Six Nations

Solitary change for England

The inclusion of No 8 Nathan Hughes is the only change to England’s starting lineup ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Ireland change five for Wales

CJ Stander is back at No 8 for Ireland’s Six Nations match against Wales in Dublin on Saturday.

France have made five changes to their starting XV for Friday night’s match against Italy in Marseille. Anthony Belleau, Alexandre Lapandry, Arthur Iturria, Felix Lambey, Jonathan Danty, Louis Picamoles, Remi Lamerat and Teddy Thomas were all not considered for selection after breaking a team curfew following France’s defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield. Mathieu Bastareaud returns from his ban for a homophobic… Read more →

Six Nations teams (Round 3)

Take a look at who’s playing this weekend before you make your SuperBru and Fantasy League picks. FRANCE vs ITALY (Friday, 22:00) France – 15 Hugo Bonneval, 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou, 11 Rémy Grosso, 10 Lionel Beauxis, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Marco Tauleigne, 7 Yacouba Camara, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 4 Paul Gabrillagues, 3… Read more →

Lions trio back for Wales

The inclusion of Leigh Halfpenny, Liam Williams and Dan Biggar are the only changes to Wales’ starting XV for Saturday’s Six Nations Test against Ireland in Dublin. Williams and Biggar missed Wales’ first two games of the tournament due to injury, while Halfpenny was forced to sit out the second Test against England with a foot infection. But the trio… Read more →

Triple boost for Wales

Wales trio Leigh Halfpenny, Taulupe Faletau and Dan Biggar have been passed fit for their Six Nations clash against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Saffa duo earns Scotland recall

WP Nel and Josh Strauss have been recalled to the Scotland squad ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations Test against England at Murrayfield. Nel is back in the national setup after a three-month stint on the sidelines due to a broken arm. Strauss had been overlooked when the initial squad was selected, but coach Vern Cotter has invited him back to… Read more →

Ireland call on reinforcements

Garry Ringrose, John Cooney and Niall Scannell have been called up to Ireland’s Six Nations squad as cover for three injured players. Centre Robbie Henshaw have been ruled out for the remainder of the Six Nations due to a shoulder injury, while scrumhalf Luke McGrath (knee) and hooker Rob Herring (elbow) will miss Ireland’s Test against Wales on Saturday. Those… Read more →

World Rugby: TMO got it wrong

World Rugby says Wales fullback Gareth Anscombe should have been awarded a try against England at Twickenham last Saturday. England were leading 12-0 in the 23rd minute of the Six Nations match when Anscombe chased down Rhys Patchell’s cross-kick. TV replays showed him grounding the ball in the in-goal area just before England wing Anthony Watson. However, New Zealand TMO Glenn Newman saw things… Read more →

France expel eight squad members

France coach Jacques Brunel has dropped eight players from his squad as punishment for inappropriate behaviour during a night out in Edinburgh on Sunday. Fifteen of France’s squad members went out following their defeat to Scotland but the eight who were dropped broke the team curfew. On Tuesday, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) confirmed Brunel decided to axe Anthony Belleau,… Read more →