Referees can still hand out a permanent red card for foul play that is deemed to be deliberate and dangerous, but for ...

Always a highlight of the sporting calendar, this year’s Six Nations promises to be an absolute thriller. Ireland and France are vying for favouritism and deservedly so but both have their issues.

The Six Nations is to adopt the 20-minute red cards that were trialled during the autumn. For the first time in the ...

Captains and head coaches from all Six Unions and Federations gathered in Rome, Italy, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ...

Italy are aiming to further improve their Six Nations performance as they begin a campaign marking the 25th anniversary of ...

Ireland interim coach Simon Easterby is ready to use his years of experience working with the side to take the country to a ...

Simon Easterby isn’t shying away from Ireland’s ambition to become the first team to win three Six Nations titles in a row. Having stepped into Andy Farrell’s shoes during the head coach’s Lions ...

Enter, stage right, the pantomime villain, soon to land on English, French, Irish and Italian soil to shake the foundations ...

Even though Ireland's opening Six Nations game against England is still 11 days away, the championship is likely to dominate ...