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Women’s Six Nations 2026: All you need to know including results, fixtures and past winners
The Women England Rugby team celebrate becoming Grand Slam Champions (Getty Images) The Women's Six Nations starts on Saturday 11 April with England on pursuit of a eighth consecutive championship. The Women's Six Nations starts on Saturday 11 April with England on pursuit of a eighth consecutive championship. Here’s all you need to know about the northern hemisphere’s biggest tournament...
Saints and Bath lead race for top four as Prem returns
BBC Sport takes a look at how things stand in Prem rugby as the league returns after an eight-week break with Northampton top of the table and six teams in play-off contention.
Judge in rugby brain injury lawsuit tells legal teams to hurry up as cases drag on
Five years on and little progress made, says judge Litigants have until October to choose 28 lead claimants The judge overseeing the pretrial phase of the two landmark litigation cases about brain injuries in rugby has issued another rebuke to the legal teams on both sides over their lack of progress. Senior Master Jeremy Cook started the latest round of case management hearings by reminding both the defendants and the claimants that “it won’t have escaped anybody’s notice that some of these c
Ireland Six Nations squad: All the line-ups from the 2026 tournament
Robert Baloucoune was one of the Ireland Six Nations squad’s breakout stars in 2026 (Evan Treacy/Getty Images) Every player Andy Farrell picked in the Ireland Six Nations squad’s run to second place in the 2026 championship Andy Farrell's squad are without Johnny Sexton after his retirement
Dan Biggar Still Has One Big Ireland Worry Despite Six Nations Resurgence
Wales legend Dan Biggar still has one big worry about the current Ireland team despite their impressive finish to this year's Six Nations.
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg arrested again after breaching order involving ex-wife
Stuart Hogg previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse against his ex‑wife
Worcester Warriors' resurrection allowed Matt Kvesic his dream homecoming
Matt Kvesic returned to his home club Worcester Warriors after their three-year hiatus and is aiming to reach the Elior Champ Rugby play-offs
Calls for women's rugby to be made more accessible ahead of 2027 Women’s Lions Tour
A study carried out on behalf of Royal London reveals that rugby trails football and netball in terms of accessibility among women
2027 Men’s Six Nations fixtures – every match in next year’s championship
Antoine Dupont lifts the Six Nations trophy as France celebrate retaining the title in Paris (AFP/Getty) Your quick guide to the 2027 Men's Six Nations fixtures, in which France will be chasing a hat-trick of titles The 2026 tournament was an epic full of twists and turns
Who has won the Six Nations? Every Men’s Championship winner from 2000 to 2026
France have won the Six Nations eight times, including the 2025 and 2026 editions (FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images) Every men's Six Nations winner since Italy entered the tournament in 2000, including this year's champions France A guide to who has won the Six Nations every year since Italy entered the tournament in 2000 including last year's champions Ireland
Super Rugby R6: Slipper to set new caps mark
James Slipper is set to become the most-capped Super Rugby player of all time when he runs out for his 203rd appearance on Friday night. Check out all the Round 6 team news here!
Six Nations grades: Did England fail? Results for every team, from champions France to Wales
ESPN grades each team after the 2026 Six Nations, with France crowned champions once more.
Six Nations 2026 awards: Moment, try and team of the tournament
ESPN's 2026 Six Nations awards including try, moment and tournament team of the year.
Sale warn England ‘superhuman’ Tom Curry needs time off to prolong career
Sanderson suggests player should miss summer tour Back-rower sustained calf injury during Six Nations Alex Sanderson has warned that Tom Curry’s physical playing style will shorten his career and has suggested England should give him the summer off with the World Cup next year in mind. The back-rower sustained a calf injury in the warmup for England’s Six Nations defeat by Italy in Rome. Sanderson, the Sale director of rugby, said on Tuesday that Curry has a grade-three calf tear and “he’ll be
The Raeburn Shield: Rugby Union’s unknown honour
Rugby Union fans often take jokes at the seemingly endless amount of trophies to be won, but there is one unofficial trophy which perhaps holds the biggest bragging rights amongst fans. The post The Raeburn Shield: Rugby Union’s unknown honour appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Four summary: Peñarol beat Cobras as Pampas hit top spot
Peñarol backed up their first win of the season with a deserved 38-20 home victory over Cobras in Round Four of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas. The post 2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Four summary: Peñarol beat Cobras as Pampas hit top spot appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Four Key Contract Extensions Announced By IRFU With Eye To 2027 World Cup
The IRFU have announced the contract extensions up to and beyond the 2027 World Cup of four players involved their most recent Triple Crown triumph.
How to watch PREM Rugby: TV & streaming guide for 2025-26 season
Watch PREM Rugby live streams this weekend to see if Bath can do the double over Saracens after beating them 36-29 at the StoneX (David Rogers/Getty Images) How to watch Gallagher PREM live streams as the competition returns from its Six Nations break. This guide explains how to watch PREM Rugby when the 2025-26 season returns this weekend after its Six Nations break. …Continue reading »
The Breakdown | From Ramos to Carré: selecting the best XV of the 2026 Six Nations
The champions France lead with five players but every side is represented in pick from a tournament to savour 15. Thomas Ramos France Plays like the lovechild of Mike Brown and Thomas Castaignède with Jonny Wilkinson levels of marksmanship thrown in. There was never any doubt he would nail that decisive final winning penalty in Paris, just as he did against England in Lyon two years ago. The 30-year-old is the first player to be the top points-scorer in four successive championships and now tops
Inside NSB - the state school at the top of English rugby union
In a sport often dominated by private schools, Northampton School for Boys are one win away from securing a league and cup double.
6 Standout Players For The Ireland U20s After Claiming Triple Crown Glory
The Ireland U20s claimed the Triple Crown. Here's six players who stood out during another successful Irish U20s campaign.
What is the Six Nations Triple Crown and how can teams win it?
Ireland have claimed four Six Nations Triple Crowns in the last five years (Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Ireland have won four of the last five Six Nations Triple Crowns available. The Triple Crown is an honour only the four Home Nations can lift within the Six Nations
Eddie Jones says RFU would be ‘foolhardy’ to sack Borthwick before World Cup
‘He is the right man, they should support him’ England finished fifth in the Six Nations Eddie Jones believes the Rugby Football Union should not replace Steve Borthwick as England head coach before the World Cup in Australia next year. England went into the Six Nations on a run of 11 wins and extended that to 12 in the opening game against Wales. They then lost four matches – the first time England had been beaten in four games in a Six Nations campaign – including a first defeat by Italy in
What is the longest losing streak in Men’s Six Nations history?
Defeat has become all-too familiar for the current crop of Wales players (David Rogers/Getty Images) Did Wales' recent run come close to troubling the record books? How many more defeats before Wales start troubling the record books?
Six Nations trophies: All the prizes up for grabs in the tournament
Antoine Dupont holds aloft the Six Nations trophy after Frande’s 2026 victory (Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images) You don’t need to top the championship table to win a Six Nations trophy... What trophies are won during the Six Nations? There are plenty up for grabs so lets take a look at all of them.
2026 Six Nations analysis: What we learned from this year’s tournament
And breathe. After a whirlwind six weeks, the 2026 Six Nations has come and gone just like that. The post 2026 Six Nations analysis: What we learned from this year’s tournament appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Men’s Six Nations: All you need to know including 2026 results, 2027 fixtures and previous winners
Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s France team won the Men’s Six Nations for the second year in a row in 2026 (Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) The northern hemisphere’s greatest rugby tournament is over for another year. The men's Six Nations concludes on Saturday 15 March with Super Saturday. Three sides can still win the championship. Here’s all you need to know about the northern hemisphere’s biggest and most beloved rugby tournament.
From Rugby Star to All Black Slot – The Biggest Rugby Games to Try This Year
Rugby fans are known for their passion. Even when the weekend matches are over, there’s still the need to keep the rugby energy going somehow. These days, gaming has become one of the easiest ways to do exactly that. Over the years developers have experimented with plenty of rugby-inspired titles. Some games recreate the tactics […] The post From Rugby Star to All Black Slot – The Biggest Rugby Games to Try This Year appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Rare Irish cheers for England in vain but Ireland finish strong in Dublin
Ireland's Six Nations dream fell agonisingly short in the end, but spirits remain high after a promising campaign for Andy Farrell's side which was capped off with a Triple Crown.
Barnes Calls On England To Appoint Former Leinster Man Ahead Of Rugby World Cup
Stuart Barnes has called on England to appoint a former Leinster man to replace Steve Borthwick as their head coach ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup.