Six Nations

England U20s make one change for Grand Slam clash against Italy

13 July 2021 0 comments

Head coach Alan Dickens makes one change at fly-half for the final round of the U20 Six Nations

England U20 name team out to deny Irish the Triple Crown

30 June 2021 1 comment

England U20 head coach Alan Dickens has made four changes to the starting line-up that will face Ireland on Thursday. For the battle between the […]

Wales U20 crash as Ireland set up Triple Crown showdown

27 June 2021 0 comments

WALES U20s suffered a thrashing at home against a strong Ireland side who will play England for the triple crown next Thursday. Ioan Cunningham’s side […]

Faltering France hold off prying Azzurrini

27 June 2021 0 comments

FRANCE’S rocky start to the Six Nations continued as they laboured to a hardfought 13-11 victory over Italy. A week after surrendering a 19-3 lead […]

England 38-22 France: Benchmen kick-start England U20 comeback

20 June 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND produced a stunning secondhalf display to overpower France and kick off their Six Nations campaign with a bonus-point victory. The prospect of […]

Italy 8-25 Wales: Sam Costelow kicks Wales U20 off to big win in Cardiff

20 June 2021 0 comments

A KICKING masterclass from Sam Costelow ensured Wales U20s coasted to a comfortable opening Six Nations victory over Italy. Much has been made […]

Wales U20: Forward will pack punch with heavyweight Carwyn upfront

13 June 2021 0 comments

WALES will unleash the cousin of Taulupe Faletau and Mako and Billy Vunipola in the U20 Six Nations which begins this month. Giant No.8 Carwyn […]

England U20s: Alan Dickens challenges squad to emulate last year’s top trio

13 June 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND coach Alan Dickens believes the rise of Max Ojomoh, Freddie Steward and Chunya Munga is a clear indicator that rugby moves fast for those […]

Fan power caused TV U-turn on Six Nations

23 May 2021 1 comment

THE salvation of the Six Nations from vanishing behind a television paywall is being acclaimed as another victory for people power. Protests at the tournament […]

Kieran Crowley to lead Italy at the next World Cup as FIR reshuffle coaching staff

19 May 2021 1 comment

Current head coach Franco Smith will step into a director of high performance role with the FIR

BBC and ITV set to renew Six Nations broadcast deal

19 May 2021 0 comments

The Six Nations is set to remain on free-to-air television for the next six years

RFU must guarantee loans for first time amid debts of more than £250m

9 May 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain reports on the first cracks of the RFU’s financial predicament beginning to show as they lose Triple A rating

Eddie Jones feels the heat in Japan

2 May 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones’ disastrous year took a turn for the worst last week over his links with Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath. It […]

Alun Wyn Jones deal lets him go to World Cup

25 April 2021 0 comments

Signed to a new deal at the WRU and Ospreys this week, a contract clause could take the Wales captain through to the 2023 World Cup

RFU complete Six Nations review and reiterates its ‘full support’ of Eddie Jones

20 April 2021 0 comments

Bill Sweeney and the RFU have completed their review of England’s poor Six Nations campaign

Now RFU must sack Eddie’s ‘yes men’, says Bracken

11 April 2021 0 comments

THE RFU must ensure Eddie Jones ditches some of his backroom staff ‘yes men’ if they do decide to stick with him through to France […]

BBC and ITV drive Six Nations bid to £100m

4 April 2021 4 comments

BBC and ITV have upped their bid for the Six Nations to avoid the tournament vanishing behind a paywall

England will adopt ‘Jerusalem’ as new national anthem, RFU announces

1 April 2021 1 comment

The RFU will ditch ‘God Save the Queen’ as England’s anthem prior to international matches, opting instead for Jerusalem. Voted the nation’s most popular hymn […]