Prop Jeremy Loughman will make his first Ireland appearance in two years against France in the opening game of the 2026 Six Nations on Thursday, but there is no place in the starting team for James Lo...
Ulster: E McIlroy; W Kok; J Hume, Ben Carson; Z Ward; J Murphy, C McKee; A Bell, R Herring, S Wilson; I Henderson (capt), C Irvine, M Dalton, M Rea, D McCann. Replacements: J McCormick, S Crean, B O&#...
Bonjour!published at 07:28 GMT 07:28 GMT France v Ireland (Thu, 20:10 GMT) Image source, Getty Images Morning, all! It’s that time of year again when the Six Nations rolls into town and the firs...
It is not a skill listed on many players’ CVs. But Tommy Freeman, with a smile, gladly attributes it to team-mate Fraser Dingwall. “He kind of gets nailed to put me in a hole – he’s ...
Leinster: Osborne; Kenny, Ioane, Mangan, Moloney; Tector, McGrath; Cahir, McKee, Sparrow; Snyman, Deeney; Deegan, Penny, Mangan. Replacements: McCarthy, Usanov, Smyth, O’Tighearnaigh, Eriscon, C...
A confident and settled England side named their team on Monday. England will play a Six Nations match without lock Maro Itoje on the pitch for the first time in seven years after the captain was name...
England will play their first minutes of Six Nations rugby without Maro Itoje on the pitch for almost seven years on Saturday after the captain was named on the bench for their opening game of the cam...
The Wolfhounds became the first side to book a semi-final place in the 2025-26 Celtic Challenge with a comprehensive 44-10 victory over Gwalia Lightning in Cork on Sunday afternoon. The hosts, who boa...
While a first in the Six Nations era, the Stade de France fixture is not the only time a game in the championship has been staged on a Thursday. The last time, back when the competition was the Five N...
‘We didn’t lose hope until the very end’published at 14:18 GMT 14:18 GMT Image source, Getty Maro Itoje told the Times this weekend that he would have struggled to play in the immedi...
