Sexton welcomes competition for Ireland’s 10 jersey
Ireland’s talismanic flyhalf Johnny Sexton says he welcomes the challenge to his number one spot from Joey Carbery adding he is “well used to competition”.
Brown backs England to avoid ‘unthinkable’ against Wales
Mike Brown believes England will be too powerful for Wales on Saturday, describing the prospect of losing to them at Twickenham as “unthinkable”.
Wales shock: Rees Lightning dropped for England clash
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has been dropped from the match-day 23 to play England in the Six Nations Championship at Twickenham this weekend, according to reports in Wales.
England: Tuilagi to add new dimension for Wales clash
England believe Manu Tuilagi will add a “new dimension”, should the powerful but injury-prone centre make his latest comeback against Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.
Injury-ravaged Six Nations teams tweak squads
Ireland, Scotland and Italy have all been forced to alter their squads ahead of this weekend’s Six Nations fixtures due to injuries.
Add Boks but don’t axe Italy
Italy shouldn’t be given the boot when the Springboks eventually join the Six Nations, writes @SimonBorchardt.
Ireland lose Kelleher, Lawes back for England
Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations while England have welcomed back veteran Courtney Lawes as both nations prepare for the third round of the 2022 championship.
Healey: I’d love Boks in Six Nations, but …
While Austin Healey is excited by the prospect of South Africa joining the Six Nations, the former England utility back doesn’t believe it is a realistic option.
Six Nations: Not planning to axe Italy
The Six Nations have issued a strongly-worded response to rumours that the Springboks could join the competition in the near future.
Woodward: Boks to Six Nations is ‘random’
World Cup-winning former England coach Clive Woodward has hit out at the “muddle-headed” idea of the Springboks leaving the Rugby Championship to join the Six Nations.
