11:26 AM GMT James Harrington The weather, it turned out, did not have as much of an impact on the third week of the 2020 Six Nations as the midweek forecast suggested it was going to. Rome, as predicted, basked in late-winter sunshine as Italy and Scotland traded errors. The conditions were taken out of
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6:37 PM GMT TWICKENHAM — England’s Rugby World Cup hangover has finally ended. Those headaches of defeat in the final by South Africa are now cleared as England dispatched Ireland — previously unbeaten in this year’s Six Nations championship — with a ruthless display of power, intensity and relentless focus. 2 Related Eddie Jones spoke
11:17 AM ET England roared back into the Six Nations mix with another comprehensive demolition of Ireland on Sunday as tries by George Ford, Elliot Daly and Luke Cowan-Dickie helped them to a 24-12 Twickenham victory in their best performance of the year. 1 Related Ford and Daly cashed in on Irish hesitancy when dealing
9:49 AM GMT The Women’s Six Nations match between Italy and Scotland has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Italian Authorities cancelled all sporting events in the Veneto and Lombardi Regions after the confirmed number of cases of Covid-19 rose to 79 in Italy. The match was due to take place on Sunday
1:40 PM ET Mercurial flyhalf Romain Ntamack scored 17 points as ferocious France put in a stout defensive effort and claimed a 27-23 victory over Wales to keep alive their Grand Slam hopes at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Fullback Anthony Bouthier, lock Paul Willemse and Ntamack scored tries as France made a bright start
10:53 AM ET Scotland defeated Italy 17-0 on Saturday to record their first win of the 2020 Six Nations and go third in the standings after a scrappy affair at the Stadio Olimpico. A sensational solo try from Stuart Hogg lit up the first half as the Scotland captain made up for costly mistakes in
11:16 AM GMT Eddie Jones has made numerous changes for England’s Six Nations clash against Ireland on Sunday, with George Furbank ruled out due to injury and Manu Tuilagi returning. Furbank failed a late fitness test on Friday, while Anthony Watson is still out injured, meaning Elliot Daly comes in at full-back. Joe Marler, Courtney
2:35 PM GMT Iain Henderson has been ruled out Ireland’s Six Nations match against England on Sunday due to family reasons. The Ulster captain will be replaced at lock by Devin Toner, Irish Rugby said in a statement on Friday. Toner featured for Ireland off the bench against Scotland and Wales, and will win his
2:15 AM GMT Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has backed his men to clinch an against-the-odds Super Rugby victory against the unbeaten Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. The Australian conference leaders are winless in Hamilton since 2007 and haven’t posted a victory anywhere in New Zealand since 2014. The Brumbies lost a heartbreaker after the siren
12:40 PM GMT Wales have drafted in Gareth Davies and Ross Moriarty to their starting line-up for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against France in Cardiff. Davies starts at scrum-half alongside Dan Biggar in the half-backs while Moriarity takes Aaron Wainwright’s place in the back-row. Biggar was an injury doubt heading into Saturday’s clash following a