Ireland will wear their alternate white shirts when they visit Wales next month, in a move designed to benefit colour-blind ...

Under new World Rugby rules, visiting teams are told to switch to an alternative option to avoid kit clashes to aid fans who ...

Andrew Porter, Ireland's chest-beating scrummaging warrior, was immense, underlining his status as a leading contender for the British and Irish Lions loose-head jersey, while Josh van der Flier ...

The Six Nations includes some of rugby's best and brightest playmakers, but the days of seeing them as "mavericks" are over, Tom Hamilton writes.

They've braved everything from marathons to Ironmans, but mums Laura and Elise are taking on their biggest challenge yet ...

With attention turning to the British and Irish Lions Tour of Australia later this year, here's who would have caught the eye of coach Andy Farrell in the opening round of the Six Nations, and who ...

Wales work in nicely down the left wing after a great initial flat pass from L Williams out to Adams. Neat handling and offloading gets Wales into the France 22. The ball then goes to ground and ...

When they beat Georgia 43-19 at the Rugby ... the 2025 Six Nations without a win in 16 months but that is the reality. On that day in Nantes a certain Louis Rees-Zammit scored a hat-trick.

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Former fly-half Sexton was brought in by Andy Farrell, as a mentor for the callow 10s in the autumn and is back in camp for this Six Nations ... is no rabbit out of a hat moment from Borthwick ...

Ireland bid to become the first team to win an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title with second ... one of their stars from the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Weaknesses: Lack of confidence ...

Penaud is in white-hot form, but will miss the opening round of the Six Nations ... hat is like a laser beam, burning a route through the heavyweights, lighting those sparks McNamara talks about so ...