Women’s Six Nations 2022: Final round fixture dates and latest news

The 2022 Women’s Six Nations has started with a bang with pre-tournament favourites England and France posting statement victories. England and France clash in the final round…

Maggie Alphonsi’s Women’s Six Nations team of the weekend: Sarah Bern in XV after stellar performance

I cannot wait for England’s grand slam decider against France in Bayonne next week. The Red Roses will head in as favourites given their formidable 22-match winning…

Eddie Jones facing showdown in Dublin for likely final Six Nations game as England coach

Fabien Galthie’s side will begin their title defence away to Italy in Rome, with France’s biggest Test coming away to Ireland on February 11. France will also…

Maggie Alphonsi’s Women’s Six Nations team of the week: Jess Breach returns in style

We were treated to another Red Roses masterclass at Kingsholm, where England smashed Wales 58-5 in front of a record crowd. Ireland, meanwhile, will take a lot…

Women’s Six Nations 2022: Fixture dates and latest news

The 2022 Women’s Six Nations has started with a bang with pre-tournament favourites England and France posting statement victories. Both sides won convincingly again in round two,…

Natasha Hunt returns to Six Nations fold with first England appearance for a year

World Cup winner Natasha Hunt will make her first Red Roses appearance in more than a year after being picked for England’s second-round Six Nations match against…

Tomas Francis should have been removed from field after head injury against England, review concludes

Tomas Francis, the Wales prop, should have been “immediately and permanently removed” from the field after his head injury against England, a Six Nations review has concluded. …

Women’s Six Nations 2022 – our guide to the tournament including predictions and players to watch

The Women’s Six Nations returns this weekend, reverting back to its normal round-robin format following a truncated 2021 edition because of the pandemic.  In a World Cup…

Six Nations under fire from leading players’ union over handling of prominent head injuries

The Six Nations has come under pressure to act over a number of controversial head injuries during the championship from rugby’s leading players’ union. The International Rugby…

A deep-dive into England’s attacking struggles – and reasons to be hopeful

Smith produced many moments of quality over the 2022 Six Nations. This clip, in which he is probably thinking that Itoje has come around the ruck to…

Six Nations 2022: A deep-dive into England’s attacking struggles – and reasons to be hopeful

Smith produced many moments of quality over the 2022 Six Nations. This clip, in which he is probably thinking that Itoje has come around the ruck to…

Women’s Six Nations 2022: when does it start, fixture dates and how to watch on TV

The Women’s Six Nations returns to its usual format this year, starting at the end of March in a stand-alone window from the men’s tournament. England and…

For more expansive rugby, get rid of goal-line dropouts and be stricter with attackers at rucks

Now the Six Nations has wrapped up, some flaws with the recently introduced 50:22 kicks and goal-line dropout laws need to be addressed. There have been some…

Six Nations report cards: How poor were England, are France unbeatable and could Wales be in trouble?

Disappointment of the tournament With 90 seconds to go on Saturday it was probably Wales’ attack, which failed to fire in the autumn and once again in…

Inside Line: The moments that defined a thrilling Grand Slam for France

Then again, Dupont was covering across pretty quickly…  The skipper seals it France 25 England 13  Even below their mesmerising best and, understandably, affected by nerves, France produced…

Who is running the RFU and what would Eddie Jones have to do to lose its faith? The key questions answered

This is Sweeney, almost exactly a year ago when he last addressed the media, challenging the notion that Jones has too much power. “I would say that…

Southern-hemisphere sides now know they are facing a fight to lift the World Cup

If the last round of the Six Nations tells us anything, it is that with the World Cup 18 months away there are three sides in this…

Meet Gabin Villiere: How ‘Frodo’ stood tall to earn his place among France’s giants

Those skills were also honed in the sevens arena, which is where he also earned the Frodo nickname (small body, big feet).  “Gabin came to us from…

Challenge Charlie: Is it time England turned to Joe Launchbury? Readers questions answered

Charlie Morgan will be answering the best of your rugby questions every Tuesday during the Six Nations. To have yours considered, simply fill out the form at…

Failing to appoint Shaun Edwards is the great ‘what-if’ moment in England rugby history

How different might it have been when Edwards was firmly in the RFU’s sights some 15 years ago. Andy Robinson offered him a role of defence coach…

Maggie Alphonsi’s Six Nations team of the week: Three England players make it despite defeat

There were a number of standout performances in round four of the Six Nations as all three away teams won. Here are my picks for the team…

Friday night Six Nations rugby in Cardiff is a terrible idea – this should not happen again

Will we be seeing another late-night Six Nations kick-off in Cardiff? Well, if ticket sales were anything to go by, with just over 63,000 fans in a…

All-action Jack Nowell finally becomes the hybrid Eddie Jones had always promised

Because of his primary positional duties, Nowell operated as a left flanker rather than staying on the blindside as other backs have done in the case of…

How Ireland became the New Zealand of the north

It was an overheard conversation between two England fans last November, before the home Test against Australia, which underlined the shifting attitudes to Irish rugby.  “Why doesn’t Stuart…

Wayne Pivac defends Wales medical team after backlash over Tomas Francis’ selection against France

Wayne Pivac, the Wales head coach, has launched a strong defence of the national side’s medical staff following criticism after prop Tomas Francis appeared to suffer a…