World MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will miss the first race of the season this weekend in Thailand after sustaining several fractures in a fall.

France second-row Emmanuel Meafou is a doubt for next month's Six Nations showdown with Ireland after missing training with his club Toulouse on Monday.

Antoine Dupont is already looking ahead to France's likely Six Nations decider with Ireland after his team ran in a record 11 tries in Sunday's crushing 73-24 win over Italy.

Around 250 employees were made redundant last year in a first wave of cost-cutting measures.

The British-based team digitally launched the W16 days after unveiling its livery at Formula One's glitzy season launch in London.