Today's rugby headlines as England accuse Wales of persistent cheating and Ronan O'Gara cops ban for touchline altercation

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Friday, April 8.

England scrum-half Natasha "Mo" Hunt has accused Wales of frequent illegal play ahead of their Women's Six Nations clash this Saturday. Both sides head into the encounter with two wins from two, but England are reigning champions, ranked number one in the world and are on a 20-game unbeaten run, so are the overwhelming favourites.

The 56-cap half-back, who plies her club trade at Gloucester-Hartpury alongside 10 of Wales' matchday 23, has been named on the bench for the Red Roses' home fixture at Kingsholm but has highlighted an area for her team to be wary of.

"They're all so brutal at the breakdown, that's one thing, whenever you play a Welsh team... possibly illegally quite a bit of the time! Am I allowed to say that?" the 33-year-old told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

"They play right on the edge of that law in terms of the breakdown. As a nine personally, it's one game you always know we need to be right on it in terms of that to be able to come away and get the speed of ball and if you're Wales sitting watching that game against Italy [where England won 74-0], that's the one thing that you're trying to stop."

England captain and No. 8 Sarah Hunter, meanwhile, doesn't believe Wales will start to see the benefits of professional contracts for six months despite their upturn in Six Nations form.

England have been fully professional for three years and only semi-professional side France have been a true title challenger in the Six Nations. Wales announced 12 historic full-time pro deals in January, followed by 12 part-time retainer contracts, and their squad is completed by amateur players. Ireland, Scotland and Italy are all amateur.

"I think they've done so