.

Races will be restricted to 12 runners to comply with social distancing rules in plans to race behind closed doors next month. 

All race meetings in the UK were cancelled following the lockdown on March 23 in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus but the sport's organisers have been working on a radical restart of races.

French racing moved a step closer to returning at Longchamp next Monday (May 11) after the French racing authorities were given permission to stage the meeting by Paris police.

The club'sformer captain announced he was leaving his role as technical director last week, which brought an end to his 30-year affiliation with the club. Totti has been spotted enjoying a break.

EXCLUSIVE BY ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Gianluigi Buffon rejected the chance to move to either Manchester United or City as he did not want a repeat of his underwhelming spell at Paris Saint-Germain.

Daniele De Rossi, who left Roma at the end of last season after they announced they would not renew his contract, donned his new club colours for the first time in Buenos Aires.

Darmian - predominantly a right-back - has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford following the arrival of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, while Luke Shaw has nailed down the spot on the left flank.

Roberto Mancini has left Everton's new signing Moise Kean out of his latest Italy squad as a punishment for turning up late to a team meeting, according to Football Italia. 

The 33-year-old Italian midfielder has decided to hang up his boots after leaving Russian outfit Zenit Saint Petersburg as a free agent in the summer.

The 24-year-old, who signed on a free from PSG, is said to be already considering his future in Turin having so far acted as Blaise Matuidi's understudy and appearing on four times this season.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Rodwell will arrive in Rome with a view to completing a short-term deal until the end of the season.

Marchisio and his wife were threatened 'with two pistols and a screwdriver' and he was forced to hand over money and other expensive possessions to the four robbers during the horrific incident.

Blaise Matuidi is reportedly set for a contract extension after playing an important role in a Juventus side which sits top of Serie A. The Frenchman has been with the club since August 2017.

Italian media have widely reported that Napoli will fine the players between one quarter and one half of last month's wages after they rebelled against an order by club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Serie A returns this week after six clubs were involved in midweek matches in Europe. Italy's top clubs excelled. Inter Milan, Juventus Atalanta all earned victories.

The 50-year-old actress took the plunge in a peekaboo dress, which made the most of her slender figure

Sunday night Samira Wiley left The Handmaid's Tale behind as she stunned during her arrival at the annual Tony Awards in New York city. The actress is Nylon magazine's newest cover star.

Hamilton debuted on August 6, 2015 and has gone on win 11 Tony Awards. And on Monday, the musical's creator Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that Disney will be bringing the play to the big screen.

The songstress, 27, exuded confidence while working a plunging black suit with strappy heels as she headed to Burbank Studios. Selena definitely looked like she meant business.

She recently released two new singles back-to-back, one of which is believed to be inspired by Bieber. They had a very on-again, off-again relationship, which lasted from 2010 to 2018.

She reportedly dated the fashion executive Samuel Krost from 2015 until it fizzled out months later. And Tuesday night, Selena Gomez reunited with her ex Samuel at La Esquina Mexican restaurant in NY.

The 27-year-old pop star's new single Lose You to Love Me landed the No. 4 spot on first Billboard Hot 100 and it's currently topping Billboard's Streaming Songs chart

Justin and Hailey Bieber enjoyed a late lunch in Beverly Hills on Saturday. Justin was dressed in baggy clothes from his own Drew label, while Hailey stunned in shiny latex pants.

The 27-year-old singer teased her fans that 'something exciting' was on its way with a series of throwback images the day before.

The 27-year-old popstar looked flawless for the night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and her ex-boyfriend's new wife, Hailey Bieber, made sure to show her approval online.

'Can't believe I'm revealing the art and title for my new album RARE, out January 10th,' stated the siren, who famously split with Justin Bieber in early 2018 only to see him wed Hailey Bieber months later.

The former Disney star, 27, went under the radar as she headed out for a Japanese lunch with friends in the in Van Nuys area of Los Angeles on Sunday.

'This is four years of my life, and I think I'm completely okay with releasing it,' she explained during a talk with Zane Lowe for his New Music Daily show on Apple Music's Beats 1.

Gomez fans got riled up after learning that Mrs. Bieber and Beer, a mutual friend, stopped by celeb-beloved restaurant Craig's at the same time Selena was there celebrating her new album Rare.

The 27-year-old singer teased an unreleased track called Boyfriend during her appearance on Monday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The young dog appeared to be sleeping in her arms as she walked along.

Selena Gomez took on the Big Apple to promote her latest record, Rare, on Monday.

Selena Gomez sported a painful neck inking as she paid visit to her celebrity tattoo artist in New York on Wednesday.

Selena Gomez dressed casually for a lunch date with friends in North Hollywood on Saturday, after confessing she had been the victim of emotional abuse in a past relationship.

Selena Gomez announced the launch of her makeup line Rare Beauty on Tuesday. The 27-year-old pop star made the big reveal in Twitter with a heartwarming ad.