CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The coronavirus shutdown has forced rugby into an emergency spell of introspection and exposed the need for change. Here is this column's vision for the sport's future…

EXCLUSIVE: English Premiership clubs are queuing up to seek financial help from the Government as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast long shadows over rugby.

The RFU will determine the final places of the Championship - the second tier of domestic competition - with a 'best playing record formula' after ending the season early due to coronavirus.

CHRIS FOY: There has been a polarised response to the news that Eddie Jones will remain England's head coach until the 2023 World Cup. Many people are delighted. Others are aghast.

Eddie Jones is stuck in Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak where England still intend to tour in July - although it is increasingly likely the trip will be called off this month.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The England legend has been answering all of your questions, ranging from the serious to the funny, on subjects such sport obsession and how to drop players.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: These are difficult times for all sports but I believe such moments create a time for organisations to demonstrate they are in touch with the world around them.

Jonny May represented Gloucester between 2009 and 2017 and will make a homecoming return to the club from July 1 as he has announced he will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the current season.

Bill Beaumont or Agustin Pichot, the rivals standing next month to lead World Rugby, must be shocked into a drastic overhaul of the game following the coronavirus pandemic. 

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Professional rugby's financial vulnerability has been cruelly exposed and, frankly, it has always been built on shifting sands.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Picked as a Six Nations 'apprentice' in January, complete with the customary asterisk to mark his status, Alex Mitchell is Eddie Jones' latest England project.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: Sir Bill Beaumont's attempt to win re-election as World Rugby chairman has been thrown into further chaos after the governing body received a damning letter.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I wonder if all those voting for the chairmanship of World Rugby on Sunday realise the great gift and opportunity they have - or what a pivotal moment for the game this is.

World Rugby have stated intentions to reschedule coronavirus-hit Tests for October, despite those weekends already being set aside for club rugby and the EPCR claim clubs have been overlooked.

CHRIS FOY: Not since the dawn of professionalism has rugby faced such a momentous episode in its history. From Saturday until Thursday, voting around the world will decide direction of sport.

COMMENT BY MARTIN SAMUEL: It's known as the Brawn Drain. The depressingly predictable exit of the best rugby talent from the Pacific Islands to the biggest, richest nations.

The four Welsh regions are banking on their £40m share of the proposed deal helping them to balance their books and to help them become more competitive on the field.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: English rugby needs to adopt a central contract system as the game addresses the financial problems which have been exposed by this lockdown.

Premiership Rugby is facing a huge drop in the value of its broadcasting rights because it failed to agree a new deal with either BT Sport or Sky before the coronavirus crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: The World Rugby elections were rocked last week by allegations of homophobia and discrimination against Fiji Rugby Union chairman Francis Kean.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: The Premiership appeared to stand alone on Thursday night as the only league in world rugby still seeking to complete this coronavirus-disrupted season.

After Mike Brown and Joe Marchant told the Mail on Sunday last week that the game was boring, and in need of serious surgery we canvassed opinion from top figures in the game.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: New World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte has pleaded with Agustin Pichot not to walk away from the sport after his 28-23 election defeat.

Rita Ora wowed in a chic ensemble as she joined co-star Rafferty Law on the set of Sky's upcoming drama, TWIST, in Bethnal Green, London.

The singer, 28, proved there's no rest for the wicked as she continued to film scenes for the upcoming film Twist alongside Keith Lemon in London on Friday afternoon.

Rita Ora and her fellow Albanian-born singer Bebe Rexha have pledged their support to the families hit by Tuesday's deadly earthquake in Albania.

Rita Ora took a break from her hectic filming schedule for a raucous 29th birthday bash in Vegas, at the On The Record Speakeasy and Club in Park MGM.

Rafferty Law was pictured grappling with Keith Lemon actor Leigh Francis as they filmed scenes for Sky Cinema's Oliver! remake Twist on Tuesday evening.

Davina and Rita look incredible in the teaser, swapping between glam outfits as they sit on the panel.

The new couple got into character while filming scenes on the set of Twist, a contemporary adaptation of Oliver Dickens' celebrated novel Oliver Twist.

Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall attended a press call for their new show The Masked Singer on Thursday, for which they sit on the panel with Rita Ora.

The singer, currently preparing for a return to talent show judging with The Masked Singer, leaves little to the imagination in a new picture added to her Instagram account.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are currently on a six-week break from royal duties, recently disabled the facility which allowed fans to tag them in photographs they snapped of them.

The singer, 29, turned heads in a red bandeau bikini, which showed off her figure to perfection as she pulled back her hair with a paisley printed silk scarf for a stroll along the beach.

The rising actor, 23, took a brief break from the set as he enjoyed some quality time with his famous mother Sadie Frost near their family home in the Cotswolds on Monday.

The British singer opened up on Friday about her role in the new series, which airs in January and sees 12 famous faces sing while shielding their identities behind impressive costumes.

Their mother Vera took to Instagram to share a snap of her daughters soaking up the sun on a beach in St Barts, snoozing between reading books, with their toned physiques on display

The mother-of-three took to Instagram on Tuesday to post a snap of herself from her recent family getaway in the Caribbean.

The Hot Right Now hitmaker, 29, wowed in a sizzling green gown with an eye-popping corset-inspired top while the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 22

Twelve celebrities wearing elaborate costumes compete in an entertaining singing competition as they are watched by a panel of judges in new eight-part series, The Masked Singer.

The presenter, 52, looked incredible as she worked a bold new hairdo of an Ariana Grande-inspired high ponytail with the front strands braided.

The former home secretary was revealed as the man behind the pharaoh visage after performing the Bangles' 80s classic Walk Like an Egyptian on ITV's The Masked Singer.

ITV show the Masked Singers has left viewers across the UK guessing the identity of the celebrities. Many think Daisy (pictured) could be Miley Cyrus or Meghan Markle.

Rita Ora was delighted when the Chameleon handed her a single rose as their romance continued on The Masked Singer.

During Saturday's show, judges Rita Ora, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Ken Jeong excitedly threw out a number of big names, which were mercilessly mocked by viewers.

The rock star, 44, stunned the panel with his incredible range of vocals after ending up in the sing-off, and lost out to Duck in the judges vote despite an incredible soprano performance.

The singer, 29, looked nothing short of sensational in the photo where she covered her modesty with well-placed strawberry emoji's as she posed in front of the mirror.

The Anywhere hitmaker, 29, enjoyed some downtime as she kicked back with a relaxing hot tub session in a snap posted to her Instagram account from Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The singer took to Instagram to showcase a new jewellery collection, which was far out done by the skimpy lace bodysuit that barely covered the bombshells frame.

The Anywhere hitmaker, 29, flashed a hint of her assets as she went braless beneath a multicoloured semi sheer top on Instagram on Saturday.