Six Nations will go down to the wire as players across the British Isles continue to put up their hands to tour Australia in the winter, while a former Balmain Tiger said he'd swim Down Under if he gets the chance to tour.

A victim of a suspected republican feud has been offered surgery at a Dublin hospital after he was prevented from travelling to Scotland for the operation, his solicitor has said. Sean O'Reilly, 49, was shot twice in an attack in the Bell Steel Manor area of Dunmurry on Sunday that police are treating as an attempted murder.

England v Italy LIVE. France’s stunning win against Ireland in Dublin has blown the Six Nations Championship wide open for the final weekend. Fabien Galthie’s side are now in

Gregor Townsend’s side still have an outside shot of lifting the trophy but they will need a lot to go their way starting with a win vs Wales at Murrayfield.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is reportedly one of the prominent rugby voices leading the charge against teams naming forward-heavy benches. South Africa started deviating from the traditional make-up of five forwards and three backs by switching to six and two at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

SIX NATIONS favourites Ireland and France clash in a HUGE game – which could decide the fate of the Six Nations. Simon Easterby’s Irish side are unbeaten in three and on course for a

Rugby’s Greatest Championship continues this weekend with matches at the Aviva Stadium, Murrayfield and Twickenham.

France produced a devastating second-half display to hammer Ireland 42-27 in Dublin to destroy the hosts’ hopes of the Six Nations Grand Slam and make themselves favourites to win the title. The French scored five tries – two to Louis Bielle-Biarrey – as they ran the Irish ragged,

France deliver epic performance to win in Dublin but lose Antoine Dupont to injury. We’re in Dublin reacting to an extraordinary French victory to end Irish hopes of a Grand Slam and put themselves in pole position for the Six Nations title next week.

France extinguished Ireland’s Grand Slam dream, England kept themselves in the championship hunt by beating Italy, and Scotland toppled Wales.

France overcame the injury loss of Antoine Dupont to blow open the Guinness Six Nations title race by extinguishing Ireland’s Grand Slam

How to watch Ireland v France in the 2025 Six Nations on Saturday 8 March, with details of live streams, TV channels and free options around the world.