Today's rugby headlines as Wales consider dropping Lions star and second row quits club over Russia's invasion

These are your morning headlines on Tuesday, March 8.

Wales are considering dropping Lions star Wyn Jones for the match against France.

Wayne Pivac is already set to spring one surprise by selecting Seb Davies at blindside flanker, with the other mooted change seeing Gareth Thomas come in for Jones at loosehead.

Jones was part of a solid scrummaging effort against England, but the Welsh props' lack of involvement around the park has become a concern.

Between them, Wyn Jones (1) and Tomas Francis (0) managed just one carry between them, compared with Ellis Genge (13) and Kyle Sinckler (11) putting in 24 runs as a pair.

The Welsh duo also failed to make a single metre, while Messrs Genge (68) and Sinckler (30) gained 98 metres.

Thomas came off the bench against England and had nine runs into the heart of the England cover, making 43 metres.

Pivac names his team on Wednesday.

Welsh second-row James Down has quit Lokomotiv Penza following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Down, who played 132 times for Cardiff Blues, has been playing in Russia since signing for the club in July 2020, but he has now returned to Wales and is looking for a new club.

"I made the decision I wasn't going to go back, for safety and because politically I don't agree with what is happening," Down told BBC Sport.

"I felt fine about the situation, we had left Russia for a training camp (to Turkey) and when we left we thought everything would be ok in terms of, we didn't think there would be an invasion, we just thought it was a political statement for leverage.

"A couple of days into the camp we heard that Russia had invaded and it was time to come home then.

"I just told the club I was resigning, basically. It is hard to be in a country that is