Brazilian superstar and PSG attacker Neymar will undergo surgery at the end of the week after he suffered an injury to his ankle in Sunday’s Le Classique vs Marseille, the capital club have confirmed in a press release.

Neymar is suffering from an external right ankle sprain and a fissure of his fifth metatarsal.

Crucially, the player’s surgery will be led by the Brazilian national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar, with PSG’s Professor Saillant in attendance.

For this type of procedure, the recovery time is typically 2 months.

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Australia legend Mark Ella can’t see anything other than an All Blacks victory on Thursday and lamented the current state of rugby union in the country.

The Wallabies take on New Zealand in Melbourne looking to end their barren spell against their arch-rivals.

Some believe that this is their best chance to win the Bledisloe Cup for the first time since 2002, considering their opponents’ issues this year.

Ian Foster’s men have lost four of their seven matches in 2022, including a first-ever home defeat to Argentina, but Ella still believes that the All Blacks are huge favourites for the Rugby Championship encounter.

Haven’t worked it out

“I can’t see anything changing,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald.

“I wouldn’t have ever thought it would be 20 years. I thought we would have been smart enough to work it out by now. Obviously, we can’t for some reason.

“You can’t go this long without winning. Anybody with half a brain in rugby knows we’re not going to beat them.”

Ella also believes that little has improved over the past few years, insisting that the quality is not there in either coaches or players.

“We’re consistently bad,” he said. “The solution is we need better coaching and better players, simple as that. That’s the predicament for Rugby Australia to work out.

“You’ve actually got to deliver the goods rather than moaning or groaning that we didn’t play well and (saying) we’re learning and we’ll get better next game. That’s bulls***.”

One player who never won the Bledisloe Cup is Drew Mitchell and he admits that beating the All Blacks twice is going to be “difficult” for the current side.

“It’s not pretty reading,” said Mitchell. “Hopefully it’s this year. We’ve got to believe that. There’s desperation to get our hands back on it.

“They’re probably not as confident as they have been. If the Wallabies start like they did in Adelaide (in a 25-17 victory), then perhaps some of those doubts start to creep into the forefront of the mind.

“Some of the pressures and cracks start to get a little bit wider. But it’s going to be a difficult task.”

Australia’s last match-winner

A crucial part of Australia’s last Bledisloe Cup win was Matt Burke, who kicked a late penalty to earn a 16-14 triumph over New Zealand in 2002.

“I remind everyone at work every time I’m there. I always say ‘who kicked the goal? I can’t remember’,” Burke said. “20 years, wow. That is a long time.

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“The irony is that night I kicked two from five and became a hero. I should have been hung, drawn and quartered for kicking so s***.”

Check out the highlights from Round One of the Premiership campaign, which saw a number of impressive individual and team displays.

After the two matches on Friday were rescheduled for later in the weekend, the season began at Exeter Chiefs, London Irish and Newcastle Falcons.

Champions defeated

The Chiefs overcame defending champions Leicester Tigers, while the Exiles defeated Worcester Warriors and the Falcons went down to Harlequins.

Later on Saturday, Ellis Genge scored two tries on his Bristol return in their rearranged game against Bath as the Bears claimed a narrow win over their West Country rivals.

Victories for Gloucester and Sale Sharks followed on Sunday as the former produced a come-from-behind triumph over Wasps and the latter proved too strong for Northampton Saints in the Premiership.

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Premier League side Chelsea have very recently made an enquiry for Ivorian international midfielder and OGC Nice man Jean-Michaël Seri, according to our colleagues at L’Équipe.

The player has a gentleman’s agreement with his Ligue 1 side that will allow him to leave Les Aiglons if an offer comes in worth €40m.

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French international attacker Anthony Martial has rejected a 5-year contract extension offer from Manchester United and has decided to attempt to leave the club this summer, according to RMC.

Multiple factors have played a role in this decision, including the January signing of Alexis Sanchez to play in Martial’s current position and a difficult relationship with manager José Mourinho.

With his current contract expiring in 2019, Martial has a 1-year extension clause in the existing deal, but wants to force a move this summer – his agent is now looking for a new home for the player, with Tottenham, Atletico Madrid & Juventus all historically interested in the attacking talent.

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Wallabies prop Allan Alaalatoa claims that his teammate Darcy Swain is “devastated” for the damage he caused to All Black Quinn Tupaea’s knee during the Bledisloe I clash in Melbourne.

Swain was yellow carded for a dangerous clean-out that saw him make significant contact with Tupaea’s knee during the dramatic Test.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster feared an ACL injury for his player in his comments after the game, whilst many feel Swain should have been sent off for his actions.

Swain showed remorse

Alaalatoa says the incident had taken its toll on Swain, who looked distraught after the game and claimed the second-row had no intention of injuring the All Black centre.

“Seeing him after the game, mate, he was devastated,” Alaalatoa said.

“He was more devastated for Quinton (Tupaea).

“there was no intention there to injure him the way that he did.”

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This is not the first time Swain’s discipline has been in the spotlight after his red card earlier this year for a head butt on England’s Jonny Hill in the July internationals.

Granted, Hill was an instigator in that instance, but it will still be considered in his prior disciplinary record when the judicial committee decides on a ban for the Wallaby.

Wallabies showing their support

Alaalatoa says the team are supporting the second-row who has taken flack for his actions on social media as they prepare for the outcome of the judicial process.

“We definitely, as players and I think I’ve seen some of his close mates just throw their arm around him because he’s probably copping a fair bit on social media at the moment.”

“Mentally he’s doing alright but I can tell he was definitely devastated after the game for Quinton and what happened there.”

“I think he goes to the Judiciary today and then we’ll get an answer off that.”

The Wallabies travel to Eden Park for the final round of the Rugby Championship after their chances at claiming the title were dampened by a controversial time-wasting call by referee Mathieu Raynal at the end of the Bledisloe I Test. A decision that saw the Australians give up their lead in the game’s final play.

The Springboks and All Blacks are levels on points at the top of the log with only superior points difference, leaving the New Zealanders at the top of the pile.

Flanker Josh Navidi has praised his fellow Wales back-row Taulupe Faletau following the number eight’s outstanding Cardiff debut at the weekend.

Faletau was deservedly named player of the match as Dai Young’s men overcame Munster 20-13 in their United Rugby Championship opener.

The 31-year-old is a new signing at the Arms Park and Navidi, who can now call him a team-mate at both regional and international level, hailed his “world-class” qualities.

Wow factor

“He’s outstanding and consistent,” The flanker told the BBC.

“It’s the stuff you don’t see – a lot of the stuff he does off the ball. Playing with him, you notice. He’s world-class.

“It makes it a lot easier for whoever is alongside him to do their job. He adds that wow factor to our pack and our team.”

Faletau is already a crucial cog in the Cardiff machine but will be particularly important over the next month as Navidi recovers from injury.

He is currently suffering from a neck issue picked up against the Springboks in the third of their three-Test series in July.

“It is slow and steady at the minute,” Navidi said.

“I am rehabbing it and seeing how we’re going with that. I have just had injections. It’s taking its time, but hopefully will be a couple more weeks.

“It would have been great to come straight back in with pre-season and get into the mix with Cardiff.

“I find it quite frustrating. The boys went well and you want to be out there with them.

“It’s going to be a good year for us, having watched pre-season and seeing the way the boys have gone about their business.”

Wales take on New Zealand, Argentina, Georgia and Australia in their end-of-year series, but Navidi doesn’t expect it to be a long-term problem.

“It’s just a nerve and discs putting pressure on it, that’s why I’m getting issues,” he said.

“I can only take it week by week. Hopefully it settles.

“Working with the physio, we’ve done everything to get back on the pitch and get playing again.

“It’s just a bulged disc really. I think the word scares people, but it’s just a bulged disc.”

World Cup preparations

It is a big season for Wales with the Rugby World Cup in France just under a year away and Navidi says that they have unfinished business at the global tournament.

“(The World Cup) feels like a stone that we need to turn. Again, it was disappointing to pick up an injury in the French game (in 2019) and having to watch the semi-final (against South Africa),” he added.

“We could have made the final. It was frustrating and you feel like there’s something left out there.”

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Swiss manager and OGC Nice boss Lucien Favre’s discussions with Borussia Dortmund are “progressing well,” according to L’Équipe.

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Talks are moving in the right direction to such an extent that the French outlet reports that an announcement could be made on Favre’s arrival in Dortmund within the next 10 days.

Favre is holding back a little, in the sense that he wants the job if Dortmund confirm their Champions’ League status for next season, something that they have yet to do in the Bundesliga so far, having lost to Mainz yesterday.

With Hoffenheim & Leverkusen just 3 points behind BVB with a game left to play, Dortmund are not yet home and dry for the Champions’ League, a fact that is likely to temporarily slow talks down.

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Administrators have already begun searching for a buyer for Worcester Warriors in a bid to revive the financially troubled club.

Julie Palmer, the lead administrator, has been impressed by Worcester’s staff and facilities as independent insolvency advisors Begbies Traynor is on-site at Sixways Stadium meeting the operational staff.

Placed in administration

Worcester was suspended on Monday and placed into administration after the club failed to meet a deadline made by the Rugby Football Union to provide proof of insurance and funding for their payroll.

Warriors failed to meet a Rugby Football Union deadline requesting proof of insurance cover and funding for the club’s monthly payroll.

The club’s debt exceeds £25million with more than £6million in unpaid tax as owners Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham have been thought to have asset-stripped the club.

“The focus is to accelerate conversations with interested parties, try and identify somebody who is able to move quickly, is credible in terms of funding and their credibility with the RFU that they would pass the fit and proper person test,” Palmer told the PA news agency.

“The (Harlequins) match remains under consideration, but I guess somebody would have to move really quickly in terms of funding and satisfying the RFU if that was to happen.

“If over a period of weeks we get someone who is credible into a position where it looks like it might go forward, then hopefully the RFU would work with us to extend those deadlines, if they need extending, to get a deal over the line.

“The RFU have got their own timelines they need to work with in terms of fit and proper person and making sure the plan is credible from their point of view.”

Palmer could not make any assurances or offer any timeline but remains focused on the task at hand whilst being impressed by the professionalism of the club’s staff.

“I am an optimistic person by nature. I have always got my restructuring hat on to see if we can find a rescue mechanism.

“We will be working as hard as we possibly can to try and achieve that.

“I am superbly impressed by the quality of the stadium, the facilities and the professionalism of the staff.

“I am hoping that anybody who is thinking of buying this would be similarly impressed. There is a really good club here.”

Challenging time

Gloucester coach George Skivington sympathised with Worcester whilst also highlighting the £400,000 his club will lose after their fixture against Warriors.

“The cost is very big to the club,” Skivington said.

“It’s not on the level that Worcester are going through, but on a personal level for the club, these losses are big for us.

“At Worcester, there are some great people, and my sympathy goes out to anyone involved in this. It’s horrendous.

“We are very blessed to be in sport, and if you have got a job in rugby right now you really need to appreciate how lucky you are.

“For it to be pulled away just like that, financially it is a nightmare.

“If you are a young competitive athlete and you’ve set your stall out to achieve something this year and you might have moved house thinking Worcester is the club for you, it’s devastating. It’s very messy, and everyone has got my full sympathy with it.

“We went through Covid and everything, so I had a lot of conversations around finances, as I am sure every coach at every club did with the people who were in the know. Rugby has always been on a fine line.

“There might be one or two clubs who sit in a room and go ‘we’ve got loads of money, do what you want’ and we know who those clubs are, but there are not many.”

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Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says England star Sam Simmonds has the club’s blessing for his move to Top14 side Montpellier next season.

Simmonds will still be available for next year’s World Cup but will be ineligible for selection after that. The news prompted a response from Saracens boss Mark McCall as he expressed concerns about players going abroad.

Support for Simmonds

Baxter has taken a different stance and supports Simmonds on his new venture in the French top-flight despite losing a quality player.

“I think people sometimes get the wrong idea about this,” Baxter said.

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“I talk a lot to the players and staff in that you want people to be in an environment where they can thrive, work very hard, you want them to win and be successful for each other.

“The outcome of that is it means they are attractive propositions for other clubs who want a bit of that success.

“There are going to be some outcomes, and some of those are going to be that they are going to get big contract offers.

“It is not a negative when a player leaves you because someone wants them and can afford to pay them more than you can.

“It is negative when you fall out and a person moves for no positive reason at all. It’s very rare that happens here.

“Sam goes with our blessing for a great adventure, a great opportunity in France.

“He has still got a lot of good rugby left in him, and we had a long chat about it.

“He came to us first and explained. We haven’t been in massive, long, drawn-out contract debates about it. The figures are so far apart that there hasn’t really been a debate.”

Unable to compete

However, Baxter admits even with the cap increasing next season, the prospect of losing players remains very real to English clubs.

“Even in the £6.4m cap, you could lose players, particularly to France.

“I suppose with a £5m cap, all of a sudden the attraction of staying in England lessens a little bit because of the difference in the figures.

“There is another argument that if England paid them more per game – that will cause some debate because England players are pretty well paid compared to some other nations – but that’s another way of bridging the gap. Players add up the whole package.

“It’s a challenge, and something that is going to happen for a little bit.

“But it is not keeping me awake at night. You have got to keep rolling.”