Guinness Six Nations

England have to stick with Borthwick, insists Jones

Former England head coach Eddie Jones feels sacking Steve Borthwick would be "foolhardy" despite a poor Guinness Six Nations campaign.

Sensational Italy claim historic victory over England

Italy pulled off their first-ever win over England with a 23-18 victory at the Stadio Olimpico as the visitors slumped to a third successive Six Nations defeat.

Scots' Tuipulotu still dreaming of Six Nations triumph

Sione Tuipulotu has challenged Scotland to take their Six Nations title bid to the final weekend by ensuring maximum discomfort for France at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Prendergast and Stockdale start, Furlong misses out

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has sprung multiple surprises in his first matchday squad for the Guinness Six Nations, with Jacob Stockdale and Cian Prendergast handed rare starts for the opening round game against France in Paris on Thursday.

Six Nations recap: Wales 14-68 England

France focused on closing out Six Nations - Alldritt

Gregory Alldritt has urged France to make their mark on history by closing out Guinness Six Nations glory against Scotland in Paris on Saturday night.

Ntamack unhappy suspension terms differed from Ringrose

France fly-half Romain Ntamack feels it is "totally incomprehensible" that the terms of his suspension differed to the sanction handed to Garry Ringrose

Lenihan: McCarthy should be dropped for 'stupid' yellow

Donal Lenihan believes Joe McCarthy should be dropped following his yellow card offence in the lead-up to France's opening try on Saturday.

England take bonus-point win to jump into second spot

England kept themselves in Guinness Six Nations title contention after beating Italy 47-24 in bonus-point fashion at Allianz Stadium.

Scotland hold off Wales despite second-half fadeout

Tom Jordan and Blair Kinghorn both scored doubles in Scotland's five-try 35-29 victory over Wales at Murrayfield as the visitors went down to a 16th consecutive Test defeat and a 10th straight loss in the Six Nations.

Doris rues failure to capitalise on early pressure

Caelan Doris said Ireland's failure to convert their early pressure into points came back to hurt them as the French backs took wing in a rampant second half display.

Conan: We shot ourselves in the foot

Ireland back-row Jack Conan said discipline issues and shaky defence cost the home side after their Grand Slam ambitions went up in smoke against a ravenous France at the Aviva Stadium.

Rampant France end Irish Grand Slam hopes at Aviva

Ireland's Grand Slam dreams are over, blown to smithereens by a ruthless and emphatic France, who now look destined to win the Guinness Six Nations title.

France dialled in with overdue silverware on table

France arrive in Dublin with the title at stake and their coach under pressure to deliver trophies

Sherratt insists Welsh role is temporary after loss

Matt Sherratt has reiterated his spell as Wales head coach will be for three games only after masterminding an odds-defying performance that sent popularity ratings through the roof.

Russell spurns late kick as England fend off Scots

Finn Russell squandered a last-gasp conversion for victory as Scotland's four-year stranglehold on the Calcutta Cup ended with a nail-biting 16-15 defeat to England.

Wales captain Morgan motivated by shot at major upset

Captain Jac Morgan says it is a "big motivation" for Wales after being widely written off against Guinness Six Nations title favourites Ireland on Saturday.

Easterby urges Ireland to be wary of dangerous Scotland

Ireland's interim coach Simon Easterby believes Guinness Six Nations rivals Scotland are capable of being one of the most dangerous sides in world rugby.

Borthwick cites 'inexperience' as England fall short

Steve Borthwick pointed to England's relative inexperience as he defended recent results following a 27-22 loss to "world-class" Ireland in his side's Guinness Six Nations opener.

Gray returns for Scotland, France bolster their squad

Bordeaux lock Jonny Gray and Edinburgh hooker Dave Cherry have been recalled to the Scotland squad for the Guinness Six Nations.

Danny Care announces international retirement

Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care has confirmed his retirement from international rugby.

Criticism of Murray box-kick simply reductionist

Ireland were outplayed for large parts of the game against England, but will lament opportunities to control the game at vital moments, says Johnny Holland.

Good result for 'worst England team ever', quips Earl

Ben Earl hit back at England's critics after they produced their best display since the 2019 World Cup by dispatching Ireland 23-22 at Twickenham.

Expectations way below what Galthie expects from France

Fabien Galthie readily accepts that France "are not at the level we want to be" during what has proved to be a spluttering Guinness Six Nations campaign.

'We're going to defend our home' - George warns Ireland

Jamie George has warned history-chasing Ireland that his England team are ready to "defend our home" when the rivals clash in the Guinness Six Nations on Saturday.