The UK Government last year resisted calls to add the Six Nations to the “Crown Jewels” list of sporting events that must be shown live on free-to-air television. The Rugby World Cup final is ...

As the 2025 Six Nations Championship is ... In its infancy, rugby was less of a structured sport and more of a chaotic brawl with a ball. Back then, the objective wasn’t to score points by ...

Rugby’s greatest championship has proved more competitive than ever over the last few years – who will triumph as the ...

The group then moved on to Scotland's national rugby ... Pictures showed Kirsty's youngest son Jude, 14, kneeling down on the ice next to the family's pet dog as he tried to retrieve a red ball.

Photo: Johan Orton/Rugby 365 ... 40 minutes of ball in play time. Eng v France had 83 kicks in play, 15 scrums and only 36min BIP yet it was one of the more exciting games the 6 nations had ...

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his fearless play securing his status as one of the most thrilling players in Six Nations history. English rugby supporters also praised Martin Johnson, whose ball-carrying abilities and physical ...

That is the scale of the challenge awaiting England on Saturday as France's superstar scrum-half spearheads Les Bleus' visit to the Allianz Stadium in the Six Nations. Dupont, who did not play in ...

Former England Rugby ... Six Nations, as well as looking ahead to the France fixture. For the first 50 minutes against Ireland, England played very well. They were abrasive and set the tone from the ...

Round two of the Six Nations is under way, with Europe's very best nations locking horns in rugby's oldest tournament ... side to a home victory to get the ball rolling in their 2025 tournament.